Thanks, I'm checking b&h now... Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > The only two PSDs I've had any experience with are the Epson P2000 > and CompactDrive PD70X. Both work well with 1G SD files, and I've > tested the Epson P2000 with 2G SD cards and both K10D/*ist DS files, > but I don't own the PD70X so I don't know how well it does with 2G SD > cards or K10D files explicitly. > > I think the "HyperDrive" brand models are identical to the > "CompactDrive" models. > > I would go to the B&H Photo website under storage devices and look > there for appropriate products rather than using Google. In general, > if it is a decent quality photographic produce, B&H will tend to have > it. > > Godfrey > > > On Dec 20, 2006, at 2:55 PM, Feroze wrote: > > >> Thanks Godfrey, >> >> I don't really need one with a screen or anything fancy, just some >> device I can dump files onto. Googleing the epson also brought up >> another brand "Archos". Not one I've heard of before, any opinions? >> >> Feroze >> >> Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> >>> On Dec 20, 2006, at 2:10 PM, Feroze wrote: >>> >>> >>>> ... My K10 has been reserved for me will be picking up on >>>> Saturday..........I feel like a kid a Christmas morning.....my first >>>> DSLR.... >>>> >>>> Is anyone out there using an ipod to dump the raw files directly? >>>> Or are >>>> there better alternatives? >>>> >>>> >>> I've tried all the available solutions for using the iPod as a >>> portable storage device for photographic purposes. They're all >>> lacking, in my opinion. Poor transfer speeds and heavy battery >>> consumption are the norm. For people shooting just a modest number of >>> RAW or JPEG files, ok: it can work well enough. For those working >>> with RAW files in any volume it is pretty much hopeless. >>> >>> I use an Epson P2000 portable multimedia viewer/player. It doesn't >>> process or allow preview of K10D RAW files (either PEF or DNG >>> format), but, as discussed the other day, it downloads them without >>> any problems. If you want to view, set the camera to produce RAW+JPEG >>> and set the JPEG processing to minimum size/** quality. This will >>> cost, on average, about 500K additional per frame on disk/card space >>> but allow you to review the files on the Epson's display. >>> >>> I have tested this to be sure ... works like a charm. The Epson >>> P2000, P4000, P4500 and P5000 are top-notch portable storage devices. >>> The P5000 is supposed to be able to process DNG files as well, but >>> it's likely not a full DNG implementation based on the information in >>> Epson's FAQ so I wouldn't expect it. >>> >>> Godfrey >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > >
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