Adobe Lightroom 3.0 has been in Beta test for while now, and Beta 2 has arrived!   The newest version has some great added features!   One feature is native tethered shooting, where Lightroom talks directly to your camera rather than having to point to a folder to watch with the Auto Import feature.    I tried out this feature last night, and it worked great!  I just ran into one small problem where it stopped working and I had to restart the program, but hey, it’s a beta release!

Here’s a quick summary of what Adobe says they have added in Lightroom 3.0 Beta 2:

• Improved performance throughout the application for faster importing and loading of images
• Native tethered shooting support for select Nikon and Canon DSLR cameras
• Luminance noise reduction has been added to the previous color noise reduction improvements available in the first public beta for outstanding overall high ISO quality
• Support for importing and managing video files from DSLR cameras for better overall photographic workflow control
• Improvements to the import experience in the first beta to reflect public feedback
• Improved watermarking functionality from the first beta to reflect public feedback

Want to try it out?  Here’s the link:

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom3/