I just bought a Sony notebook computer for purposes of using it with the 1DS Mark II to do captures on-location. I am having problems though trying to get the Sony notebook computer to detect the firewire connection I made with the Canon 1DS Mark II.
Since the Sony only has a 4 pin firewire port I had to buy a separate Firewire cable which is fitted with a 4 pin connection on both sides since the 1DS Mark II’s firewire connection is also 4 pin. So I am not using the standard firewire cable that came with the camera which is 4 pin on one side and 6 pin on the other.
I have installed all the Canon 1DS Mark II Twain drivers for the camera and it doesn’t seem to have helped.
I am wondering if there is some sort of problem with the cable I bought.
Anyway, if anyone has any troubleshooting ideas or experience connecting a 1DS Mark II to a Sony laptop, I would appreciate your thoughts.
Best wishes...