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Aperture 2.0 Tether & Canon

From Apple's PDF titled "Aperture 2 Product Overview" which you can view [here|http://images.apple.com/aperture/docs/Aperture 2_ProductOverview.pdf]:

"The new Tether command in Aperture lets users of popular Nikon and Canon digital
SLRs tether their cameras to their Mac and capture images directly into Aperture,
without relying on third-party software or scripting."

Visiting Canon's [site|http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ProductCatIndexAct&fcate goryid=111] you'll note they currently offer 8 models of digital SLRs. Among their most popular are the 1D & 1Ds Mark III, 30D, and 40D. I see a huge number of 1D models at shoots and the 30D is everywhere. So far, in my own testing and in reviewing the posts on the forums, at least 4 of the 8 SLRs Canon sells don't work with tethering in Aperture 2. In fact, the only Canon SLR confirmed to work is the 20D. Given this, I wonder...

1. How can Apple say with a straight face that it supports the popular Canon SLRs.
2. Is everyone doing something wrong?
3. Why the heck hasn't Apple posted a supported camera list for a very sought after feature?

PowerMac G5 Dual 2.5 4/500, MacBook Pro 2.4 4/250, Mac OS X (10.5), iPhone 8 GB, iPod Nano 8 GB, AppleTV 160 GB

Posted on Feb 13, 2008 4:11 PM

104 replies

Feb 17, 2008 10:04 PM in response to Steve Smith18

No way to change that on the 30D that I can see.

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Feb 18, 2008 7:42 AM in response to Steve Weller

Unfortunately that option doesn't exist on the 30D, or for that matter, most of the SLRs Canon sells today.

Feb 18, 2008 11:26 AM in response to KBeat

I had tried my 40D previously and it didn't work tethered. I just pulled down my 5D and tried it. Aperture recognized the card in the camera and set up for an import, showing the thumbnails. Tethered, it worked well. Loaded the shots into the project selected and numbered them starting at **0001. But the capture button was grayed out.

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Feb 18, 2008 11:30 AM in response to Denny Granger

Aperture will recognize my 30D. It will offer to import photos from the camera directly into any project of my choosing, but it did this with 1.5.6.

Using my 30D, I can start a tether session. The tether HUD recognizes my camera as a 30D, so I know they are communicating. However, the capture button is grayed out, meaning the tether session is useless.

Feb 18, 2008 12:41 PM in response to Lawrence Smith1

how do you tell aperture to apply to all incoming images?

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Feb 18, 2008 1:46 PM in response to KBeat

So, I got my boxed copy of Aperture 2 today. Unfortunately, as we've all discovered, most Canon SLRs do not work with the new tether feature. However, I can now confirm that the Automator actions are updated for Aperture 2, so it's a very simple procedure to set up a tether action that automatically moves images into Aperture to the project of your choosing from your designated capture folder.

Using Canon's EOS utility with Remote Capture, I can shoot my images with a custom white balance and have them moved to Aperture as referenced images instantly.

Feb 18, 2008 2:16 PM in response to NicholasMarshall

therein lies the rub. You can't but you should be able to.

Lawrence

Message was edited by: Lawrence Smith1

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Feb 19, 2008 12:58 PM in response to KBeat

FYI

Another site is tracking this issue and posting a grid with camera support. A shame Apple couldn't be bothered to do the same thing officially:

http://www.20seven.org/blog/articles/2008/02/17/cameras-that-work-or-dont-with-a perture-20/

Skrocki

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Feb 19, 2008 1:51 PM in response to KBeat

MacPro 2.66, Leopard 10.5.2, Aperture 2.0

Canon EOS 1Ds = YES
Canon Powershot G9 = YES

You must start a new project before tethering becomes available in the menu.

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Feb 20, 2008 10:59 AM in response to KBeat

Well, the feature works with my PowerShot S80, which doesn't shoot RAW. So here's the latest tally:

_Canon Tether Support_

SLRs:

Digital Rebel XT* = Yes
EOS 5D* = Yes
EOS 20D* = Yes
EOS 350D = Yes
EOS-1Ds = Yes
EOS-1Ds Mark II = Yes

EOS-1D Mark III* = NO
EOS-1Ds Mark III* = NO
EOS 10D = NO
EOS 30D* = NO
EOS 40D* = NO
Digital Rebel XTi* = NO

*Power Shot Models*

G9 = Yes
S80 = Yes

*Denotes Current Models

Feb 20, 2008 12:51 PM in response to KBeat

The Canon S3 does not work (P&S, no RAW).

Feb 20, 2008 5:48 PM in response to KBeat

Canon's SD500 SD550 don't work
Panasonic LX1 doesn't nor does it's Leica brother the D-Lux 3. It's pretty same to rule out the Panasonic/Leica camp until all of the high end models are tested.
The L1/Digilux 3 is a no go.

Ian Wood

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Feb 21, 2008 6:31 PM in response to KBeat

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1085 has a rather short list of the cameras which are definitely supported.

I've got my 5D working fine with my G5 tower, but no-go with the MBP that it actually needs to be tethered to.. 😟

Ian

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Feb 21, 2008 7:40 PM in response to Ian Wood

They finally post a list, and it's woefully incomplete. Me thinks not too much effort was invested in this fancy tether feature. At least it's super simple to implement using Automator these days.

Feb 23, 2008 1:15 PM in response to KBeat

how about this. The canon 5D I can get working tethered into Aperture 2, so I can confirm this model works. BUT I cannot get the 5D to work with EOS utility when running under leopard ! I get that BUSY error message, which canon cps europe have confirmed and just say I have to wait for Apple to sort it. Or should that be canon ? wish they'd talk to each other.

I was waiting for my AP 2 upgrade, but as I was shooting live at 'Focus' next week , thought I'd get the 1d or ds mk3 tethered to aperture for my demo's. I couldn't believe it does not work ! Oh well, back to old faithful for the demos. Such a shame.

Aperture 2.0 Tether & Canon