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[moosh]

Hi ya,
Happy new year to all.
Can anyone let me know what cable/lead i need to monitor the piccys i take instantly as i take them on a laptop in the studio, instead of looking through a small lcd screen and trying to judge how good or bad they are.

regards moosh

[Photo-John]

Moosh-
What camera are you using? I think those are camera-specific cables and not all cameras support that kind of functionality. Most, if not all, current digital SLRs can be connected and operated remotely, via the computer. But I'm sure that only a few compacts can do it. There may be some third-party solutions for this, though.

[moosh]

Im using a canop 20d with a bowen 3 head setup, being's as i'm a novice in this field it makes sense to see on a full screen what im doing.

moosh

[MJS]

I can't speak for the Canon Tribe, but I just use the supplied camera to USB connector with a USB extension back to my laptop for the D70. I paid the extra $99 for the Nikon capture software that allows me to capture direct to the PC when shooting. It takes about 4 seconds to see the shot on screen after the shutter is pressed. Not a bad little set up.

[JK_Photo]

Hi,
I've got an EOS 20D and I just use the supplied USB cable (the white one). Only problem is that it is very short so if you are handholding be very careful how far you move. Best if the camera is on a tripod.
I wonder if there is a longer cable that would be compatible?

[Asylum Steve]

moosh,

What you're trying to do makes sense, but I can tell you, as a pro, even waiting four seconds for each shot to appear on a monitor screen would seem like an eternity to me and completely disrupt the flow of my shoots.

My method is to simply shoot some tests shots, then download the CF card onto my laptop and evaluate them on a larger screen. When I'm satisfied with the setup, I just shoot away, only checking the camera LCD screen once in a while.

This really is the digtial equivelent to the "old days" when we did test Polaroids, then burned through rolls of film once we got the setup right.

Now, of course, if you're changing the shot each time, then evaluating it on a monitor makes sense. But if you're shooting a large group of similar shots, to me it's just redundant and takes way too much time...

Let us know if you gets things set the way you want...