d40 on a tether

[silverbacksid]

can a nikon d40 be used tethered to a laptop or computer

 

[paulcamcas]

Nikon's own Camera Control Pro 2 supports tethering with the D40. I'm not certain about Lightroom but I'm pretty sure it doesn't. Aperture 3 seems to support the D40x but not the D40. I'm sure there are other possibilities too.

 

[Bristolian]

According to Adobe's help pages only the following Nikon cameras are supported:

D3
D3s
D3x
D4
D90
D300
D300s
D700
D800
D800E
D5000
D7000

Sorry, but doesn't include the D40

I know I used Camera Control Pro 2 with my D40 (when I had it) but it's an expensive bit of software. I'm sure there was also some free software that worked too but can't remember the name ... sorry

 

[Pookeyhead]

You can shoot tethered directly into Lightroom though, surely?

 

[JonathanRyan]

You can shoot tethered directly into Lightroom though, surely?

Only if Lightroom supports tethered mode on that camera. Adobe say it doesn't for the D40

If you're on a Mac then try Sofortbild http://www.sofortbildapp.com - this supports D40.

 

[Pookeyhead]

Only if Lightroom supports tethered mode on that camera. Adobe say it doesn't for the D40

Fair enough. Hardly surprising really. An old, low end Nikon isn't something they'd realistically expect anyone to be shooting tethered with.