* Anton Aylward <li...@antonaylward.com> [03-17-19 19:28]: > On 2019-03-17 11:05 a.m., Patrick Shanahan wrote: > > In this case I believe "tethering" refers to controlling the camera using > > the computer screen/controls rather than "just" to transfer images. > > Ah, thank you Patrick. > So 'tethering-for-control-in-real-time' as opposed to 'tethering-for-upload'. > > Yes, I've done that, "in the field". But my PC is a desktop Dell tower > connected via switch to my router and a few other networked devices like the > printer. It is not the kind of thing I could carry about in the field unless > I > wanted to lug a Honda generator as well. I suppose if this were a lab and the > camera was attached to a microscope or an oscilloscope it would be different.
you take it tooooo far. normally a laptop or a cell phone or tablet would be utilized. > HOWEVER > The idea of a larger screen than the 3" on on the back of the camera appeals. > And yes, I've done that 'in the field'. My phone is only 5.5" but that still > larger. I had an android application that did that. I like the swing-out > screen on the Canon more than the swing-down screen on the Sony. This was > better. I also have a 12" Android tablet and that was glorious as a > viewscreen! > > But the workflow was awful! > There's no practical way to hold the camera and the tablet, not enough arms. > One or the other or, eventually, both, had to be on tripods. (As it happens I > have a third tripod for the flash.) If you can make you workflow happen > around > that, more likely in the studio, then fine. I'm not a studio photographer; > I'm > out on the street, trails, ravines and the like, so this was just an > experiment > for me. I don't recall the program, but I'm sure you can search the > PlayStore. > I tried three that worked well enough for what they were. maybe why a tripod or table clamp would be used. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet freenode ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
