![]() As far as I'm concerned this is one dev who truly deserves it. And while it's free, you can make a donation. For the moment Sofortbild only supports Nikon DSLR bodies but there are plans for other manufacturers as well. But still, it's a basic feature that should work. Of course to be fair, they do have a lot more on their plate. Here are some screenshots for you: Kudos Now, why is an independent developer able to achieve all this - with a beta application no less - and not Apple? Beats me. Also different from Aperture: when connected my D300 switches to PC mode and doesn't write files to the memory card. And since Aperture isn't controlling the camera itself, it doesn't complain and follows along - very different from it's flaky native tethering feature. ![]() Power it up again and it's back, ready to shoot. It's also much more robust: powering down the camera simply makes it disappear from Sofortbild's window, without any hiccups. AND: while you can use it on its own, it can send the pics directly to an Aperture project. You can even keep Aperture in full-screen mode while Sofortbild quietly does its work in the background. Not only does Sofortbild work, but it has an impressive feature set that includes bracketing, interval shooting, timer shooting, an inspector with histogram, EXIF, even GPS if your camera supports it. A short delay for the import but that's it. Using Sofortbild and Aperture is seamless. Not only does Sofortbild work, but it has an impressive feature set that includes bracketing, interval shooting, timer shooting, an inspector with histogram, EXIF, even GPS if your camera supports it. Off I go So I went looking for this strangely named app again. And I knew Aperture was the culprit (the LR demo had no problems, nor did DSLR Camera Remote). I tried changing cables, various lengths etc. This time however, I wanted this feature to work - and it still wasn't cooperating (with all the latest updates). I don't shoot tethered very often so while I was aware of the problems, it hadn't been much of a hindrance so far. This all changed last week when I decided I was fed up with Aperture 3's dismal tethering support. Plus, it was a very basic beta application. I'd stumbled upon it by chance about a year ago, but didn't really have a need for it at the time Aperture 2's built-in tethering was enough for my needs and working fine. ![]() It's basically a freeware version of Nikon Capture. And when it's free on top of being great, well. Goodies Once in awhile you come across a piece of software that's too good to be true.
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