Canon EOS R6 Mark II tether with Lightroom Classic

Report · Dec 16, 2024

Trying to tether capture with R6MkII (FW v. 1.5.0) and LRC (v.14.1) in Sequoia, Sonoma and even Catalina (in an old mac) is not possible. The extrange issue is that the camera conects perfectly with a cobra tether USB-C to USB-C (and even the iphone cable) to the computer, I can charge the camera, I can import pictures, I can set up a folder, I can do pre view, I can chace any value of the camera, I can shoot from the camera or the computer... everythings looks as always. I can even have my EOS 5Ds connected at the same time and works fine...

BUT.

When I shoot with the R6MkII the picture does not appear in the destiny folder of lightroom.

(the same happens in EOS Utility 3 and DPP de Canon both up to date regarding last versions)

Has anyone heard of this issue before? do you have a work around it? Is it a camera problem? is it a software bug? Is it that I'm and idiot? I trully don't get it... It has been such an easy thing to do in my workflow for over a decade with every single camera and computer and cable.... getting very frustrated...

Report · Dec 25, 2024

As far as i know theterink for R6MkII is not suported.

Report · Dec 25, 2024

It is supported in LrC 13.3 or later.

Report · Dec 25, 2024

Thank you. Yes it is. And the problem I was facing was "resolved" by Canon making me restoring the camera to factory values. This was a solution but it means that there is something in the set up that affects good communication with the computer via USAB-C. I don't know if it is Canon or Adobe but they have to fix that bug. If someone is facing the same issue, restore the R6mkII to factory values... a shame for two brands like Canon and Adobe, sorry...

Report · Jan 19, 2025

I just tried restoring camera to factory settings, but there doesn't seem to be command "formatting it". I reseted the basic settings and the others. But like time and dated remained untouched and I remember in the past models it would completely wide up the camera.

How did you rest yours?

Firmware 1.5.0 LR 14.1. Ventura 13.4 Mac

Any help?

Report · Mar 04, 2025

I am experiencing the same issue with my R6 Mark II, and it's incredibly frustrating. The camera doesn't seem to work properly with Lightroom Classic. One quick workaround I've found is to go to MENU, select USB connection app, choose Photo Import/Remote Control, and then click SET OK.

After that, plug in the USB cable and start tethered shooting in Lightroom Classic. I've had to do this several times to get it to work. If I turn off the camera and turn it back on, the images stop transferring. This suggests to me that it's likely a firmware issue, as other cameras don't have this problem."

I hope this helps!