EOS R5 Mark II: Unable to tether in Lightroom

[chrishoesel]

Hello everyone.

Has anyone been able to tether a Canon R5 Mark II in Lightroom Classic yet?  I have a Tethertools USB-C 10G cable and have the menu set accordingly for data transfer.  (don't have the camera handy ATM, so can't see the menus)

I remember reading somewhere that Adobe is working on support for the R5 Mark II (and other newer cameras) but not sure if this is still accurate.

I'm not keen on buying Capture One yet as I'm not a pro but a hobbyist.  Been doing some corporate head shots recently however, and want to be able to tether.  If I need to, I will, but my entire workflow the past 15 years has been in Lightroom, so old habits die hard.

Any pointers are appreciated.

[shadowsports]

Greetings,

Is there any reason why you didn't want to use the Canon EOS utility?

[chrishoesel]

I actually tried it once or twice (for webcam use) and it would not connect/stay connected reliably to multiple Windows 11 machines.  (I don't use MacOS)  Although I may try it again for the purpose of tethering but it's really buggy and unreliable.  I've always tethered other cameras directly to Lightroom without the use of third-party apps to assist.  Thanks for the suggestion, I'll let you know if it works.

[p4pictures · Accepted solution]

That's interesting as I have the reverse experience, and actually I use EOS Utility to deal with the camera connection part, and then use Lightroom configured with auto import, to import from the folder where EOS Utility puts the captured images. 

For me this has a benefit, in that I can switch the auto import off in Lightroom then work normally in Lightroom even if other images were being transferred by EOS Utility. When you switch auto import on it picks up any images in the folder and imports them automatically. I do this mostly on an event where I might be taking photos, and a colleague is working with Lightroom to show / sell images recently captured. 

Though for studio work, I simply use EOS Utility, set the camera to RAW + small JPG and have EOS Utility only transfer the JPG. This means I use WiFi and have no cable to trip over. Images take less than five seconds to transfer and usually the link only drops when the camera is turned off or the battery runs out!

[chrishoesel]

Thank you, I was able to use EOS Utility to make a successful connection to the PC, and was wondering why Lightroom still wasn't seeing the camera natively.  I realize this is an Adobe issue and not Canon's fault, but I didn't think to try the Lightroom auto-import watched folders feature so thanks for that.  I will try it.

[jrhoffman75 · Accepted solution]

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@chrishoesel wrote:

Hello everyone.

Has anyone been able to tether a Canon R5 Mark II in Lightroom Classic yet?  I have a Tethertools USB-C 10G cable and have the menu set accordingly for data transfer.  (don't have the camera handy ATM, so can't see the menus)

I remember reading somewhere that Adobe is working on support for the R5 Mark II (and other newer cameras) but not sure if this is still accurate.

I'm not keen on buying Capture One yet as I'm not a pro but a hobbyist.  Been doing some corporate head shots recently however, and want to be able to tether.  If I need to, I will, but my entire workflow the past 15 years has been in Lightroom, so old habits die hard.

Any pointers are appreciated.

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Update to LrC 14.4. Released June 17, 2025.

[WillyKano · Accepted solution]

Today I received the update 14.4 of Lightroom Classic, and now my R5m2 is supported for tethering, at last!

I’ve still to configure my R5M2 when he is tethered by LR Cl, so I can still use the viewfinder with it.