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<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>

<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>

<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>

<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>

<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>

<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>

<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>

<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>