Comments on: episode 29, computer tethered photo capture

By: angelo pasquarelli

angelo pasquarelli — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:08:13 +0000

Hi i have an fuji s5 witch software can i buy for tethered camera work? thanks

By: Rocky

Rocky — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:23:08 +0000

Hey Jim, I really like your site and videos.
Could you please make a video about food photography?

Many thanks, from the Netherlands.

By: Nigel

Nigel — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:13:20 +0000

Hi jim, just found your video’s on ‘you tube’. Excellent stuff. I am just getting back into photography and digital cameras (i swore i would never buy such a thing.) I have recently bought a Nikon D80. So after reading your letters and watching your video’s i cant wait to see if my camera will tether to my aperture program. I look forward to trying to keep up with your video’s and what your viewers and writers have to say.

Thanks, Nigel from the uk

By: Tare

Tare — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:22:52 +0000

Thank you

I am going to go home and look through the programs that came with my computer.

By: Dek

Dek — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:12:21 +0000

hi Jim great tips. can u suggest what software is the best for tethering software for nikon d80?

By: 8D

8D — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:10:41 +0000

Thanks great video, I’ve watched them all and your a very clear and easy to understand instructor, I run a D300 and I use Camera Control 1.0 from DIYPhotobits.com running through Adobe Bridge, it down loads 14bit NEF files in approx 4 secs, best of all its free…

By: Jim Talkington

Jim Talkington — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:32:09 +0000

Hi Simba, for the laptop stand check out the video libary, episode 24, location photography gear. You’ll find complete instructions on how to build the stand! Thanks for watching…

By: Simba Sims

Simba Sims — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:15:40 +0000

Your video is very informative and precise…I sat at home on sunday and went to school for about 8 hours…I work in Jackson Mississippi as a portrait and sport photographer…we do everything that has to do with the yearbooks, from proms to highschool football games to senior portraits as well as copy work. Currently we have contracts with over 30 schools…

I was watching espisode 29 and wondering wat kind of head unit is supporting the computer from the tripod…it looks very suitable to our needs…that is the upright angle and sturdyness of the tripod…can you help us out…also I was watching the episode on high key lighting and love the idea of using kitchen flooring for its workablility and re-usablity…

By: Raymond

Raymond — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:18:16 +0000

Yesterday I uploaded a new version of the free tethering script I’ve written for Windows which is mentioned above. This time I’ve given it a proper installation routine and an GUI with a preview window etc. It’s still very basic, but still free, yet perhaps a bit less “geeky”.

http://www.diyphotobits.com/2008/10/16/diyphotobitscom-camera-control-10/

I’d greatly appreciate any of the readers who are interested in tethering, and have Windows and don’t want to buy CCPro, who would give some feedback on how it works for them.

Already I’m working on a new version that will allow things like shutter and ISO control from the PC. Actually I have that mostly working but need to make the interface a bit more usable.

I’m also planning on an intervalometer for time laps where you can bracket each shot or otherwise control the settings for each shot. I think this will help a lot with longer outdoor time laps where lighting conditions may change over the duration.

By: Michael Nielsen

Michael Nielsen — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:26:30 +0000

I did my first tethered shot yesterday, I had to take some portraits of my colleagues.

View it at my Blogspot blog