Connect your camera over USB and shoot straight into your library. Lumidex Studio's Capture module names, numbers and files every frame as you work — and it's part of the same app you edit and organise in, not a separate tethering utility you rent.
Tethered shooting shouldn't mean a chain of separate apps. Plug your camera into your Mac, open the Capture module, and every frame you take lands immediately on screen and in your library — saved to the folder you chose, tagged with your session name and frame numbering. A live tether bar keeps the shutter and key settings a click away, and each capture pops up full-screen so you can check focus and composition on the spot.
Set a name and a starting number; every shot files itself consistently.
Choose exactly where captures are written, and add them to the library automatically.
Each frame appears large the moment you shoot — ideal for checking focus tethered on set.
Shoot, cull, develop and print without ever leaving Lumidex Studio.
Lumidex Studio tethers using PTP, the standard photo-transfer protocol built into most modern Nikon and Canon DSLR and mirrorless cameras — no proprietary SDK, no cloud service. Because tethering behaviour varies from body to body, the honest answer to "will my camera work?" is: try it. The free trial lets you connect your own gear and confirm before you spend anything.
On macOS you may need to quit other tethering apps and allow the USB accessory when prompted, so Lumidex Studio can take control of the camera. It's a one-time bit of setup per Mac.
Setup walkthrough: Tethered capture help →
Tethered capture is one of the first things a subscription takes hostage. In Lumidex Studio it's simply part of the app you bought once — the same one-time licence that gives you the Library, Develop and Print modules. Nothing phones home, nothing expires, and your shoots stay on your own Mac. It's a genuine Lightroom alternative for Mac that happens to tether too.
Yes — a dedicated Capture module shoots over USB, with each frame appearing on screen and dropping into your library automatically.
Many Nikon and Canon bodies that support the standard PTP protocol. Behaviour varies by model, so use the free trial to confirm your camera.
Yes — to a folder you choose, added to the library with your session name and numbering as you shoot.
No. It's built into Lumidex Studio, which is a one-time purchase with no subscription.
£99 £49 once — half price until 31 Aug 2026. No subscription.