Got tethering working in LR3 and 60D!! May also apply to the t2i!!!

I got a reply back from Lightroom program manager Tom Hogarty regarding adding tethering support for new cameras and specifically the T2i.

"there's a very large testing impact every time we update our tethered support. Stay tuned."

So I had a chance to play with tethered shooting over the weekend and came to the realization that with my current setup, I have no desire for tethered shooting in Lightroom. My MBP is light on hard drive space and RAM, so I try to keep my LR library trim and lean.

I had a little portrait session on Sunday, and I used the tethered shooting utility that came with the camera. I just had it save all the images (raw+small jpeg) into a folder on the desktop. When shooting was done, I dumped all the jpegs onto a SD card, put it in the Wii, and sat on the couch with the models (my friends) to pick out the keepers. Once we had picked about ten total keepers for each model, I deleted all the small jpegs, copy/imported just the "pick" raws into Lightroom, and moved all the raws from the shoot into my external backup drive.

I liked this process. It was pretty fun sitting on the couch picking out the keepers over a glass of wine, and my Lightroom library only ever saw the photos that we really cared about keeping and working on.

In retrospect, the benefits that I got from tethering:
- All files saved simultaneously in two places, "just in case"
- Live View on the laptop screen lets the models see how they look in the frame. I don't know if this is a benefit. The more experienced models liked it, the rest didn't care.
- Easy, instant preview on the laptop screen after each "pose" was finished, in case we wanted to go back and re-do that pose with slight variations.
- Some manipulation of camera controls through the EOS utility interface, though I didn't find that to be any easier than just using the on-camera controls.

I'm still an amateur here. Am I missing something important about the benefits of tethered shooting?

nathancarter wrote in post #12272302
So I had a chance to play with tethered shooting over the weekend and came to the realization that with my current setup, I have no desire for tethered shooting in Lightroom. My MBP is light on hard drive space and RAM, so I try to keep my LR library trim and lean.

I had a little portrait session on Sunday, and I used the tethered shooting utility that came with the camera. I just had it save all the images (raw+small jpeg) into a folder on the desktop. When shooting was done, I dumped all the jpegs onto a SD card, put it in the Wii, and sat on the couch with the models (my friends) to pick out the keepers. Once we had picked about ten total keepers for each model, I deleted all the small jpegs, copy/imported just the "pick" raws into Lightroom, and moved all the raws from the shoot into my external backup drive.

I liked this process. It was pretty fun sitting on the couch picking out the keepers over a glass of wine, and my Lightroom library only ever saw the photos that we really cared about keeping and working on.

In retrospect, the benefits that I got from tethering:
- All files saved simultaneously in two places, "just in case"
- Live View on the laptop screen lets the models see how they look in the frame. I don't know if this is a benefit. The more experienced models liked it, the rest didn't care.
- Easy, instant preview on the laptop screen after each "pose" was finished, in case we wanted to go back and re-do that pose with slight variations.
- Some manipulation of camera controls through the EOS utility interface, though I didn't find that to be any easier than just using the on-camera controls.

I'm still an amateur here. Am I missing something important about the benefits of tethered shooting?

It sounds like you are getting a handle on things! One additional benefit to using the Canon software is that you can use the (slow) focusing in Live View -- nice for static subjects, but I don't know how it would work with frisky models!

I have a Mac and LR#. Shooting with a 5D MII. Keep getting busy message on camera. Screen freezes on LR3. What am I doing wrong?

Duck Shots wrote in post #12289296
I have a Mac and LR#. Shooting with a 5D MII. Keep getting busy message on camera. Screen freezes on LR3. What am I doing wrong?

i get the same busy message on my camera as well...

Duck Shots wrote in post #12289296
I have a Mac and LR#. Shooting with a 5D MII. Keep getting busy message on camera. Screen freezes on LR3. What am I doing wrong?

msu_1972 wrote in post #12291077
i get the same busy message on my camera as well...

Hmm -- try using the Canon software and see if that works -- that will help you to narrow things down as to whether it's a Lightroom problem or more of a system problem...

Actually, the hack for getting T2i and 60D to tether with 3.3 did work for the mac. Just had to uninstall some conflicting input managers.

It was all a moot point as 3.4 now supports the T2i and 60D natively. (Tom Hogarty wasn't kidding when he said stay tuned!)

I shoot tethered in studio situations via my laptop, but store the files on an external due to space needs.

This may be a total newbie question, but is it just a mini USB cable or micro usb to tether?

It uses a 4-pin USB connection, I can't give more technical details.

Here's an Amazon link for one of the two that Canon offers for the 60D:

http://www.amazon.com …-Data-cable/dp/B0017O3U9Q

IT WORKED!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you for finding the solution to this problem.