Experience with FOTOS App 2.0?

[Ingo]

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I'm considering to buy a SL2 for my headshot business coming from an S1/R (formerly SL601). Is FOTOS App a tool I can use during the session to show my clients the photos? Is the connection stable and fast?

Thanks for sharing your experience. 
 

[scott kirkpatrick]

Fotos is now quick and not too power-hungry if you upload the 1.5 MB jpegs, but still slow and a poor way to transfer the full DNG to the phone or tablet.  There are annoyances when  the phone or the camera goes into standby and require restarting the link between app and camera, but those are street problems, not studio problems.

[Jk1002]

Is Capture One or Lightroom tethered shooting maybe an option? Since your in a Studio that may work. Capture one has an Ipad app just for your scenario.

Cheers

JK

[Ingo]

vor 8 Stunden schrieb Jk1002:

Is Capture One or Lightroom tethered shooting maybe an option? Since your in a Studio that may work. Capture one has an Ipad app just for your scenario.

Most of the time I work on location, not in a dedicated studio. During a 'stable' setup (one room)  I'm using C1 for tethering and Capture Pilot. 

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But more often I walk around in the buildings to get different backgrounds using only one single rolling flash. That's when the wireless solution comes into the play. Of course I can also use a laptop and wired tethering in this scenario but I would prefer to go wireless.

Edited December 26, 2020 by Ingo

[otto.f]

Strangely enough, after all these years after the introduction, for the first time the app worked flawlessly and quick yesterday night at our Christmas dinner (with the SL). Deep respect for Leica’s software department. 

[Gustaf]

I don’t know if it is divine intervention. Today prompted by your post I decided to give it a try again. It worked!!! Lets hope it continues like this. I am very happy 😃 

All the best to you all!

[Ingo]

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Am 25.12.2020 um 14:02 schrieb scott kirkpatrick:

Fotos is now quick and not too power-hungry if you upload the 1.5 MB jpegs, but still slow and a poor way to transfer the full DNG to the phone or tablet.  There are annoyances when  the phone or the camera goes into standby and require restarting the link between app and camera, but those are street problems, not studio problems.

I received my SL2 two days ago and can confirm that it works fine during my first tests. 

[helged]

On 12/31/2020 at 4:58 PM, Ingo said:

I received my SL2 two days ago and can confirm that it works fine during my first tests. 

+1. Yes, FOTOS appears to be stable now, on SL2. Hopefully it will last...