> I shoot in RAW, and even if I shot in JPEG, I > would still want to > run the photos through PS before printing. It would be > WONDERFUL to be able > to put the completed images on CD, and then be able to print > at any time > without having to tie up, or even turn on, the computer.
The 4GB microdrive is closer to the size of a DVD than a CD, and would hold an awful lot of JPEGS if you would really be happy with 4x6 or 5x7's. It's still a bit pricey, but the 2.2GB microdrive is pretty big too, and pretty inexpensive. You could approach your problem like this: Get a 2.2GB Microdrive and a firewire CF reader/writer, which will transfer images to and/or from both your camera's CF card and that Microdrive quickly. When you're done working in PS, scale a duplicate of your image down to the size that would print a good 4x6, and save it out of PS onto the Microdrive. By the time a $200 2.2GB microdrive fills up with lets say 11,000 JPEGS of 200k each (and that's probably conservative if you use a good JPEG compressor), you'd be able to print an awful lot of 4x6's without ever turning on a computer. The problem would be keeping track of all the pictures on the microdrive. Every once in a while you could back your Microdrive up to a DVD-R. --Ken S. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
