Comments on: DIY Wireless Tethering On The Cheap http://photostudioguide.com/2009/05/15/diy-wireless-tethering-on-the-cheap/ Share and learn photography tricks! Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:43:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lou http://photostudioguide.com/2009/05/15/diy-wireless-tethering-on-the-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Lou Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:43:09 +0000 http://photostudioguide.com/?p=112#comment-7 free, yes. Although I think you're missing the overall goal here. If you're only looking for a way to transfer shots off of the camera onto the computer, then yes. The USB cable would work, or even better, an inexpensive high-speed card reader (my preferred import method). Or if you wanted to get fancy, howabout one of those EyeFi cards that will automagically beam your images via WiFi to your comp? Those are cheap, starting at $75.<br><br>But those methods do one thing, and one thing only: It offloads images from the camera onto the computer. That's it. What more is there, you ask? Well... This is where "tethering" comes into play.<br><br>Tethering is the process of using your camera hooked up to a computer, so that you can fire the camera with the computer, adjust settings with the computer, compose and focus on your shot with the computer, and have the image show up instantaneously on your computer screen so you can see it right then and there.<br><br>Not everyone needs this capability, it's mostly studio photographers, commercial/fashion photographers, or people who remotely mount a camera (sports photographers, for example, or people like Vincent LaForet, who do architectural and aerial photography.<br><br>Considering as the first-party pieces of kit to do this are usually $700 or more, being able to do it for $50 all DIY-like is a steal.<br><br>Pete's got some new revisions of this coming out soon, and I wouldn't be surprised if he starts selling them as well. Keep an eye out. free, yes. Although I think you're missing the overall goal here. If you're only looking for a way to transfer shots off of the camera onto the computer, then yes. The USB cable would work, or even better, an inexpensive high-speed card reader (my preferred import method). Or if you wanted to get fancy, howabout one of those EyeFi cards that will automagically beam your images via WiFi to your comp? Those are cheap, starting at $75.

But those methods do one thing, and one thing only: It offloads images from the camera onto the computer. That's it. What more is there, you ask? Well… This is where “tethering” comes into play.

Tethering is the process of using your camera hooked up to a computer, so that you can fire the camera with the computer, adjust settings with the computer, compose and focus on your shot with the computer, and have the image show up instantaneously on your computer screen so you can see it right then and there.

Not everyone needs this capability, it's mostly studio photographers, commercial/fashion photographers, or people who remotely mount a camera (sports photographers, for example, or people like Vincent LaForet, who do architectural and aerial photography.

Considering as the first-party pieces of kit to do this are usually $700 or more, being able to do it for $50 all DIY-like is a steal.

Pete's got some new revisions of this coming out soon, and I wouldn't be surprised if he starts selling them as well. Keep an eye out.

]]> By: me http://photostudioguide.com/2009/05/15/diy-wireless-tethering-on-the-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-6 me Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:23:52 +0000 http://photostudioguide.com/?p=112#comment-6 you know it would be free to just plug in the cable that came with the camera, this seems like a waste of money to me! you know it would be free to just plug in the cable that came with the camera, this seems like a waste of money to me!

]]> By: tf5_bassist http://photostudioguide.com/2009/05/15/diy-wireless-tethering-on-the-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-5 tf5_bassist Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:43:09 +0000 http://photostudioguide.com/?p=112#comment-5 free, yes. Although I think you're missing the overall goal here. If you're only looking for a way to transfer shots off of the camera onto the computer, then yes. The USB cable would work, or even better, an inexpensive high-speed card reader (my preferred import method). Or if you wanted to get fancy, howabout one of those EyeFi cards that will automagically beam your images via WiFi to your comp? Those are cheap, starting at $75.<br><br>But those methods do one thing, and one thing only: It offloads images from the camera onto the computer. That's it. What more is there, you ask? Well... This is where "tethering" comes into play.<br><br>Tethering is the process of using your camera hooked up to a computer, so that you can fire the camera with the computer, adjust settings with the computer, compose and focus on your shot with the computer, and have the image show up instantaneously on your computer screen so you can see it right then and there.<br><br>Not everyone needs this capability, it's mostly studio photographers, commercial/fashion photographers, or people who remotely mount a camera (sports photographers, for example, or people like Vincent LaForet, who do architectural and aerial photography.<br><br>Considering as the first-party pieces of kit to do this are usually $700 or more, being able to do it for $50 all DIY-like is a steal.<br><br>Pete's got some new revisions of this coming out soon, and I wouldn't be surprised if he starts selling them as well. Keep an eye out. free, yes. Although I think you're missing the overall goal here. If you're only looking for a way to transfer shots off of the camera onto the computer, then yes. The USB cable would work, or even better, an inexpensive high-speed card reader (my preferred import method). Or if you wanted to get fancy, howabout one of those EyeFi cards that will automagically beam your images via WiFi to your comp? Those are cheap, starting at $75.

But those methods do one thing, and one thing only: It offloads images from the camera onto the computer. That's it. What more is there, you ask? Well… This is where “tethering” comes into play.

Tethering is the process of using your camera hooked up to a computer, so that you can fire the camera with the computer, adjust settings with the computer, compose and focus on your shot with the computer, and have the image show up instantaneously on your computer screen so you can see it right then and there.

Not everyone needs this capability, it's mostly studio photographers, commercial/fashion photographers, or people who remotely mount a camera (sports photographers, for example, or people like Vincent LaForet, who do architectural and aerial photography.

Considering as the first-party pieces of kit to do this are usually $700 or more, being able to do it for $50 all DIY-like is a steal.

Pete's got some new revisions of this coming out soon, and I wouldn't be surprised if he starts selling them as well. Keep an eye out.

]]> By: me http://photostudioguide.com/2009/05/15/diy-wireless-tethering-on-the-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-4 me Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:23:52 +0000 http://photostudioguide.com/?p=112#comment-4 you know it would be free to just plug in the cable that came with the camera, this seems like a waste of money to me! you know it would be free to just plug in the cable that came with the camera, this seems like a waste of money to me!

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