Canon DSLR Software - Who/What/When/Where?

You can download the software directly off the Canon site. The EOS Utility should allow you to do what you are looking for...Here is a link:

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/suppo...sAndSoftware

I am not 100% sure the XT is capable of tethering through the canon software but I know SuperDave has had an XT before and he could tell you for sure if it is or not. If its not I am also positive he knows of some software that is compatible with it but again it would be him that has to tell you about that as well

I can't say for sure if Canon's tethering software works with the 350D; in those days I was using DSLR Remote Pro. I want to say it *will,* but I was having fits making it work with WinXP. I know the Breeze Systems product worked well, and didn't require Live View to do so. Live View was irrelevant to me anyway; the 100mm Macro lens nailed the autofocus, every time, slab or not. If I had that lens today I'd quit using Live View.

I've owned the 350D, 450D and now 550D (I don't like round numbers ) and have used the canon software exclusively with the last two.

The concept of autofocusing in macro photography is such a foreign concept to me! Of course image stacking eliminates the possibility of autofocusing immediately, but even for single images the manual focusing algorithm I use in order to get maximum sharpness doesn't seem compatible with autofocusing. But perhaps I'm just olde fashioned...Ray

Keep in mind, Ray, the things you, I and others discuss here represent the last few percentage points short of perfection. As long as filling the field of view with the coin is your only goal, a Canon camera with the Canon 100mm Macro is nearly the straight-up equal of any equipment or procedures any of us utilize, and far simpler. For anyone not wishing to invest the time and effort into a bellows, the 100mm Macro has no competition. The lens is that_good. I suspect that with one you could, in most circumstances, duplicate the efforts of the Rodenstock when it comes to posting images. It's not as sharp at 100% pixel-peeping, but even that's a question of small percentages.

In terms of sharpness and accuracy of function, the 100mm Macro between f/4 and f/8 is silly. It might as well be apochromatic. You don't really need remote shooting with one; if the color and exposure look good in the viewfinder, you can be confident the autofocus will get the shot right. Depth of field at these magnifications just isn't in play.

Mind you, I still prefer the 75ARD. It's all of that, takes up a whole lot less space, and having to manually focus isn't a dealbreaker for me.

But I'm going to own another 100mm Macro, an "L" if I can afford one. It's as sharp at the edge as the old lens is in the center, and the center, well...

try photoshop :) however, the quality about pictures are based on the wht kind of camera you using with, sofeware would do some help but not much.