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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
