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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: rogerxnz on November 20, 2009, 04:00:06 pm

Title: iPhones with older Leaf Aptus backs--do they work?
Post by: rogerxnz on November 20, 2009, 04:00:06 pm

Leaf advertises that the Aptus-II backs allow shots to be previewed on an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch.

Has anyone tried to see if this functionality can be obtained with earlier Aptus backs? It would be great if this could be achieved and we can abandon our old iPAQs.

Incidentally, how do Aptus-II users obtain the app software for their iPhones? I cannot see such an app in the App Store. I searched under "Leaf" and "Aptus" and there is no app file for downloading from the Leaf website.
Roger

Title: iPhones with older Leaf Aptus backs--do they work?
Post by: yaya on November 20, 2009, 04:32:35 pm

Quote from: rogerxnz

Leaf advertises that the Aptus-II backs allow shots to be previewed on an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch.

Has anyone tried to see if this functionality can be obtained with earlier Aptus backs? It would be great if this could be achieved and we can abandon our old iPAQs.

Incidentally, how do Aptus-II users obtain the app software for their iPhones? I cannot see such an app in the App Store. I searched under "Leaf" and "Aptus" and there is no app file for downloading from the Leaf website.
Roger

Hi Roger,

Just so it is clear, the Leaf Capture Remote iPhone/ iPod Touch App is not supposed to replace the iPaq since it is used for connecting the iPhone/ iPod to the Mac and not to the digital back. This is also why it works with any back...or rather any files that are supported by the Leaf Capture Remote Server solution.

Your shots folder can be viewed remotely regardless of whether you are actually shooting or not. You can browse through your images and check focus at 100%, colour managed, sharpened etc.

The app's first version is being submitted to Apple for final testing and if all goes well it should be available on the App store in a few weeks time. The Remote Server software will be available for download from the Leaf site at the same time.

Christmas gift maybe?

Yair

Title: iPhones with older Leaf Aptus backs--do they work?
Post by: rogerxnz on November 21, 2009, 05:26:05 am

Thank you, Yair, for explaining the plan.

I will keep going on with my iPAQ.
Roger

Quote from: yaya

Hi Roger,

Just so it is clear, the Leaf Capture Remote iPhone/ iPod Touch App is not supposed to replace the iPaq since it is used for connecting the iPhone/ iPod to the Mac and not to the digital back. This is also why it works with any back...or rather any files that are supported by the Leaf Capture Remote Server solution.

Your shots folder can be viewed remotely regardless of whether you are actually shooting or not. You can browse through your images and check focus at 100%, colour managed, sharpened etc.

The app's first version is being submitted to Apple for final testing and if all goes well it should be available on the App store in a few weeks time. The Remote Server software will be available for download from the Leaf site at the same time.

Christmas gift maybe?

Yair

Title: iPhones with older Leaf Aptus backs--do they work?
Post by: archivue on November 24, 2009, 05:09:47 am

so we can imagine to shoot on location with the mac in the case or bagpack, and looking the pictures onto the iphone... now we have to find a way to have the mac running when it is closed... ans if possible with the screen turn off...

Title: iPhones with older Leaf Aptus backs--do they work?
Post by: Ben Peartree on November 24, 2009, 05:20:29 am

Quote from: archivue

so we can imagine to shoot on location with the mac in the case or bagpack, and looking the pictures onto the iphone... now we have to find a way to have the mac running when it is closed... ans if possible with the screen turn off...

Not quite. The screen brightness of the macbook could very easily be turned right down so as to save on battery consumption but Leaf Capture Server needs to be running on the mac that you are looking at so you would not be able to just shut the lid and turn it off.

Title: iPhones with older Leaf Aptus backs--do they work?
Post by: Rick_Allen on November 24, 2009, 06:03:19 am

Insomnia allows you to run a laptop with the lid closed. imagine running the server app to tether and CaptureOne 5 as the conversion app.

Title: iPhones with older Leaf Aptus backs--do they work?
Post by: Ben Peartree on November 24, 2009, 06:15:22 am

Quote from: Rick_Allen

Insomnia allows you to run a laptop with the lid closed. imagine running the server app to tether and CaptureOne 5 as the conversion app.

Has anyone tested tethered shooting with Insomnia and LC11/P1C1 for stability? I've never used it so it's handy to know!
The LC Server app will only look at the designated shots folder in LC11 as a 'browsing tool' but offers nothing for tethering the back.