shooting tethered

jungjung Registered Users Posts: 51 Big grins
edited November 28, 2009 in Accessories
I have never shot tethered, but I am very curious so I wanted to know is there a system requirement that the laptop should have (I know the fast, more memory, better video card, apple...etc the better), but does anyone know the bare minimum you could get by with.

I have an older (about 1.5 yr old) computer that I am wondering if it would work with it. I would be using Lightroom 2.

Please help me.


Thanks,

Jung
"let your eyes do the talking"

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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,132 moderator
    edited November 22, 2009
    What camera?
    How does the camera attach to the computer?
    What operating system on the computer?
    What ports are available on the computer?
    ziggy53
    Moderator of the Cameras and Accessories forums
  • jungjung Registered Users Posts: 51 Big grins
    edited November 22, 2009
    I have a nikon D200 and i know that it is connected by usb. I know cannon has free software and there is a really cool software that is Mac but what about the Nikon / PC users?

    ziggy53 wrote:
    What camera?
    How does the camera attach to the computer?
    What operating system on the computer?
    What ports are available on the computer?
    "let your eyes do the talking"
  • Jeremy WinterbergJeremy Winterberg Registered Users Posts: 1,233 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2009
    Check this software out... I haven't use it yet but it seems like a good alternative to the NikCapture software or whatever its called that costs $170

    http://dptnt.com/2009/05/dcamcapture-tethered-shooting-app-for-nikon-dslrs/

    The linked software is free... for windows or mac...
    Jer
  • Jeremy WinterbergJeremy Winterberg Registered Users Posts: 1,233 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2009
    And this is a link to a guide to get it setup with lightroom

    http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2008/archives/1207

    Hope that helps some.
    Jer
  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2009
    I just cannot see the attraction to being tied to your computer........I hated it when I worked for a glamour studio and we were tied by a video cam and cable......it suck hind teat as far as I was concerned......USB cables are short (10' being the longest usable length.....that does not allow much for playful movement........I can just see me pulling my computer off its stand and crashing to the floor............


    I had no desire for a D300s......but since it doesn't seem the Eye-Fi folks are going to come up with a CF card...I might be looking for a D300s just for the sd card slot for an EYE FI CARD......that I can see a use for.....no more changing cards at a wedding or during a studio portrait shoot........
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  • Jeremy WinterbergJeremy Winterberg Registered Users Posts: 1,233 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2009
    Art Scott wrote:
    I just cannot see the attraction to being tied to your computer........I hated it when I worked for a glamour studio and we were tied by a video cam and cable......it suck hind teat as far as I was concerned......USB cables are short (10' being the longest usable length.....that does not allow much for playful movement........I can just see me pulling my computer off its stand and crashing to the floor............


    I had no desire for a D300s......but since it doesn't seem the Eye-Fi folks are going to come up with a CF card...I might be looking for a D300s just for the sd card slot for an EYE FI CARD......that I can see a use for.....no more changing cards at a wedding or during a studio portrait shoot........

    Actually you can get USB cable extenders... For my setup I have about 25 feet of cables I can use... I normally just use about 15' of it... its plenty.

    But the eye fi card does look sweet.. but a waste of money.. I don't think it would transfer the images fast enough to be able to see a full res image almost instantly like you do with the USB setup.
    Jer
  • rpcrowerpcrowe Registered Users Posts: 733 Major grins
    edited November 28, 2009
    See This Tutorial
    I will often shoot tethered when I do portraits. The notebook monitor allows me to get a better view of the image that I could get from the LCD monitor.

    See this tutorial regarding shooting tethered.

    By the way, if you have an extra old tripod, you can fabricate a tray to hold your notebook computer out of some scrap plywood. This is the type of tray is used in the tutorial.

    http://www.prophotolife.com/2008/09/22/episode-29-computer-tethered-photo-capture/
  • RadfishRadfish Registered Users Posts: 10 Big grins
    edited November 28, 2009
    Check out DiyPhotoBits.com for a free application that allows tethered shooting with your D200. It works standalone or with Lightroom. I use it sometimes for studio shoots - it's a little slow to display the images and you need to restart the application if you turn off the camera or the tether comes unplugged, but ya gotta love free!

    John
    ______________
    John aka 'radfish'
    my website www.radfishphoto.com
  • Jeremy WinterbergJeremy Winterberg Registered Users Posts: 1,233 Major grins
    edited November 28, 2009
    I tested out the Sofortbild program for mac, and it works perfectly with my D300.

    I haven't tested out the windows program yet, I haven't had a chance, but if you go mac Sofortbild is free and works great!
    Jer
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