...aaand my macbook pro (no thunderbolt, it's older) won't do HDMI in. Just out. So, no way to push the live view or image review to laptop via HDMI. In the past, I've done HDMI from camera to projector, in a class scenario, so I guess that's why I was thinking that would be easy-peasy. Unless anyone has found a work-around for this? Seems unlikely form the little research I've done...
So, time out while I consider which purchase to make: - HDMI monitor? - laptop, HDMI in enabled - camera, that can legit tether Hmmm. -c On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 11:35 PM, Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks very much, Paul. It does make sense, and is very helpful. > > I'm starting to think that since I don't need to transfer files elsewhere > immediately, I really just need more real estate for viewing images - > shooting interiors is killing me, so many details! - that maybe all I need is > the HDMI connection... I'd rather have the camera controls & wireless too, > but at least this way I'd get live view & image review with histogram, etc... > > All good food for thought, though. Thanks again! > -c > > > > On Apr 11, 2015, at 8:04 PM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > > Christine - > > I have a couple of the Eye-Fi Pro series cards. I use the Pro rather than > the Mobi in the event I want to transfer RAW files from the card to either my > iPad or computer. Transferring RAW files however would be a last resort as > it's a slo-o-o-o-w process. > > OTOH, I have my camera (a K-5)set to record RAW+JPG and the Eye-Fi cards set > to transfer JPGs only. The JPGs generated by the camera are the smallest > file size and lowest quality compression, but still give me decent web-sized > images on the iPad. They transfer reasonably quickly and the client gets to > review the images on a screen larger than 3 inches. > > Eye-Fi calls transferring to a tablet or phone "Direct Mode". If you have > the card set up to transfer to either a network computer or a tablet/phone, > it defaults to the known network and only goes to direct mode if there is no > known network available. I only want the transfers to go to my iPad whether > I'm in range of my network or not, so all I have set up is the direct mode. > An alternative setup for venues outside of a studio would be to take a laptop > connected to a wireless router to an event to set up your own network and use > the eye-fi card to transfer to that. That may work better than the direct > mode to a tablet but is somewhat more cumbersome. > > In direct mode, when the card goes to sleep the tablet loses the connection > so when you wake the camera/card back up you need to re-establish the > connection on the tablet. There is some adjustment to how long the card's > wi-fi remains active after the last image is transferred but that uses more > from the camera battery so it's a balancing act as to how long you want the > card's wi-fi to run vs battery life. > > Uf-da...does that make any sense? HTH > > -p > > > >> On 4/10/2015 10:41 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: >> hello all, >> >> Has anyone had any luck with various tethering & tethering-like solutions? >> >> I'd like to get live view, camera controls (aperture, ss, iso, remote >> shutter), image review w/ histogram, ipad app... >> >> What I think I understand so far... >> >> Eye-fi card? >> + image review... >> + combined with an HDMI out, I could get the live view to laptop... >> - but no camera controls... >> - and not wireless w HDMI out... >> - does this get sketchy on location, depending on wifi connection? >> >> Flu card? (don't think this is possible on the k-5ii... is it?) >> +live view on my iPad.. >> +camera controls >> +image review >> -no view of histogram, or meter >> - I'd have to buy a k-3 to use it, yes? >> >> PK tether? >> I know this has been the default workaround for the pentax tethering >> issue, but it always just looks... sketchy... to me. Something about >> their website seems kinda half-baked. Something about the "Use at >> Your Own Risk" in bold on the homepage... Anyone use & recommend? >> >> >> Now for the Bonus Tale of Woe.... yesterday I was shooting >> architecture interiors... Bracketing RAW images to combine later, >> mostly, but I wanted to try a few in-cam jpegs, just for kicks. After >> a couple at various settings (HDR Standard, Strong 1, 2, etc), the >> camera basically seized up. The lcd screen showed the progress bar, >> not progressing, with the usual "image processing" note. I let it go >> for a while... 5-10 mins, but still nothing. Supposed to be able to >> hit "menu" to cancel, but that didn't work. Even turning off the >> camera didn't shut off the back screen. Removed the (full) battery, >> waited a few minutes, put it back in & resumed shooting. The image I >> was trying to create wasn't there, of course, but everything else >> seemed fine. I went back to shooting RAW... tried it again later, and >> it happened again after a couple of HDR shots. Maybe I'll send it in >> with my 16-50, which has -surprise! - recently given up on AF. >> >> I seem to get cameras to produce the weirdest bugs... it's just one of >> my talents, I guess. >> >> :) >> -c >> > > -- > Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
