Of course some of those little devices do open the files, display
them and even zoom around. However they do not make an impressive
show and tell for a customer. Nor are they as convenient.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Jul 6, 2006, at 12:35 PM, ScottGee1 wrote:
>
> 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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