Seems that might have been a WI-FI situation. If it's a matter of the casual random tourist wondering by and after a bit of deliberation, deciding to go for it, the limited image processing system you describe would probably be easily workable.
A beer cooler would be more useful than WI-FI. ;) Jack --- David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When we were in Vegas April. there was a group of young ladies with > the Margaritaville parrots taking posed pictures of the tourist and > the birds. I'll admit we wanted to do it, and did. > > After each shoot, she just handed the card to the assistant and viewd > them via MS's picture it or what ever its called software. Prints > were > handled via the MS software aswell, no adjusyments. > > Three 5x7's in those gold leaf frames was $20.00 US. I thought that > was a great deal. Not sure how much money was made, but they were out > there at least from 9am to 6pm for three days. > > Thats a lot of standing, dealing with customers and the heat and warm > beer. > Glad i don't do on site any more, i hate warm beer, > > LOL > > > > Dave > > On 11/1/07, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Guess I wasn't thinking about the D50, but if a camera properly > suited > > for such a connection were to be used in the proximity of a laptop? > > Those shots made on the train probably didn't leave much PS time > prior > > to its return. At that, emailing the image files of a size > sufficient > > to print a quality 6x8 MAY have been problematic. > > The train stopped for several minutes at the end of the trip away > from > > the station (engine was re-attached to the rear of the train to > pull us > > home) and my guess is, the photog was met by a fast car and jetted > back > > to deliver the memory card(s) to the PS person. > > Was interesting to speculate about the logistics. > > > > Jack > > > > > > --- Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Wifi wouldn't help in this case due to distance, it's far too > long a > > > distance between train and station. Also the only WiFi option for > the > > > > > > D50 is this new SD card we've been discussing. The wifi adaptors > > > previously have only been available on pro and semi-pro bodies. > > > > > > -Adam > > > > > > > > > Jack Davis wrote: > > > > This reminds me of an event last weekend wherein my wife and I > > > along > > > > with our daughter and son in law. did the Napa Valley Wine > Train. > > > It > > > > was a Sunday and its being fresh cool fall foliage period, the > > > train > > > > was full..according to out "car host". > > > > As the groups were called and approached the train for > boarding, > > > each > > > > of the party groups were asked for a no obligation pose while a > gal > > > > toting a Nikon D50 astutely position the the group members and > took > > > a > > > > couple of shots. > > > > During the train ride, the same person stopped at each table > and > > > asked > > > > if we would mind having our pictures taken. Both we couples > > > complied. > > > > When we returned to the starting point and de-trained, most > headed > > > for > > > > the station for restroom, wine and &/or photos. > > > > They had a wall of racks chocked full of groups of shots with > back > > > up > > > > copies. > > > > The exposure problems apparent in the cars was deftly handled > and I > > > > noticed surrounding riders were softened and darkened some. > > > > Behind a counter in a sweating blur was the photographer and > her > > > > Photoshop assistant (as I learned) pulling 6x8 prints, placing > them > > > in > > > > appropriate hard gold leaf trimmed folders, taking credit > > > cards..etc. > > > > I was drained imagining what such a three and a half hour > period > > > would > > > > take out of me. > > > > I obviously don't know how many they sold ($21.50 per print), > but > > > they > > > > had my respect and money. > > > > Could WI-FI have been of some help? 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