What is and where can I find the longest cable mentioned in the title. Longest I could find was 16'4" (5m). Is that the longest they make?
Gameface Senior Member ![]() 672 posts Joined Mar 2011 Location: Boston More info | Jan 28, 2012 13:15 | #1 ![]() What is and where can I find the longest cable mentioned in the title. Longest I could find was 16'4" (5m)
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5Dmaniac Goldmember ![]() 1,303 posts Likes: 1 Joined Oct 2008 Location: Scottsdale, AZ More info | Jan 28, 2012 13:17 | #2 You could always use a USB extension!
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Jan 28, 2012 13:20 | #3 5 meters is the maximum length cable allowed by the USB spec Bob Palermini
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Jan 28, 2012 13:21 | #4 ![]() Thank you! Guess 16' is my limit then.
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sigma pi Cream of the Crop ![]() 11,204 posts Likes: 5 Joined Apr 2010 Location: Los Angeles More info | Jan 28, 2012 13:22 | #5 Don't try to confuse me with the facts, my mind is already made up.
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AVService Senior Member 276 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2010 More info | Jan 28, 2012 14:37 | #6 You can also maybe use a USB to Cat5 Balun. 7D | 40Dx2 | 17-55 2.8 | 70-200 2.8L | 10-22 | 24-70 2.8L | 550EX | 430EX | Too Many Bags!
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Simon_Gardner Goldmember ![]() 1,307 posts Likes: 3 Joined Mar 2010 Location: Twitter @Simon_Gardner More info | Jan 28, 2012 15:30 | #7 You can use repeaters with a series of USB cables. I've managed four OK - ie 20m. @Simon_Gardner | Since 27 Nov 1987 | Tripod fetishist - moi?
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Jan 28, 2012 16:00 | #8 ![]() AVService wrote in post #13784353 ![]() You can also maybe use a USB to Cat5 Balun. How long do you need to go? I was actually just hoping to keep my options open. A 16 footer should do for what I want but I was wondering if there wasa a long cable I could buy and just make a giant service loop if I needed to go longer.
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AVService Senior Member 276 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2010 More info | Jan 28, 2012 16:06 | #9 I use something like this all the time 7D | 40Dx2 | 17-55 2.8 | 70-200 2.8L | 10-22 | 24-70 2.8L | 550EX | 430EX | Too Many Bags!
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DJ JIGGLER Senior Member 260 posts Joined Jan 2012 Location: Salem / Las Vegas More info | Jan 29, 2012 02:44 | #10 seen some people use these Canon 5D MKII Gripped, 16-35mm f/2.8L II, 24-70mm f/2.8L, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II, 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS 50mm f/1.4, Extender EF 1.4X III, 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye 580EX II x2, 600EX-RT
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