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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: JoeKitchen on August 09, 2013, 07:54:11 am

Title: Using Apple's Thunderbolt Tethered: Power Concerns
Post by: JoeKitchen on August 09, 2013, 07:54:11 am

Does the apple thunderbolt port provide enough power for the back when shooting tethered?

Title: Re: Using Apple's Thunderbolt Tethered: Power Concerns
Post by: Doug Peterson on August 09, 2013, 07:56:18 am

https://digitaltransitions.com/blog/dt-blog/thunderbolt-adapter-testing

Title: Re: Using Apple's Thunderbolt Tethered: Power Concerns
Post by: Stefan.Steib on August 10, 2013, 07:17:04 pm

Thanks Doug for the link , didn´t know it. very helpful !

Greetings from Germany
Stefan

Title: Re: Using Apple's Thunderbolt Tethered: Power Concerns
Post by: Louis Novak on August 13, 2013, 10:33:37 am

We did a test with Hasselblad systems

https://captureintegration.com/hasselblad-tethering-using-thunderbolt-to-firewire-800-adapter/

Title: Re: Using Apple's Thunderbolt Tethered: Power Concerns
Post by: rem on August 24, 2013, 01:05:13 pm

Louis, yes it works perfect with the H4D. I never had a problem. But the H5D will have not enough power.
rem