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Validus · 01-14-2015, 12:32 PM

Any thoughts on shooting tethered? I find that I can't shoot fast enough tethered... Canon 5D Mark II. Maybe there is a better way to tether my camera to my MacBook Pro?

Grapesoda · 01-14-2015, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Validus

Any thoughts on shooting tethered? I find that I can't shoot fast enough tethered... Canon 5D Mark II. Maybe there is a better way to tether my camera to my MacBook Pro?

for content don't think tethered is the way to go.. I think tethered for annoying productions like fashion... you know where 2-3 'producers' can look at each pic and make changes /suggestions/say stupid shit.. etc..

DeanCapture · 01-14-2015, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Validus

Any thoughts on shooting tethered? I find that I can't shoot fast enough tethered... Canon 5D Mark II. Maybe there is a better way to tether my camera to my MacBook Pro?

Capture One Pro is the industry standard software for tethering I believe.

I've tried it a few times - way too slow for me. Having to drag a cord around while shooting is a pain in the ass. If you are shooting for clients who are on set - that makes sense. They may want to see what you're shooting on a bigger screen while you're shooting it. But for shooting porn when you are the producer - it's very difficult and slow.

SilentKnight · 01-14-2015, 05:32 PM

I often tethered to a monitor in the studio - mostly when I was getting experimental with low/available lighting. But rarely to a laptop.

marcop · 01-14-2015, 05:48 PM

I've experimented with shooting tethered in LR for high production value sets where you don't need a big image count. For the typical website stills set where you shoot ~175-200 photos to yield ~125 edited images, it's way too slow, IMHO.

Validus · 01-15-2015, 09:46 PM

So I am not alone. Good to know.

jaYMan · 01-15-2015, 09:56 PM

show pics Validus ;)

Jim_Gunn · 01-15-2015, 10:02 PM

Shooting tethered is pretty awkward no matter how you slice it. Although I believe there's a way to do it using technology nowadays where you are not physically tethered via a cord to a laptop. But, that being said, I never have anyone looking over my shoulder on my sets that needs to see anything, so I never bother shooting tethered.

If I want to look at the images in hi-res as I begin shooting a set to check the light or setup I'll just pause shooting briefly, pop the CF card out and sit down and look at the images on my desktop and hi-res monitor if I am at home or my laptop screen if I'm on location.

scarlettcontent · 01-16-2015, 06:43 AM

no tethering needed

Grapesoda · 01-16-2015, 08:59 AM

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look at the images on my desktop and hi-res monitor .

same here

01-14-2015, 12:32 PM	#1
Validus Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 4,012	Shooting (stills) tethered... Any thoughts on shooting tethered? I find that I can't shoot fast enough tethered... Canon 5D Mark II. Maybe there is a better way to tether my camera to my MacBook Pro?

01-15-2015, 09:56 PM	#7
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01-15-2015, 10:02 PM	#8
Jim_Gunn Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Where The Teens Are Posts: 5,702	Shooting tethered is pretty awkward no matter how you slice it. Although I believe there's a way to do it using technology nowadays where you are not physically tethered via a cord to a laptop. But, that being said, I never have anyone looking over my shoulder on my sets that needs to see anything, so I never bother shooting tethered. If I want to look at the images in hi-res as I begin shooting a set to check the light or setup I'll just pause shooting briefly, pop the CF card out and sit down and look at the images on my desktop and hi-res monitor if I am at home or my laptop screen if I'm on location. __________________ Jim Gunn Filming Cinematic Porn Skype JimGunnProductions

01-16-2015, 06:43 AM	#9
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01-14-2015, 05:32 PM	#4
SilentKnight Megan Fox's fluffer Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: shooting pool in Elysium Posts: 24,818	I often tethered to a monitor in the studio - mostly when I was getting experimental with low/available lighting. But rarely to a laptop.

01-14-2015, 05:48 PM	#5
marcop Content Producer Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 4,143	I've experimented with shooting tethered in LR for high production value sets where you don't need a big image count. For the typical website stills set where you shoot ~175-200 photos to yield ~125 edited images, it's way too slow, IMHO.

01-15-2015, 09:46 PM	#6
Validus Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 4,012	So I am not alone. Good to know.