Importing canon 5d mark 11 directly into fcpx

has anyone successfuly imported directly from the canon 5d mark 11 into final cut pro x , the apple site suggests this is not compatible???

Hi Tom,
I searched FCPX and compatible cameras t said it might not recognise, though i will re check to ensure if it was FCP X?
I have tried opening FCPX and selecting the camera icon on the interface above the projects library, but it does not recognise my camera canon 5d mark II , i then selected file>import>files i cant see any reference to camera, however iphoto recognises my camera as a device and is ready to import directly to iphoto and from there it imports to imovie then from there to fcpX, I'm going in on the weekend to see the Apple guys hopefully they can sought out the problem,how are you achieving the import from your camera to FCPX
Regards
Masrk

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