This thread offers a lot of good advice.
One point in favor of a notebook is that it offers the option of
opening files on the spot to make sure the CAN be opened. This is
especially important for those who shoot JPGs. They have, if memory
serves, internal flags that must be correctly set. If a problem
occurs in the copy process, the file may look like it's the expected
size, but cannot be opened.
The problem may be rare (though it did happen to me with one of my
first digicams), but I sure would prefer to know the files are truly
safe while still on site.
In addition, if you're shooting an event at which it is beneficial to
show pix, the notebook can do that with the proper software.
my two lux worth/ScottGee1
On 7/6/06, Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Well let me tag onto Garth since he seems to be the only one sensibly
> not trying to persuade someone to substitute a cheap, moosey 5 pound
> laptop for something that that is small and weighs about half a
> pound. This on a list where people moan about digital cameras that
> weigh a few more ounces than an OM. :-)
>
> Virtually all of these device display a little file system that
> allows you to see whether the pictures have been loaded onto the
> disk. Some of the more expensive ones have displays of varying
> quality so that you can visually verify that there is an image there.
> The way I understand it most use the jpg generated by the camera for
> its LCD to display the image on the storage device. A very few
> decrypt raw files and then only for a few of the more popular cameras
> and models.
>
> The JOBO does look intriguing, but visits I made in the past to the
> JOBO site and the number of refurbished prior models is unsettling.
> The Epson does not seem to have a lot complaints and that is probably
> the one I would get if I were getting one now. I use a Flashtrax
> which has a large, but coarse LCD, middling speed, sort of
> unintuitive controls, and operating system, but it does the job and
> will display ORF files. It is about the size of an old fashioned pulp
> fiction paperback and not much heavier. It has a cover to protect the
> lovely LCD(joke) and a snap on battery if you need spares in an
> environment where you can't plug it in. It had some initial quality
> problems when it first came out but the company was quick to correct
> them and feedback for it was pretty good on the storage forum on
> dpreview before the limited attention span there got caught up with
> newer ones on the market.
>
> http://smartdisk.com/eWeb/smartdiskus/www/staticpages/FlashTrax1.asp
>
> I don't think that speed is really of the essence with these things.
> No one should be operating with one memory card. They do fail from
> time to time and you need a back up card. So the full card can be
> dowloading to the storage device while you continue shoot with your
> second card.
>
> I have to admit that a laptop with a small drive is probably ideal
> from the safety standpoint, but geez you have to draw the line
> somewhere. And if safety is a paramount concern I think I would
> rather carry two of those little storage devices than a laptop plus a
> drive.
>
> My two cents.
>
>
>
>
>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
>
>
>
>
> On Jul 6, 2006, at 6:52 AM, Garth wrote:
>
> > NSURIT@xxxxxxx wrote:
> >> What portable storage devices are folks using that support Olympus
> >> Raw
> >> files? Apparently the Epson P 2000 doesn't support .orf.
> >
> > Bill, all of the devices I've looked at don't seem to support .ORF,
> > but
> > that doesn't mean you can't use them as *storage* devices -- it just
> > means you can't preview the images on the device's built-in viewing
> > screen. I've looked at the Epson ones, but the one that truly
> > intrigues
> > me (and is supposed to be available later this summer) is the "Jobo
> > Giga
> > Vu PRO evolution," reviewed by Rob Galbraith here:
> >
>
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