EOS 1Ds MkII and Mac mini - is tethered shooting possible?

Hello!

I already posted this question in the "computers" section of this forum,
but I got no responses.
So, I decided to post it here in the EOS section...


I have an aging (but still going strong) EOS 1Ds MkII.


I'm using an old PC for tethered shooting,
but due to size/bulk i would like to get a Mac mini.

I'm not interested in laptops since I want to keep my 24" monitor.


Is anybody here successfully using (or has used) a 1Ds MkII connected to Mac mini's firewire port?

If yes, what exact version of Mac mini an what exact OSX version.

What is/was the software configuration?

Canon EOS software, Aperture, Lightroom or CaptureOne?


On Canon's web site I have learned that my camera is supported by EOS Utilty 2.7.2
and that it requres MacOS X v10.4 - v.10.5:

http://support-sg.canon-asia.com …nts/SG/EN/02000​96615.html


What about firewire port - is Mac mini's port compatible?

Minis from 2007 have firewire 400 port, minis from 2009 have firewire 800 (cable adapter will be required).


Canon says that firewire port must be "OHCI compliant" and that Texas Instruments firewire chipset is recommended.

My 1Ds MkII refused to work with some PC laptop that had VIA firewire chipset.


Thanks in advance,

Aleksandar


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I have never actually shot tethered to the computer before but I just plugged in to see if I could answer your question, and it worked.

I'm using an early 2009 Mac mini. Model identifier is Macmini3,1. Running OS X 10.8.2 (12C60) and EOS Utility 2.4.0.3. The camera is connected in a sort of roundabout way -- it goes to a FW400 port on a DVD-RW drive to a FW400 port on a LaCie external hard drive, which itself is connected via FireWire 800 to the Mac mini. Of course this is not how I normally connect my camera, as I typically use a card reader. Hah.

Unfortunately I don't have a cable that would go directly from the 4-pin FW400 connector on the camera to the FW800 port on the computer, so I can't try a direct connection. But I would be surprised if it didn't work, considering that it made its way through this daisy chained setup.

[Edit: I tried shooting tethered with Aperture and that didn't seem to work. The camera clicks as if it's taking a photo but nothing is ever downloaded to the destination album, and the HUD says I haven't taken and photos.]