Tethering to ipad

StueveShots

I own a Canon 5d classic. I'd like to explore the possibility of shooting tethered to my ipad. Has anyone done this successfully? I know that I could do this with my Oly EP-1 with an EyeFi x2 card (and the EyeFi ipad app)...but with the 5d, I would need to use a CF to SD adapter. I am wondering two things: Will an adapter work well enough with the EyeFi card to be feasible? And will it work with the original 5d?

If anyone has any experience with this, I'd sure appreciate hearing about it...

Thanks!

ziggy53

I don't believe that there are any SD to CF adapters that are certified to work with Eye-Fi products. An additional factor is that many, if not most, SD to CF adapters are a little too thick, and need some surgery in order to fit properly.

The discussion of Eye-Fi and CF adapters is hosted in this thread:

[thread=133873]Thread is here.[/thread]

Asmundma

DslrRemoteHD
If you go via a Mac (server), you can tether to .. and control your camra from the ipad. You have to buy the iPad app.

Manfr3d

You can do so if you tether your camera to your computer (mac or pc) via the Canon EOS Utilities that came on the CD with your 5d.
Then install Teamviewer (free) on your iPad and on your computer and connect to the computer from your iPad. Voila now you can control
your camera from your iPad for free (and all other programs on your computer if you wanted to).

If you need the photos transfered to your iPad setup Dropbox (or similar) both devices and let them share a common folder. Tell the EOS
Software to save images to that folder ... done.

StueveShots

Thanks, everyone! Very helpful. Ziggy, I read through the entire thread you provided....really interesting. I'll probably stay pretty low tech for now... When I've finally saved up for a newer camera, I'll try eyefi then...