Tethering to Lightroom with Nikon Z6II

With new Lightroom classic v11 the problem is fixed!

You can have video setting set to 4K (2160p60) and everything works.

I have updated Lightroom to the newest version, but Lightroom still doesn't detect my Z6II when activating tethering. I've been working my way through Adobes own troubleshoot tethered capture page with no luck. I had no issues with tethering when I had my Z6...

Any one have any ideas as to why it's not working?

It is now compatible, just update to the latest version.

Then I suppose that is what you will have to do, find another software that better suits your needs. Making threats on this forum really accomplishes nothing. We are all just other users like yourself. It's not like any of us can run to the Adobe engineers and tell them that someone is threatening to leave if they don't hurry and meet their demands. There are a lot of other issues that I would like to see resolved, features that I would like to see added, things that would make it easier for me. Making threats, idle or otherwise, isn't going to do a lot of good. If you really need something, and LrC isn't producing what you need, then I suppose it's time for you to make a decision.

I'm confused. The Z6ii was previously not listed as a compatible camera for tethering (Supported cameras). Today, Adobe released the "March, 2021" release. At the top of the page, they listed the newly added cameras. The Z6ii is not there. If you scroll down to the list of supported Nikon cameras, the Z6ii is there. So, one of those is wrong. Having the Z6ii and today's Lightroom update (13.2) with all the other latest revisions, the Z6ii still can't tether. Maybe it's me. Has anyone else been able to tether the Z6ii with today's update?

Adobe pioneered the DNG format, and offered it as an alternative format that camera manufacturers could offer to save images. A couple of camera makers offer it as an alternative to their proprietary raw format, but most mmanufacturers have chosen not to adopt it. If they would adopt it, it would greatly simplify things.

As far as Nikon is concerned, Adobe is just another company. Adobe is not a partner with Nikon. If anything, and Adobe is a competitor. Nikon is not concerned whether or not their cameras work with Adobe software, tether with Adobe software, or anything else. Nikon provides their own software, and as far as Nikon is concerned they have provided everything that is necessary to process images from their cameras. That is the reality, I think, of the situation. And so everyone who wants to use Lightroom or Camera Raw or Photoshop or any of the other Adobe products with Nikon cameras naturally blame Adobe for not supporting the camera to their satisfaction when in fact it's Adobe that has to do all of the work without ANY cooperation from Nikon.

So again with the US screwing us up over the possibility of influencing the stock market!? Who cares, that is part of the game in stocks is it not?! And just how much would it really push the stock anyway....it will bounce back to a steady mark. I really don't understand either why WE the buyer have to wait for a camera and the software we all use on a daily basis to work together. I understand its a bunch of politics but damn, shouldn't they be working side by side so when you sell a new item that its immediately being able to be used?! If not, you are threatened by those looking elsewhere at other software that might work and loose business! Its like buying a new toliet but its not compatible with the toliet paper. Sorry but just angered by the lack of initiative by companies that are large enough to actually do something about it.

Nikon added the z6ii and z7ii to their SDK just in December. I would expect Adobe to use the new Nikon SDK for the Feb-Mar update of Lightroom.

Keep in mind that all the camera makers see all the software makers as competitors, not partners, since the camera makers also make editing software. The camera makers do not give the software makers any advanced notice on what is coming nor give any early camera samples for software testing.

That feature will be added when/if Adobe decides to add it for that camera model. You will know when it is added when/if a new release has notes that announce that the feature has been added. Until that time it will be necessary for you to wait and see like anyone else because Adobe never announces future developments. That has been a long-standing policy for the company.