> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bob Meyer > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 12:21 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: EOS Portable Image Storage devices > > > What are the members of this forum using to download > images off of CF cards while in the field? Currently > I lug a laptop around, and offload from the CF card to > hard disk in the evening. But I'm going to Japan > later this year, and don't really want to lug a > notebook computer all over the place. > > So what would you recommend, and why? What would you > definitely NOT recommend, for what reasons? > > How important do you feel the ability to preview the > images on the device is, as opposed to just store > them? Does your recommended device support raw files > (to display, not just store)? > > Thanks much, > > > > ===== > Bob Meyer >
Hi Bob, I'm using a 40GB FlahTrax, Santa gave it to me for Christmas. Don't worry Santa got something pretty good too, hopefully she'll remember it next year! The FlashTrax is the bomb! It's reasonably fast at downloading a full CF card and when plugged into a computer appears as another disc drive on the system although is's a bit slower than my 10K and 15K RPM SCSI drives it's about the same performance as a typical 10K RPM ATA hard discs in better desktop PC's. The FlashTrax storage systems can read and display Canon RAW files and several other RAW formats, check the FlashTrax website. The color display is large and is very useful if not great to view images on. At least it has a zoom feature and is good enough to tell if a shot is sharp enough to use or not. With TV output and the ability to do a slide shows it's fun to use while on the road with the family, they like to see what I caught them doing. It's also a good MP3 player if bulkier than my 40GB Nomad Jukebox. I also have a laptop but don't carry it anymore. But I usually carry a micro-sized USB 2.0 CF card reader and the software to make it work on a WinDoze machine If I get in trouble. I highly recommend the FlashTrax media storage device, it works as advertised and so far has not let me down. HTH * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
