P.J., Regarding the bandwidth of USB 2.0: If USB 2.0 is sufficient for tethering Canon and Nikon DSLRs with live view, why wouldn't it be sufficient for Pentax, whose sensor is similar or smaller (pixel-wise, and hence bandwidth-wise).
Igor Sun Jan 13 15:04:26 EST 2013 P. J. Alling wrote: > The 645 was a studio or field camera, but I think the 645D is very much > seen as a field camera by Pentax. I also don't think that the imaging > sensor in the 645D even supports live view. The Hardware in the K-5 and > K20D might support Live View through the USB tether, however the > firmware doesn't. Maybe somebody has produced a hacked firmware version > that would allow them to work that way. I think that USB 2.0 probably > supports the bandwidth necessary, but I'm really too lazy to look up the > specifications and do the math today. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
