michael_matsil Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 <p>Hi All,<br> What is the latest Nikon software for tethered shooting (to a laptop)? Just transferring as you shoot and previewing… I'm currently using a D700, but the D810 is on the horizon. Thanks….</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palouse Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 <p>Nikon Camera Control pro 2. Not cheap. Can down load and use for free for 30 days. Was just updated to include D810. <br> Sofortbild, free, but not (yet) compatible with D810. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keirst Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 <p>You might try Smart Shooter, which has a free demo for a month (limited # of captures) and is $50 for a license. It seems MUCH better than Capture Control 2 with my D800E. Capture Control 2 has the bad habits of crashing or losing connection to my camera or saving images with the wrong name or to the wrong place on my MacBook Pro. See: http://kuvacode.com</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keirst Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 <p>The D810 isn’t supported yet by Smart Shooter, but probably will be. The D700 is for everything except bulb mode.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palouse Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 <p>Thanks for info Steven. I've been on the hunt for awhile too. NCC pro 2 is too expensive, and unreliable. And Sofortbild seems to be way behind on updates. $50 for Smart Shooter is affordable.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_matsil Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 <p>What about ViewNX2 which includes Nikon Transfer 2? A simple app to take care of image transfer, browsing, sorting, etc. I do not necessarily need remote camera operation.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_matsil Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 <p>Thanks Steven… Just looked at Smart Shooter for my D700. Looks very good and I'm sure D810 is coming soon. I agree… all my experiences with Nikon softwares are that they are buggy. I've also had very good experiences with British made applications.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palouse Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 <blockquote> <p>What about ViewNX2 which includes Nikon Transfer 2? A simple app to take care of image transfer, browsing, sorting, etc. I do not necessarily need remote camera operation.</p> </blockquote> <p>You did ask about tethered shooting. View and Transfer are NOT tethered shooting apps. One transfers data from camera to PC, the other is an organizer and basic post processor. Nikon NXD is the latest incarnation.</p> <p>I use both View and transfer and appreciate what they can do.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_matsil Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 <p>Nick… It looks like Smart Shooter is a good way to go… esp. when they update to D810. Tethered shooting, remote operation, transferring, $50… In the mean time it will work well for my D700. Thanks.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohanmike Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 <p>Image Capture that comes with every Mac has tethered shooting.You can snap the shutter with it then down load the images to the computer. It doesn't have live view as far as I know.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Willemse Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 <p>CaptureOne Pro can do tethered shooting (and Lightroom as well, if I recall well). And the advantages of either of those programs is that they can do an awful lot more afterwards as well.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenseelig Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 <p>I shoot directly into Aperture on my MacBook Pro with either my D700 (USB 2) or my D800 (USB 3.0)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_matsil Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 <p>Questions….<br /> Can LightRoom do 'live view' on the laptop screen when tethered? [i have LR 3.6.. would I have to do the cloud subscription to get LR5?]<br /> Does SmartShooter have a 'browser' for reviewing thumbnails of a whole shoot? It appears to only have a list of file names to choose from, which is rather visually inconvenient.<br /> Thanks...</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keirst Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 <p>Lightroom 5 also does blind tethering, no live view.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keirst Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 <p>You can preview images captured by Smart Shooter in the program by double clicking on the file name, but only during the active shooting session, so Lightroom or another photo RAW editor/organizer is necessary to supplement it. Smart shooter previews of my D800E files don’t zoom to 100% either, so it’s not perfect. Hope their D810 implementation gets improved.<br> I’ll have to try its focus stacking shooting feature some time. Smart Shooter can at least control an AF macro lens and then I’ll have to use ZereneStacker to process the files.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_matsil Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 <p>Thanks Steven...<br> So LR 5 provides basic tethered remote control, plus shot review and thumbnail browser viewing of a photography take? <br> I have LR 3 and need to update… is it only by cloud subscription now? I know that not too long ago you could still buy software from Adobe the traditional way, but from a rather hidden place on their website.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keirst Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 <p>I’ll check tomorrow morning (I’m in Boston) on exactly how the tethering works in LR5. I haven’t played with it since LR4.<br /><br />I think you can get LR5 stand alone still, and get a discount if you own a previous version. You can also get it as a package with Photoshop CC, and they were running a $9.95/month special in the spring on that for photographers who had a previous PS license, or education affiliates (students, staff & faculty).</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keirst Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 <p>OK, LR5 can shoot tethered but doesn’t support remote control or live view. You must change the settings and focus the camera on the camera itself. Images are brought into LR bucan’t be saved to the camera card. You can set file naming etc. in the Tethered Capture Settings window under File>Tethered Capture>Start Tethered Capture.<br /><br />Smart Shooter previews are too low fidelity, and the live view display of my D800E in the application doesn’t change with changing camera settings, which is very annoying especially in low light. The live view seems stuck on daylight settings and stops the lens down partially. This could be a bug or miscommunication issue, and a lens with an aperture ring might be best for use, at least with the state of the program now. Live view image in SS often does not match the captured image. So the best solution seems to be using SS to control capture, having it write to card and the computer disc in a particular folder, and having LR watch the folder and automatically import files saved there (controllable by a settings window and an on/off command available under File>Auto Import. This gives you the full quality of the RAW file to evaluate, and thumbnails. Metadata and keywording can be updated automatically during LR import if you set it up right. This 2 application cooperation, despite flaws, still works better than Capture Control 2 and View NX2 with my camera.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_matsil Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 <p>Steven… thanks for this very complete run down on LR and SS. Especially for making me aware of the limitations of Smart Shooter. Some of those things are not made clear in their website description of the product. But it appears you've found a way to make the 2 work pretty well together. I'm not sure I want to get involved yet with the Adobe creative cloud… though I can see that they are determined to make it the standard way of delivering and selling software going forward. I am a PS CS5 user and currently have LR 3.6. Do you know of the specific location on the Adobe site where one can buy a standalone upgrade to LR 5? I cannot find such a place at the website. It seems that all links lead to a subscription to the cloud. Perhaps it's a matter of buying it on optical disc from Amazon….</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keirst Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 <p>You can still buy LR5 stand alone, and Adobe promised they will continue offering updates to it. Go to http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom.html and scroll down to the bottom of the page, go to the right, then follow the button link labeled "Lightroom 5 standalone, Perpetual license – mobile capabilities not included.” Upgrade price is $79 for LR 1-4. Not too bad a deal at all. <br /><br />The mobile feature isn’t that useful, but allows cloud sharing to an iPod Touch or iPhone or iPad for showing and has basic editing functions, but not a full RAW developer (plus you can’t calibrate the screens of iOS devices ,so critical color correction is impossible on mobile). I’ve never edited anything on my Touch, but I did share some photos to it in case I want to show someone pictures whenI’m out and about, though I’ve never actually remembered to do that. It’s a feature many people could live without.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_matsil Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 <p>Steven, thanks again. Found the link and am updated. <br> I certainly can live without the whole cloud subscription thing… but it's becoming the model for all of the major software publishers.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd_billiar Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 <p>I have been using Sofortbild for a number of years. Works great! Works perfect with my D90 and D7100. The list of supported cameras include:</p> <ul> <li>Nikon D4, D3s, D3x, D3, D2xs*, D2hs*, D2x*, D2h*, D1x*, D1h*, D1*, D800, D800E, D700, D600, D300s, D300, D200, D100*, D7100, D7000, D90, D80, D70s*, D70*, D60, D50*, D40x, D40, D5200, D5100 or D5000 (* legacy support)</li> </ul> <p>Best part is it's free.<br> http://www.sofortbildapp.com/</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keirst Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 <p>Unfortunately, I’ve never got Sofortbild to work with my MacBook Pro and my D800E. Maybe it woks for some people, but not me.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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