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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Eos utilities 2.12 and mountain lion


Hi there my dad just bought a d5 mk3 and is not running a new enough version of Mac OS to launch the eos utilities software. When he looked up the specs it gives a range of Mac OS up to 10.7.1 the current version is 10.8.1 or mountain lion is any one running this config, is there any issues. He has to update incrementally any way so I suggested he revert back to 10.7 if its a problem.

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Jul 16, 2013 at 10:19 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Eos utilities 2.12 and mountain lion


Assuming you mean a Canon 5D Mk III - there is probably no reason to install the EOS utilities. Under 10.6 or later, the Mac OS X bundled Preview and (I think) iPhoto can read Canon raw files, and Image Capture can do some limited tethering. In any case most photographers at that level will be using specialist software like Lightroom, Photoshop, Capture One or Apple's own Aperture. That really leaves frills like wanting to change the Artist/Owner metadata.

"Reverting" 10.7 to a lower patch level is AFAIK not an option as 10.7 and later are maintained from the App Store and not the old Software Update. You don't get a disk any more. Recovery would download the latest patchlevel. He also should be at the last x in 10.7.x for the security patches.

If "the specs" refer to Canon's, I would say failure to support a 1 year old OS (Mountain Lion - and 10.9 is already in beta) is reason enough not to install their software on a production machine.

A lot of people dislike 10.7 and went straight from 10.6 to 10.8 if they upgraded at all, so I also don't think it's a good idea to strand your father on 10.7 just to run software of limited usefulness.



Jul 17, 2013 at 04:22 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Eos utilities 2.12 and mountain lion


I am running Utility 2.12.21 on a MacBook Air with 10.8.4 with no problems.


Jul 17, 2013 at 06:23 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Eos utilities 2.12 and mountain lion


That's what I figured but thought I'd ask any way


Jul 17, 2013 at 07:28 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Eos utilities 2.12 and mountain lion


The current Mac OS is 10.8.4. EOS Utility is 2.13 is available. I have no problems with this combo on a MacBook Air or an iMac.


Jul 17, 2013 at 08:21 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Eos utilities 2.12 and mountain lion


The current Mac OS is 10.8.4. EOS Utility is 2.13 is available. I have no problems with this combo on a MacBook Air or an iMac.

+1 except with a MacPro, but as Melcat notes Apple's system tools and the use of either LR or Aperture make those utilities mote - in my experience. It is possible to "back grade" a system, but only if you have the earlier system disk (or image) and have saved all the patches along the way. ML is better than Lion anyway, so I concur with the others in suggesting that you don't do that. Besides downgrade is a royal PITA!

Robert



Jul 17, 2013 at 08:38 AM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Eos utilities 2.12 and mountain lion


I agree was an option we had discussed. I'm running ml on my two machines just haven't gotten to putting the two together to see how eos u runs I shoot nikon and would have to get together with him and his camera etal to test it out. That's a pain.

Thanks for your help.



Jul 17, 2013 at 11:05 AM





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