I have used the script supplied at DIYPhotoBits with good success. It does tethered shooting only, no camera control. It is a bit "geeky" to setup but I see that there is a video on the site that demonstrates setup.
James Johnson wrote:
I have used the script supplied at DIYPhotoBits with good success. It does tethered shooting only, no camera control. It is a bit "geeky" to setup but I see that there is a video on the site that demonstrates setup.
Thanks for mentioning my script! I sure hope it can help someone. I have to say though that it almost-but-not-quite fulfils the requirements of the OP.
Specifically the full screen viewing. I can script the tethered downloading part, save into a folder, and then send a keystroke to a viewing program to make it advance. But in my tests with Bridge it don't work full screen. Almost though -- you can make the image size maximum and hide all the panels at the side and it is pretty good but it's still not 100%.
I'm thinking of building some more scripting to do the actual displaying -- but then I'll have to process RAW which is an extra step. JPG shouldn't be hard. Also I'd like to be able to have the tethered download happen on computer A but have the display happen on computer B, which could be in another room or indeed another continent (wonders of the Interweb!).
I can imagine photographer in studio in NY and Art Director in office in London connected via speakerphone -- photographer goes click and in some reasonable time (I think I can do 8 to 10 seconds) image appears for Art Director who can say something really useful like "no, no, I want to see more force in the image".
Oops, wandering off topic... BTW if my script is too geeky - so geeky you can't get it to work in 5 minutes - please ask. It'll motivate me to do better instructions!
James Johnson wrote:
I have used the script supplied at DIYPhotoBits with good success. It does tethered shooting only, no camera control. It is a bit "geeky" to setup but I see that there is a video on the site that demonstrates setup.
Jim
Jim, just to let you know that my script is now a lot less geeky -- and now has camera control (S/A, WB, ISO etc) as well as time lapse. I'd be pleased to hear any feedback and suggestions as to what people would like to see include in the future!
