On Oct 22, 2004, at 6:08 PM, Amita Guha wrote:
I went to the Nikon booth to check out the Coolwalker, their image tank. ...I really liked it, but of course it
can't read RAW thumbnails from anything besides Nikons, which is a shame.
Also, it was a little big, which I could have lived with under other
circumstances. But the screen was big and the user interface was easy, so
I'll be looking for something like this that can support other formats.
Amita:
Did you see the FlashTrax at the SmartDisk booth? That one supports Pentax, Nikon and Canon RAW files. I see that they now have a $50 rebate at their web site (http://www.smartdisk.com/Products/DigitalMultimedia/FlashTrax.asp) as well as a firmware update. I think the 3.5" display is larger than the the one on the Nikon unit.
So that's my recap of the show. No big surprises, but I'm happy with what I
learned. Now I just have to get my hands on a super wide angle lens!
Attendance seemed to be down...it wasn't as crowded as I remembered it, and the show seemed smaller.
--jc
