Nikon Camera Control Pro 2 does NOT work with El Capitan
We’re delighted to announce the release of Reikan FoCal 2.0 Maintenance Release 2 (MR2) for Mac. This release improves Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) support, specifically for Nikon D800, D810 and D7100 cameras. This release builds upon earlier 2.0 releases, dedicated blog entries below: Reikan FoCal 2.0 Final Released! Download Apple Mac OS X El Capitan for Mac to oS X El Capitan features new options for managing windows, smarter Spotlight search, app enhancements, and faster performance.
After updating the 27' iMac in my shooting studio to El Capitan (OS 10.11), the Nikon Camera Control Pro 2 program cannot connect to my Nikon D800 camera. It has always worked before - and El Capitan killed it. i rely on shooting tethered to the camera so that clients can see the images as we shoot.
Nikon says that they will examine the El Capitan program ..... Of course, Nikon has had access to El Capitan for months ---- and they failed to get ready for the new OS from Mac ...... All too typical for the incompetent software engineers at Nikon ......
Mac Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11), iPad, iPhone5, Mac Pro, MacBook Pro
Posted on Oct 7, 2015 12:03 PM
We’re delighted to announce the release of Reikan FoCal 2.0 Maintenance Release 1 (MR1) for Windows and Mac. This release adds Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) support as well as fixing several other bugs.
This release builds upon the earlier 2.0 release, dedicated blog entry below:
**Canon cameras on El Capitan
There was an issue with FoCal 2.0 MR1 (FoCal 2.0.6) meaning that Canon cameras would report an Error 97 when attempting to connect. This has been resolved in FoCal 2.0 MR1.5 (FoCal 2.0.7) which you can see information about here.
Known Issues
There is an outstanding problem with Nikon D7100 connection on Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan). If you wish to calibrate Nikon D7100 it is not possible with Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan). This is part of the issue with the changes to Apple’s latest operating system and it is something we are still investigating. We believe all other Canon and Nikon cameras will work on Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) including Nikon D7000 and D7200.
Fixes and Improvements
The following is a list of the changes since the release of FoCal 2.0:
Updates in this release:
- FIX: Adds support for Nikon tethering on OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)
- FIX: Fix an issue that could stop some older Nikon cameras working (specifically D300, D300s, D700, D3, D3S and D3X)
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- FIX: Stop an issue with not able to retrieve camera serial number from Nikon D3S
- FIX: Lenses logged incorrectly in history window if user has not closed test window between multiple tests
- FIX: Change Mirror Lockup default to 2 seconds on Mac to match Windows
- FIX: Resolved Mirror Lockup Delay and Target Size preferences not being saved on Mac
- FIX: Defocus direction could be incorrect in the AF Consistency report
- FIX: Fixed some UI text errors
- MOD: Automatically select Tripod Live View mode on Nikon cameras where the option is available
- MOD: Improved recognition of teleconverter (especially for Nikon) for FoCal Comparison Data
- MOD: Improvements to calculations to determine FoCal Comparison Data
Software Support Status
Mac
The following table shows the support for FoCal for Mac:
Operating System | Camera Manufacturer | Status |
---|---|---|
OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) | Canon & Nikon | Fully functional |
OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) | Canon & Nikon | Fully functional |
OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) | Canon & Nikon | Fully functional except for Nikon D7100 |
Windows
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The following table shows the support for FoCal for Windows:
Operating System | Camera Manufacturer | Status |
---|---|---|
Windows 7 | Canon & Nikon | Fully functional |
Windows 8/8.1 | Canon & Nikon | Fully functional |
Windows 10 | Canon & Nikon | Fully functional |
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FoCal 2.0 MR1 is available for Windows (Windows 7 and newer) and Mac (OS X 10.9, OS X 10.10 and OS X 10.11) operating systems.
If you don’t own FoCal, you can purchase the software as a download or boxed product, as well as Focal Hard Targets from the store.
The installation package contains the software, target images and a reference manual (also available on the Documents Download page).
Download FoCal 2.0 MR1 by logging in to the LMS at lms.fo-cal.co.uk. You will see a download link to the software.