I don't know if these photos could help.
http://www.autopano.fr/wiki/action/view … ons_Merlin

All connectors appear to be keyed anyway.

Thanks for your help! I just forgot to connect the last wire to the control board. Everything is OK now!

Cheers,
Mauro

I'll gladly post some pictures after testing the setup in this configuration, just to check if the settings I found are correct!

Mauro

Last edited by 360way.it (2009-01-16 14:59:47)

  360way.it  wrote:

I'll gladly post some pictures after testing the setup in this configuration, just to check if the settings I found are correct!

We all have a big interest in your modification (pictures ?)

Do-you use Papywizard ?
How do-you connect the Merlin with the PC or Nokia ? (Tronisoft module, Teleskop Austria module, other or self made...)

Thank-you in advance.

Hi Mauro,

Very happy, at the end, to have find a user of the "Teleskop Austria BT module" ... Could-you describe  how it has been set-up, how it work etc...

For "the perfect no parallax setting for the 40D" have you had a look on the links I send you in a previous mail ?

http://www.autopano.fr/wiki/action/view … %A9canique

And some photos of my 40D in place (same page):

http://www.autopano.fr/wiki/action/view … nPlace.jpg
http://www.autopano.fr/wiki/action/view … x60deg.jpg
http://www.autopano.fr/wiki/action/view … t60deg.jpg

Those pics are of my 40D and with the Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 Zoom, and this settingwork perfectly!

Last edited by claudevh (2009-02-05 01:13:05)

Sorry the links wer trunkated ...

http://www.autopano.fr/wiki/action/view … %A9canique

And some photos of my 40D in place (same page):

http://www.autopano.fr/wiki/action/view … nPlace.jpg
http://www.autopano.fr/wiki/action/view … x60deg.jpg
http://www.autopano.fr/wiki/action/view … t60deg.jpg

Hi Guillermo

First at all ... welcome on board !

You should pay attention to some things ...

1. Buy the "right" Merlin :
Today it exist 2 models, one "normal" and one "go-to" !
The "normal" is the first model who has come to the market ... This only allow the "direct" control of the camera (your 40D) This is the model you should buy, this also the cheapest one +/- 150 Euros
The "Go-to" model is more recent and has NO "direct" control for the camera! This model is also more expensive +/- 240 Euros. This model has built-in "go-to" function for the astronomy and this is without value for Pano photography, or Gigapixel photography or Timelapse.
In the Wiki, you will find some web site where you can buy the Merlin:
http://tinyurl.com/c7u9ek in English
http://tinyurl.com/dbu6vy in French
Teleskop Austria is the cheapest  (price without tripod!)
Of course you can search yourselve on the web.

2. Merlin-Papywizard interface: you need an interface for connecting the Merlin to your PC (or Mac or Nokia...). The cheaper interface was the Tronisoft 9751 interface but the Tronisoft company is actually in big troubles at the moment and don't deliver the orders within acceptable delay.
So this is a big problem actually to find something in replacement, nervertheless some possibilities exists:
- Teleskop Austria sell a very nice solution working out of the box, this is the "Ursa Minor BT interface":
http://tinyurl.com/bfe22g, the negative point ... this is not a cheap solution !
- I am busy to study a lot of alternatives, stay tuned on the forum ... in a few hours I will post a small summary of this study (preliminary conclusions) in the subject:
http://www.autopano.net/forum/t4809-mer … -interface

3. You will need also a special cable for connecting your 40D, because the Merlin will come with a cable who is only OK for the smallest models of Canon! I buy myselve on Ebay a remote for the 40D, this one have a female connector where you can plug the original cable delivered with the Merlin:
http://tinyurl.com/b8x6gj

4. You can of course allready load the PAPYWIZARD program to try it in "non connected mode" (simulation, this will give yo an idea of the interface :
http://trac.gbiloba.org/papywizard

I think that I have summarized most of what you need and I stay at your disposal for further explanations...

gpfoto wrote:

Claude,

Thank you very much for this steep-by-steep explanation!

The cable that comes with the Merlin, will work with my Canon PowerShot G9?


Thank you,

Guillermo

AFAIK the G9 lacks support for either wired or IR remote control, but maybe you could modify one of these devices?:
http://www.blip.com.au/item.aspx?itemid=12
http://www.blip.com.au/item.aspx?itemID=14

Last edited by mediavets (2009-02-22 22:15:13)

claudevh wrote:

Hi Guillermo and Andrew,

Mediavets  wrote:

the G9 lacks support for either wired or IR remote control

Andrew this is not correct... the Canon G9 has a "RS60-E3" connector (the same as the Canon light serie, 350, 400, 450D.)

Guillermo, as such, your G9 can be controled "directly" by the original cable coming with the Merlin !

I think you will find that it is the G10 that supports the wired remote, but not the G9.

claudevh wrote:

My G10 have one, I can't believe that the G9 had none !

Look on dpreview, there are a lot of unhappy people about that
Canon has listened.. and it's back again on the G10.
The cable suplied with the Merlin (minijack) fits.