I have a d7000If your camera has a USB 2 port, pretty much anything will work - I used to use a cheap 5 metre cable on my D700 without any issues. If, however, you have a USB3 port on your camera - my advice is to just pay the man the money for the nice orange cable - none of the cheaper options would work for me on the D8xx cameras with USB3. The Tethertools 5m Tether-Pro cable has much larger cross-section wires in it, and works faultlessly. I normally tether to ControlMyNikon as it's the only software I know of that will allow saving to both card and laptop (and does live view with focus peaking). I have used Lightroom in the past though and this cable works just fine.
most cameras already come with a USB cable, so just try an extension cable on that first
Mike
Im looking at getting a tethered cable but i cant justify paying the amount they are asking for so i would like a cheaper alternative if anyone has any suggestions it wont be a everyday item only now and again to photograph my grandchildren ..
I bought an amazon one for my D610. It doesn’t work and makes Lightroom crash. You get what you pay for. Sometimes a gamble works, other times it doesn’t.
I I normally tether to ControlMyNikon as it's the only software I know of that will allow saving to both card and laptop (and does live view with focus peaking).
I also had problems getting my camera to tether. Nikon D800. Lightroom and Capture one and even Control My Nikon kept losing the camera and I found I had to switch off the camera and restart the PC to get it to work again.
I bought an active extension lead as mentioned here and I have never had an issue since. I only paid about £15 for the active cable.
With regards to the Ebay vs Tethertools one it seems like Tethertools have rebranded one and are trying to charge you for the name!