Bill, using Photos to import files means that your photos are put into a database that in inaccessible to anything but Photos. You then have to export the photos to get them out of the database. So, I would never use it as my only way to get photos onto my Mac. Lightroom does the same thing. Basically I want all of my photos in folders that I can accessfrom any software program. Adobe Bridge and Sony Playmemories do that for me (Playmemories does work for importing with my Nikon cameras as well as Sony cameras).
Two possibilities: if the CF card isn’t accessible on your desktop. It may have been formatted for use on Windows only. Therefore, accessing it on a Windows machine should work. Or, the card is corrupted. In that case you will need some sort of recovery program to get your photos off the card. I’m an enthusiastic photographer using Nikon cameras and I have never had the problem you describe, which suggests that the problem is one of the above. cheers, Susan. > On 15 Jan 2016, at 9:08 AM, Bill Parker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Correction. What I said below was true. Now with a large TIFF, I see its > icon in Photos (under import) but cannot drag and drop to the work folder i > have created for the job. > > Bill >> On 15 Jan 2016, at 08:46, Bill Parker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thansk Susan, >> >> That isn’t quite what happens. The camera icon can be seen but is black and >> a message says cannot see this.. However as soon as I connect up the USB >> cable, Photos opens and from there I can drag the pics to another folder >> for the job in question. Originals stay put in Photos until I delete what I >> do not need. >> >> The use now is the fact that I have two folders “D70” and “D300” containing >> several thousand pictures. I guess leave be, but the Nikon software as was >> placed the downloads in seperate folders. So be it…. move on! >> >> Bill >>> On 15 Jan 2016, at 07:46, Susan Hastings <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Bill, why not bypass the issue by not using software at all. Whether you >>> are using a card reader or connecting the camera by USB the card will show >>> up on your desktop as a drive. Just make a new folder on your desktop and >>> copy the contents of the camera card into it by dragging and dropping. You >>> will then have the full sized images on your computer. >>> >>> Make sure you always keep those originals somewhere in your system. Don't >>> delete them just because you have imported them into a program. >>> >>> Then you can import them into whatever software you are using, checking the >>> settings option to make sure the software is not downgrading the images >>> during the import process. >>> >>> Cheers, Susan >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>>> On 15 Jan 2016, at 7:08 AM, Peter Hinchliffe <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 14 Jan 2016, at 4:17 PM, Bill Parker <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Folks, >>>>> >>>>> I am just trying to download some photographs shot as full size TIFFs >>>>> onto my MBP OS 10.10.1. I have achieved transfer of some files but my >>>>> camera originals ( usual file size 28MB) were converted to low res JPGs. >>>>> >>>>> I have tried using Nikon NX-.app ( doesn’t work). The old Nikon Nikon >>>>> Transfer 2.2.1 no long works. The Nikon website is just unfriendly and >>>>> of no help. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> So this is a D300S normally linked by USB to the MBP. >>>>> >>>>> Any help welcomed >>>> >>>> >>>> Are you downloading by connecting the camera through USB, or directly from >>>> the SD Card? There may be some logic in the camera which is causing the >>>> images to be converted. You also don’t mention what software (other than >>>> that which you know doesn’t work) you are using to do this work (other >>>> than that which you know doesn’t work), so it’s a little difficult to make >>>> any assumptions. >>>> >>>> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >>>> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >>>> Perth, Western Australia >>>> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> Dr Bill Parker >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > Dr Bill Parker > [email protected] > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
