How to Tether Your Camera
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- čas přidán 24. 08. 2024
- An in-depth explanation of our tethered DSLR workstation that we use in the portrait studio. Do you tether your camera? Feel free to leave us any questions/comments below!
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was that a Peak Design attachment for a camera strap? I have the exact same ones on my camera. I have them on both sides of my camera if i want to war it over the shoulder or around the neck, especially if i'm using a tripod.
Why is the link for the older model of the Canon 70-200 do you prefer it to the model II?
Tony & Chelsea Northrup very nice Mr tony it’s good
You seem to have forgotten the TETHER subject :(
Agree on that.
But overall, great video though.
Plug into Lightroom and boom it’s done. This goes over what goes into tethering.
You’ve been catfished...
Just advertising
FOR REAL advertising at its finest
yes cool a how to video that shows everything except how to tether, excellent
+Bruce Nguyen Um... you missed the cable that runs from the camera to that PC :)
+Bruce Nguyen I was thinking just the same. At least we got the sales pitch for a dozen or so related products.
same here, i was waiting options, apps, conn and pros of each, but the only thing i got was tony acting as a salesman or "see all this stuff i have" video
Mike S I think just showing us an image of the cable doesn't qualify this video as a "how to tether video" . I can show you a picture of some guys playing soccer and do a close up on the ball and that doesn't qualify as a how to video
You are right that he didn't explicitly go through that process... but he told you what software he uses... usually all you do is plug the camera in and open the software and bam.... thats all their is to it.
so how do u tether???
I think the title should be my studio tethering setup this answered no questions at all lol
You've to buy the book for the answer.
Could you make a video on how to tether a camera?
This is quite an old video. But having just found it, I am AMAZED at the number of people who don't know how to plug in the two ends of a cable. And get this, you troubled folks, not every camera has the same kind of USB port on it. And not all computers have the same kind of USB ports on them. (Which we would be evident if you even listened to what Tony says.) SO there is no way Tony could tell you "what kind of cable you need", except that, it needs to link two USB ports. So it's a USB cable, Doh!! If someone doesn't figure out they need to find a USB cable that connects THEIR computer to THEIR camera, I think they are going to get little help out of this video. And those complaints that he's not providing any information or that insulting "just a salesman not a photographer" .. .these are just so blind lame and ignorant. The guy is easily confirmed to be a highly competent photographer. And he's giving a lot of real world information about what he finds works best, and what doesn't, including what kinds of gear is best for these purposes (e.g. not just a tripod by a seriously heavy one; not just a monitor but a hgih-resolution monitor, not just a mouse but a mouse with a wheel, etc.) and showing what the advantages of tethering are. (I was hoping to find a video on wi-fi tethering. But that's a different thing.)
I was waiting for the teather which usb cord exactly and how do you plug things in
title should have been : "Look at all my cool expensive stuff and here's a link"
Nice commercial, nothing about how to tether!!!
😂😂😂 I saw that 😂😂😂
I thought I would be taught to sync my camera to my mac but not he's just showing products
Kirstin Hughes True and he is somehow annoying
If I hadn't seen your comment I would have watched the entire video to be disappointed.
I did see it entirely. I also have a Mac.
It's the same deal only you're installing capture one onto a Mac instead of an Alienware tower...
Probably could've figured out how to tether it on my own before this video was finished. Worthless.
tony that video didnt actually say how to tether?
+hargraveben23 Just plug a USB cable from yoru camera to your computer, assuming your camera supports it. Our Lightroom book shows you exactly how to tether in Lightroom (sdp.io/store).
+hargraveben23 Thank you.
Just here to make money. Sad.
Why do the video if your referring your book? Great for gear but useless in How to Tether Your Camera!
I mean this has NOTHING to do with "how to tether your camera" but I sure as hell liked the setup!
I stopped half way through... you did not deliver on how to tether Tony. Pity
Tony. Would it be good idea to update this video as new wifi cards have improved a great deal, and tethering with a cable can be a pain in the neck .It is very easy to trip over the tether cable and pull out your connection that might cost a great deal to repair your equipment. I would really like someone to make a video showing new ways to connect the camera to a laptop without using the cable method. Without using the hot shoe as my godox trigger sits on this to control the studio lights
This has to be one of the best organized and easy-to-understand videos I have ever watched! Very useful and will definitely subscribe. Thanks a lot!
PRO PHOTOGRAPHER right here boys
I've been a manager for 25 years. About 9 wants to go I started playing with the Canon M50 that I purchased on a more serious level. I even did a 30th wedding anniversary for a couple hundred dollars. The clients were very happy with the pictures and from there I took a little more serious and studied pretty much every single day for the last 8 months from four to eight hours a day. With that much studying I excelled in advanced and my craft tremendously. I have a huge passion for photography. I would love to be able to do this full-time. I even sold off my gym and built a full home studio and a 20 by 30 foot room. I started an Instagram page got a company name and had business cards made. This week I'm going to get a business license and make everything official for the new year. my problem is not my skill level. I take beautiful beautiful portraits. I also do landscape and animals and babies. And I've kind of mastered the portrait field. With that said having my own studio in my own business. Some of the best camera gear available and a portfolio put together for Instagram. I don't know how to generate business. I mean well over a hundred people a day and try to bring up as much as I can my photography two people hoping to gain clients that way. The only thing is nobody's biting. And the last nine months I've only got a handful of shoots that I got paid for. So I do a lot of friends and family for free just to build my portfolio. Also my daughter is 13 and she's absolutely gorgeous. So I use her as my model. Her older sister is a professional model in her Twenties that lives in the Washington DC area and she is successful. But I'm just stuck as two what the next step is. I've got the gear, I've got the portrait studio, I've got the business, I just need to get the people. How do you get people to get them booked? this is a new area in my life and I want to be successful this year because I've already got well over $12,000 invested. The only reason I spend so much money is I believe in myself and I get nothing but positive feedback on my images. Do you have any advice for a new up-and-coming photographer that is already business-minded?
WOW you are smart.. how do you learn and remember so much ? man i wished i knew all that. i have watched a lot of your videos because i really got interested in buying a full frame camera but the more i watch you the more i realize how much there is involved. you do a great job
I’ve said this on pretty much every social medium, you guys are perfect and awesome in every way. Thank you for everything.
Just received all of your books and cards trying to fugue out how to load them on my new MacBook Pro wish me luck thanks for all y’all do
Love your videos! An absolute wealth of information. Thank you so very much for all your help. Im in the process of building my home base studio right now. I do need to find out what type of grey backdrop do I need. If you have a video you can suggest please do. Thanks again. Oh and I love your Richard Gear smile when your laughing. cute haha
I recently attended a seminar on tethering sponsored by Tether Tools. They compared Lightroom with the On1 Photo RAW 2018.5 software.
The On1 beat the pants off Lightroom in speed.
One thing that increased the speed of Lightroom was adding a Tether Tools booster inline between the camera and the computer.
However, Lightroom still lagged far behind On1 in speed....
Thank uuu very much ur videos are one of the best tutorials on the web cause its so detailed and simple, thats why I'm willing to buy ur books
I just love how you didn’t tell us how to tether.
Video title - “How to tether your camera”
Tony - “Let me show you everything but how to tether your camera. You see here, heavy tripod. You see here, wearing flip flops. You see here, black alien pc. You see here, I’m tall af and my subject is short af. You see here, I don’t hold the camera anymore. You see here, i can turn my camera 90 degrees. You see here, I MIGHT shoot a celebrity for head shots. You see here.......don’t forget to like and subscribe.”
Amazing...it was very helpfull for me...just bcoz i was looking for too many thing...nd i got it frm ur video...knwlege nd help nd guidence....nd sir u guide very well....nd its very beneficial for beginer as well professional too...
You studio is very very familiar to me, I shoot tethered, I have had the same Issues as yourself, I bought second hand lights, my stands run on casters. I use virtually the same tripod, the same camera the same lens, the same manfrotto laptop stand. etc etc. A couple of oversized large washers will stiffen up the laptop stand, stopping it wobbling around. Calumet sell a mini cantilever boom arm with sliding weights allowing to balance the main light and light modifier as required. This allowes you to position the main light to your required height with your pinky finger its that good I would also invest in a proper studio camera stand it is a joy to use, with a setup like yours. there is a tray for you bits and pieces and the camera or cameras slides up and down the pole effortlessly then you can lock it for extra stability if required. I would have also considered a EZO monitor just because it can be moved from portrait to landscape and back again. Viewing a portrait straight from the camera on a 24inch monitor in portrait view is very impressive. I have loads more tips on studio layouts but alas I have to walk the dog. lol
Very nice setup you got there.
Side note for the probably very small amount of people who are both into Linux and photography: I've had good results with Darktable and tethering my Canon. As long as your camera is supported by the libgphoto2 library it should work if I'm not mistaken. Probably not something you'd use if you earn your living with photography, but for me as a hobbyist it has yielded good results and allowed me to combine two of my interests (plus I don't need to set up a Windows install just for photography stuff).
as a cheap laptop stand, you could also use conductor stand. The ones that musicians friend sells go fully horizontal, and they are sturdy. Priced under twenty bucks shipped.
Hi sir,
Which monitor model you connected and can I connect Canon 5d mk 3 direct to the monitor. Bz I tried with my monitors didn't worked
Nikon works into back of HDMI port straight from back of camera. Try selecting the right input on monitor? Did you get you 5D to link up?
Fantastic video! I can now take my pictures! I would only need $135.000 in gear and I'm ready to take a portrait.
Can you suggest a good and safe software to download for a Nikon CoolPix p530? I'm trying to use my laptop as an external moniter for the camera. I had bought an HDMI cord to connect to the laptop but the laptop isn't registering the camera. :/
awesome salesman...showing and describing all the tools and I found that very informative...BUT...i was actually hoping to find out how to tether my camera to the computer i already have. will say you do know your tech stuff.. just wish you would of stuck to the title or changed the title.
all you do is connect the USB to the computer from the camera...
@@rustyray420 no you don't. There's more to it than that. You need the software from play store or app store. Or WiFi adaptor for model of camera if not built in. The mount for device. So on so on.
Great video of just an overall setup.
Be aware that this video is NOT about tethering. But if you want to know where to buy almost everytthing in this guy studio, well, you will not be disapointed...
I use for home Ethernet service the Netgear Powerline. It uses the houses own electrical wire and it's just like wired LAN
Excellent video ! Thanks.
Yet another geek video :D Thanks Tony!
Dear Mr & Ms Northrup:
I would like to bring your attention to ultra-wide monitors like the LG 34UM95 for tethering and image & video editing.
When tethering I find that I can have on the same monitor the camera remote controls, live preview and the pictures I taken all at view at the same time. I find this very useful for macro pictures as this is what I do the most.
When editing pictures, I can have multiple pictures opened at the same time on Photoshop and compare/work on them on the same screen. I find this very important as I can compare/work on my pictures on the same monitor without any variation (color, saturation etc) due to using different monitors. Also, panoramas are something else in these types of monitors.
For video editing, the main advantage is the vast available workspace. Timelines can be expanded in such a way that you can do work on them without needing to expand or contract them all the time.
This ultra-Wide monitors are usually available in curved format as well. These avoid you to have to move on your desk one side to the other to see things on the corner, however, they probably are not the best option for serious image editing due to the panel curvature.
Anyway, just a recommendation I wanted to throw up there.
Never thought I'd give Tony's video a thumbs down...
+Jamie Byrne, we have an entire book, with 12 hours of video, dedicated to the art of photography. It's the #1 photography book in the world.
Hi! I have a question, the Manfrotto Accessory Arm, is it compatible with any tripod? Because my tripod is a Benro A500FBH1 and I want to get a Manfrotto Accessory Arm (I don't think Benro has one of those). Thanks!
I love all your videos. So helpful! Thank you.
Tony is one brave man throwing down the gauntlet about Chelsea's weaker arms! Oh dear you might be getting a little closer to the dogs tonight! ;)
+Andreas Breslawski Than*
+Astrogerms Another way to look at it....having empathy and consideration for another's needs.
A good teacher...
I was hoping to find out what cable to use to tether. Otherwise some nice ideas for a studio set up.
great video and great tech in it
Hey all at Northrup Photo Industries. Agree 100% about 802.11ac but wonder if you could mention something on how you sync.
In my windows days I loved synctoy but maybe there is something better now. Since I just have loop scripts running rsync.
A great video, very informative and useful!
Great video! thank you
Did it work?
Looking for tethering instruction and came across this which turns out to have nothing to do with tethering. Well done.
Just seen this video in 2018...such a great video!!! Thanks for the time. I've liked and will subscribe!
11:10 I have the same problem here but use powerline ethernet adaptors. They just plug into the wall at any points in the house and use your power cables to create a wired network connection. It's the only thing that gives me 100% up time as WiFi occasionally drops out in my loft.
Great explanations. Thanks for walking us through your setup.
Just a mention that you can tether with Aperture 3 as well... and it's fast. Too bad there's no assurance as to its future. Hope DxO Pro develops the capability.
i was waiting forever for info on the cable.
My laptop will drive a 4K monitor, what kind of setup could I do using my laptop for tethering? Thanks. Love your videos.
You mentioned that your files are copying from your capture station to your editing machine. Is that via a commercially available wireless hard drive?
You my friend are a magician. Thanks
Tony,
Anyway you could list the tri pod used in this video as well as the computer work station. Thanks
What a great video - lots of research and trial for sure. Thanks for sharing your tethering workflow. I had a Tether Tools (Tether Pro) cable show up today from B&H as I'm (finally) starting to move away from removing the SD card (and inevitably leaving it behind in my laptop)... thank goodness for two SD card slots and always a few extras in the bag.
Tony, good video. 5:20 - Why don't you use a light meter? No need to worry about over/under exposure or DoF. Paul from Oxford, UK.
MrKravmagadude Light meters really aren't that precise. Technically, I could calculate the dynamic range of whichever camera I'm using and measure the highlights and shadows with a meter to make sure I'm effectively using the entire dynamic range... and that would be fine, until the model leans forward an inch and gets closer to the light, and then I'd have to re-measure.
Or move a light. Or put a diffuser on the light. Or add a bit of fill. Or move in a different model with a different skin tone. All these would require re-measuring.
Meters also don't account for variations in the lens T-Stop (which can change even with a single lens while zooming) or the camera's actual ISO, which nowadays is often 2/3 of a stop off from traditional film ISO.
Anyway, it's always more precise to look at the camera's output. I will use a meter for shooting film, but for digital, it's just not effecient.
I love to watch your videos! Great info as always, keep them coming :)
All this fancy new equipment. I'm still happy with my oldish equipment. I'm gonna keep my D7000 till it breaks lol.
Nice video as always. Suggestion: Please make a video about micro adjustment for auto focussing. This drives me nuts..!
Mikael Schulin Chapter 5 in Stunning Digital Photography has a video on this topic. Most people (but not all people) shouldn't worry about it--in my experience it's almost always a mis-diagnosis.
Thank you Mr Northrup! I ought to buy your book since I have seen so many great videos of yours for free.
I am just getting started learning to Tether my camera to a laptop. I have a 5Ds as well and found your video very helpful. I purchased the manfrotto 183 stand but was unable to stabilize it using a light stand . I was able to use it with my tripod. I use a tripod for my camera work so it cannot be dedicated to the 183. Is there an extra add on that I can buy to make the light stand more stable?
I never thought of doing a cart like that with a small form factor computer and a good, yet "small" monitor (funny how 24" monitor used to be considered big). Looks like when I go visit the inlaws for Christmas, I need to go help my sister in law by cleaning up her hubby's testing office for some supplies to build a new small system. I love having a brother in law that's a hardware tester :-)
One question regarding Capture One. Do you find any differences in editing your raw files on it vs Lightroom?
I couldn't shake my sense of overwhelming jealousy the whole way through. I want that studio all those wonderful toys! :) lol
Thanks for another great video :D
What are the tethered shooting options with a Nikon D750. I couldn't find any. Lightroom and Capture One still don't have support for it.
Great video Tony. Always felt tethering was annoyingly slow.
I enjoyed that very much. Well presented. Good information. Easy manner. Kudos.
Normally your videos provide helpful, thoughtful content...not sure what happened here!
For those still wondering how to tether in Lightroom; you will need to run a USB cable from your camera to your computer. In Lightroom: File --> Tethered Capture -> Start Tethered Capture
There is more to it than that, but that will get you started.
Peace.
If you can't run an ethernet cable but would like to have a wired connection (maybe for consistency in bandwidth), why don't you use power-lines adapters?
my hero is Evel Knievel and he's dead and I dont think he even had a camera. Love this subject. I have an entry level dslr and Im going to squeeze everything out of it before I move on
Hi, maybe could be a good idea to upgrade these tether video with A7Riii C1 & MS Surface pro ?
he's more of a salesman than he is a photographer.
Your right, but it is what it is. As a professional all you need to do is soak up knowledge. Lots of groups and organizations meet and analyze everybody's work for the better. But not really sharing knowledge and just promoting is plain arrogant. Sorry
I see nothing wrong with that. Any photographer that survives solely as a photographer has to be a salesman. Otherwise, you are just an amateur.
In this case though, he has the skill set to be both.
That was very useful, thanks 😊
Although the title is "How to Tether Your Camera", I still don't know how to tether my camera. You talked about tripods, tripod arms, computers, USB3, and all kinds of good stuff. But how do you set up the camera? How do you set up Capture One? Lightroom? Would have been nice to spend another 60 seconds on that.
For those looking for a tethering chromakey App; PictureMe on the Mac AppStore works well. They even have a free tool to check if your camera is supported, called CameraTether. Available in the Mac App Store for free.
If I were the product manager at Samsung, I will make the NX1 camera tether with Gear VR, so photographer can see even the slightest of detail.
Aaron Yang That would be awesome! You wouldn't even need the viewfinder.
really helpful video.
Just wondering are sure it the 4790k and not the 4790 non k because amazon page you showed, shows the non k version and that version is a bit slower at 3.6 instead of 4ghz? also Intel just released the 6700k so that is now the best cpu for single core performance.
I'm use d5300. Confused between sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 Dc macro os HSM or Tamron SP AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di llVC LD.
PLEASE HELP
Would you take a moment to share what adaptor you use for Canon lenses on your Sony A7rII? When the Sony rep demoed the camera in LA at Samys he had a $109. Fotodiox adapter and the lens focused almost instantly (or at least we heard a beep, we never saw the pictures up on the screen.) We've heard so much blah-blah it'd be great to know what you and Justin have found as the best. Thanks for what you do.
+CineBootCamps / Fletcher Murray metabones mark iv
Having watched your video about why I don't need ND filters, I tried blending some images in Ps CS6. About 170.
The i5 processor wasn't too overtaxed at 25% utilisation, but I saw my SSD peak at just over 1gBytes per second. I don't think an i7 is needed.
Capture One can used GPUs for processing, it's worth ensuring that you have one that's supported.
More like a flex video than educational.. Thanks
what camera should i buy for product photography. Currently using canon 700d -18-55 stm
I have a question @Tony & Chelsea Northup. I’m aware that one can remotely view photos on iPad or a smartphone before it’s taken; but is it possible to do this with videos? I’m using a canon EOS 4000D, and its doesn’t show up my iPad 6th gen when I use my lightning to USB adapter-only I use my USB drive/ SD card adapter does it show up. Any advice would be appreciated
great video brother!! thanks
Hello Tony. How are you? I'm learning a lot from you on how to better take pictures when travelling with my family on a vacation with my D5600 Nikon. I hope you don't mind, may I ask if the tethering application in Lightroom Classic 9.2.1 which came with my Adobe Creative Cloud subscription is compatible now with Catalina 10.15.4? Last Nov 2019 I upgrade the OS of my laptop from Mojave 10.14.6 to Catalina 10.15.4 and tethering didn’t work. I had to pay Apple service USD50 to bring back the OS Mojave 10.14.6. thank you.
I need help. I am trying to connect my nikon 7200 to my lightroom to tether but lightroom is not reading my nikon camera. Why?
very helpful - thanks
Hi,
i have a d850 running firmware 1.20 and lightroom is unable to detect it for tethering....any advice?
open up a raw image in lightroom and the same raw file in capture one, i bet youll like the colours better in capture one, especially skin tones,another benefit of using capture one in addition to tethering speeds and reliability.
I miss this video before
So how does one tether the 5D sr to the computer? And maybe..also do this for Mac...
Awesomenessness,thanks so much,fully helpful! Ill give Capture One a go,so happy you put up all the links to the gear you use,you didnt skip anything,this is the most in depth tutorial on tethering I've ever seen!
Your on drugs or taking the piss out of the video? Lol
Tony I was hoping you had an answer for this tethering challenge.
I have a 2016 MacBook Pro (upgraded), capture one 11 & Sony A7r III that I’ve been tethering with with no issues for years. Until three days ago. I cannot shoot tethered with my laptop unplugged any longer or I get an alert that says “ USB accessories disabled. Using too much power”.
Like I said this has never happened before.I’m getting these tiny little glitches after updating to Catalina. So, I upgraded capture one 11 to capture one 20 thinking it might be a application issue (nope). The next step is I’ve been shooting with the same tethertools cord for three years so I ordered a new cord to see if maybe that’s it. That will get here on Wednesday. Do you have any idea what this could be?
D610 tethered to the computer did not record to the memory card, is it normal??? please help...!