Doug,
When people speak of C1, they assume that others are unfamiliar with it. I started using C1 professionally in 2003. I used it for 3 years before I switch to Bibble Pro for a season. I got tired of always waiting for Phase One to update the supported cameras and their upgrade policies were just plain weird. C1 was great, but Phase One as a company trying to support a more mass market product left a lot to be desired. Anyway, after using BP I was asked to beta LR and I've been with it ever since. C1 underwent a radical UI change and I've never gotten use to it. I can use it, but it just doesn't "flow" in my brain like LR does. And BTW, it's been like that since the beginning for me with LR. I've never read a manual and I've barely had to ask any questions. I could get back to my production state with C1, but LR simply fits my brain better and it does everything I need it to do. Additionally, I don't want to split my workflow. DSLRs in LR and MFDs in C1. I will if I must. But I'd prefer not to.
When I first got my MFD setup, I tested results from LR and C1. And I've been testing/comparing on and off for the past 2 months. I'm pretty critical and I'm simply not seeing a significant difference in results between the two. At least not for what I do and how I process. C1 definately is world class software. But so is Lightroom.
When speaking of tethering, people seem to assume that support must to total. Meaning, being able to control the camera from the software. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems most people just want to be able to capture the images in the software, but shoot from the camera. So adding support for numerous cameras on this level shouldn't be near the work it would take to add full support. That's why I was wondering if Lightroom supported image capture from the Aptus II on this level.
Anyway, for a hot folder workflow, how does one get the images from the Aptus back to a designated folder on the computer?