This is I think worth posting to show the power of HF. I didn't even know of the software when I took two handheld shots of this flower on a remote Irish headland. I just took one for the stamens and one for the petals. The result took little fine tuning and has the character of a shot taken at some...

Thanks - will try !

John, The software needs to switch LiveView to move the focus and take shots so there is nothing we can do about. Canon cameras have Mirror Lock Up mode which helps greatly in such situations but it is not available for Nikon cameras, at least remotely. Distance - we can get information about focus...

I've started to get good results after a few days experimenting. It's all about stability really (and my D700 is pretty clunky in Live View mode - there is a shutter "delay after mirror" setting that helps with getting stable shots). I've already got a wish list ! (Or am I missing what's a...

I would appreciate if you send us log file (Helicon Remote menu \ Help \ Report a bug). Apologies - I have only just seen this. I did get going as I said by selecting "tripod mode" on the camera for Live View (not the default - which is "handheld mode"). If the log would still b...

I'm very new to this software. Had a few problems getting Renote working with my D700 / 105mm macro. The trick is to set "Tripod Mode" under Live View in the camera menus. "Handheld Mode" seems to stop the software working...

John Crellin