psss Posted November 18, 2007 Share #1 Posted November 18, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) was wondering if anyone has experience shootig tethered with tthe supplied software to a macbook pro running OS X 10.4 or even better 10.5....are there lock-ups, problems, i am used to shooting tethered with my Phase back via firewire into C1 and that is rock-solid....any input welcome....thanks paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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35mmSummicron Posted November 19, 2007 Share #2 Posted November 19, 2007 to the best of my knowledge tethering the M8 on a mac is only possible via the Leica Capture software. in my experiences using it in 10.4 it is awful. constant freezes/connection drops and drains the battery. this compared to my experiences tethering phase backs and canon DSLRs in C1 for years. it is too bad, because the M8 could be an interesting studio portrait camera, where tethering is most useful. i have long given up on the software and just keep swopping SD cards as i shoot. hope this helps /a Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted November 19, 2007 Share #3 Posted November 19, 2007 Paul sorry I have not replied to you on this . But i do it and the trick is i run it through Lightroom. What you have to do is use the leica capture software as mentioned than creat a folder on the desktop . Than in LR setup up for auto import and direct it to that folder to source from. so when you shoot it first goes through leica software and than will auto import into LR library, It takes about 8 seconds to see that image. What is nice about LR is at least you can increase the thumbnails pretty big to view. Not ideal but it does work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psss Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted November 19, 2007 thanks for the info... guy: that is actually how i shoot with my phase back....tethered in C1 with auto import in LR....this also works great in 10.5... so all in all i can expect a solid tether with the leica software and LR through auto import? that is good news! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex7075 Posted November 19, 2007 Share #5 Posted November 19, 2007 Well, on my MacBook Pro with 10.4, Leica Capture was often freezing. Now, with 10.5, it simply crashes when I launch it. Does that happen to you too? Thanks, Alex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrism Posted November 19, 2007 Share #6 Posted November 19, 2007 Leica Digital Capture does crash on opening in 10.5 - I have sent a crash report to Apple, but it's up to Leica to update their software. I doubt they will bother. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted November 19, 2007 Share #7 Posted November 19, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have yet to try with Leopard yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Bébèrt Posted November 19, 2007 Share #8 Posted November 19, 2007 there also the less impressive Image Capture.app witch is native os X. (10.1 -> 10.5) and supports the Leica M8 generic profile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry Posted November 19, 2007 Share #9 Posted November 19, 2007 As others have noted, Leica Capture won't even launch under OSX 10.5. It's a pretty rough piece of software, anyhow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted November 19, 2007 Share #10 Posted November 19, 2007 I am going to send a note to Solms and see if we can get some update for Leopard than. Sounds like we are dead in the water. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry Posted November 19, 2007 Share #11 Posted November 19, 2007 Paul sorry I have not replied to you on this . But i do it and the trick is i run it through Lightroom. What you have to do is use the leica capture software as mentioned than creat a folder on the desktop . Than in LR setup up for auto import and direct it to that folder to source from. so when you shoot it first goes through leica software and than will auto import into LR library, It takes about 8 seconds to see that image. What is nice about LR is at least you can increase the thumbnails pretty big to view. Not ideal but it does work Guy, This seems like a neat trick. I'm using Aperture, and once Leica fixes Capture, I might try to get it to work with that program. Larry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psss Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share #12 Posted November 19, 2007 that sounds great, guy....tethered shooting is not on everybody's list, but there is no reason why the M8 can't be used in studio (and for that tethered is a must these days.....) all it needs to do is get the files from the camera to the disk, i don't even have to control the camera from the desktop.....all i need is a shooting app that does not crash, everything else is LR..... hey maybe now that the LR SDK is out, leica could make a LR plug-in for tethered shooting? that would be totally amazing, maybe also easier.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psss Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share #13 Posted November 19, 2007 Guy, This seems like a neat trick. I'm using Aperture, and once Leica fixes Capture, I might try to get it to work with that program. Larry does aperture support the M8 files? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry Posted November 19, 2007 Share #14 Posted November 19, 2007 Yes, the latest version just added the M8. It's a much improved program from its first iteration. Larry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdrmd Posted November 19, 2007 Share #15 Posted November 19, 2007 Aperture now works well with the M8 files. DR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_S Posted November 19, 2007 Share #16 Posted November 19, 2007 Aperture now works well with the M8 files. DR Aperture (and iPhoto) get their raw file support from the operating system, OS X. M8 support became available with OS X 10.4.10 and 10.5/Leopard continues this support. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry Posted November 19, 2007 Share #17 Posted November 19, 2007 Aperture (and iPhoto) get their raw file support from the operating system, OS X. M8 support became available with OS X 10.4.10 and 10.5/Leopard continues this support. Paul, That's correct, thanks for the clarification. The new version of Aperture (1.5.6) is compatible with Leopard. Larry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted November 19, 2007 Share #18 Posted November 19, 2007 Sent a e-mail , let's see if i get a answer soon here. Keep you posted on it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted November 20, 2007 Share #19 Posted November 20, 2007 Got a answer they did not know about Leica capture not launching in Leopard so they are going to look into it right away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry Posted November 20, 2007 Share #20 Posted November 20, 2007 Guy, Thanks for your assistance in this matter. I think it's strange that Leica included this tethering software, which would typically be used in a studio setting, yet failed to include a PC connection on the camera. Those of us who use the M8 in the studio must rely on a shoe-mounted strobe adaptor. Larry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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