This would be a very risky approach IMHO... it would quickly become impossible to upgrade any of your software components/cameras. Say you need a high ISO camera for one project, chances are that the raw software supporting it will not run on the older OS required by LC11.
I had to upgrade to 10.5.6 because of C1 Pro since it didn't support 10.4.
De facto, you will be stuck with your current set up an lose opportunities to use more recent equipment.
Keeping your infra up to date gives you the possibility to use new gear when needed.
Cheers,
Bernard
Hi Bernard,
I politely disagree. I have a range of cameras, as I stated, although I forgot to include the DCS 560, which I still use on occasion. I use 2 G4's, which run OSX 10.4.11, two G5's that run 10.5.7, an intel iMac (24") and a macbookpro (15"). I would never have just one machine that handles everything. The point is that if it aint broke, don't fix it as they say. I treat the CantareXY/G4 combo as a functional unit, all of the computers are on a gig ethernet network with a NAS for main storage. I think it really is about using the right tool for the job at hand, now people will disagree on exactly what that is, but I know I, and more importantly, my clients don't want their next 600 shot catalogue done on the Valeo22.
Cheers,
Jason.