Sony shooters rejoice, you can now tether directly into Lightroom
Oct 18, 2020
Udi Tirosh
Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.
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Here is a screenshot I did not think I’ll see. Lightroom connected and tethered with a Sony A7III. I mean, Sony has been tethering with Capture One for ages, but Lightroom Classic? Uh uh! Mostly because Sony and Adobe never found a way to share the needed codebase.
But now comes Tether Tools, and fr a mere $69.95, give all Sony shooters the capability they always longed for.
A video tells us that Smart Shooter 4 works with Canon and Nikon (ok), and Sony (YAY!).
Along with transferring the photos, the video shows that you can control the camera from Lightroom. Although Smart Shooter 4 will set you back $70, it is currently the only sane option for shooting with a Sony tethered to Lightroom.
So, anyone tested and want to share?
[Smart Shooter 4 via Lightroom Killer Tips]
P.S. On the other hand, if you are shooting Sony, you get Capture One for free.
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2 responses to “Sony shooters rejoice, you can now tether directly into Lightroom”
I hope Fuji will follow.
Personally I would not know why you want to. From long experience with Nikon the tethering in Lightroom is very limited and extremely flaky in terms of maintaining a connection.