For years, Fujifilm shooters have looked on enviously while Canon, Nikon, and Sony users enjoyed Lightroom Classic’s baked-in tethered capture. The only escape was Fujifilm’s own plug-ins, which a quick search online shows they have a somewhat questionable reputation. Or you could jump ship to use Capture One. Both are some of the best photo editing software, but abandoning potentially years of built-up Lightroom knowledge might not be so appealing.
That decision finally ends with the June 2025 Lightroom Classic 14.4 update, which adds native Fujifilm tethering support baked directly into Adobe’s software – amongst a host of quality of life improvements.
Do you need to tether? In certain situations, like studio photography, piping images to a large color-calibrated monitor beats squinting at a three-inch LCD, especially with a large team. You can inspect at 100%, flag selects instantly, and begin editing right away. There are compromises. You’re literally on a leash, and cables can snag and get in the way. More photographers are now using wireless solutions, but for transfer speed, you still can't beat a tether cable.
Lightroom’s tether panel already speaks fluent Canon, Nikon, and Sony, but Fujifilm’s X-Trans sensors were always left out. This update finally brings parity with other brands – and kills another excuse to disparage Fujifilm cameras for professional work.
Getting started is easy: update to Lightroom 14.4, and make sure you disable any third-party tether plug-ins you have already set up. Next, set the camera to USB Tether Shooting/PC Remote, shutter dial to T, aperture to A, ISO to C. Finally, plug in a sturdy USB-C cable, and choose File > Tethered Capture.
Supported bodies are: X-T1-T5, X-T30, X-H1, X-H2, X-H2S, X-S10, X-Pro2/3, and every GFX from the 50S and 50R to the flagship GFX 100 II.
As a Fujifilm shooter myself and an avid Lightroom Classic user, I am very happy about this news, and I can't wait to try this out on my next studio shoot!
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