Import Issue

[Rob26]

Lightroom Version

Lightroom Classic 12.01

Operating System

1. macOS 13 Ventura

Using Lightroom 12.01 on Ventura 13.01 I find that I am unable to import using the camera cable provided, for my Olympus Pen F. Only way to do is by using a Card Reader.

Is this a known fault for which I can expect a resolution.


Rob

 

[johnrellis]

LR has had problems tethering and importing from some cameras via USB cable with Mac OS 13, most commonly Nikons but other brands as well. Adobe has acknowledged these bugs:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/ligh...read-before-you-upgrade-your-os/td-p/13285146
https://community.adobe.com/t5/ligh...rt-from-direct-connected-nikon/idi-p/13300956

But they never indicate ahead of time when or if they will fix a bug.

 

[GregJ]

We all have our work-flows, but I never understood downloading images to LR directly from a camera unless it is already tethered for studio purposes.
Get fast cards. Get a fast card reader. Nothing beats that in my opinion. You gotta work on the road with cards (or even at home) in my opinion....
But that's a work-flow issue and I hope Adobe fixes the bug. I would have never known it because it has been years since I connected my camera to my laptop or desktop.
You don't charge in-camera do you?

 

[Rob26]

No I don't use in charge. Not available with the Pen F. Trouble with using card reader for my kind of picture taking is, that I generally have only a few shots
to upload. On the Pen F removing the SD card is fidly. Much easier to just plug in the lead which I leave permanently plugged in the port on the iMac.
Plus it always worked fine before therefore I see no good reason not to be able to now. I can see your point of view and accept for busy people its fine, but I don't suppose I am the only low output amateur picture taker out there.

Rob

 

[clee01l]

No I don't use in charge. Not available with the Pen F. Trouble with using card reader for my kind of picture taking is, that I generally have only a few shots
to upload. On the Pen F removing the SD card is fidly. Much easier to just plug in the lead which I leave permanently plugged in the port on the iMac.
Plus it always worked fine before therefore I see no good reason not to be able to now. I can see your point of view and accept for busy people its fine, but I don't suppose I am the only low output amateur picture taker out there.

Rob

Sorry that you have a "fiddly" camera. Mechanical issues such as these are often not considered when making a purchase decision. The recommendation to use a card reader rather than using the camera as a card reader is well founded. I don't like to us my battery for any purposes besides taking photos as the Lithium batteries are only good for so many charge cycles. Buying new expensive batteries is not desired over fiddling with the card compartment IMO.

 

[Rob26]

Lots of reports on this problem relating to Nikon cameras and in particular Tethering. That does not concern me but the usb bit does. I have updated but still am unable to connect direct to camera and download. For me this is an important issue because I am a casual photographer and often only have 15-30 pict at a time to import, direct is perfect with a lead permanently plugged in to the iMac its a simple job to plug in camera.
So is it likely that this will be fixed any time soon. Or should I consider rolling back the OS to older version

 

[johnrellis]

So is it likely that this will be fixed any time soon. Or should I consider rolling back the OS to older version

Adobe says it is fixed in LR 12.1:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/ligh...rt-from-direct-connected-nikon/idi-p/13300956

If you have 12.1 and it's still not working, please post in that bug report thread your experience, including details about exact versions of LR 12.1 and Mac OS and model of computer.

I haven't seen any reports of users trying to roll back to a previous version of Mac OS.

Also, do you have the cable plugged directly into the iMac or a hub? Hard to believe, but in 2022 there are still reports of hubs causing USB connectivity problems.

 

[Rob26]

This issue relating to my Olympus Pen f camera seems to have been resolved.
I can now connect via cable and the multiplug and import into Lightroom.