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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
