Workflow on an iPad question.
My iPad2 is coming in a couple of weeks. Can I download through it to an attached USB hard disc drive? I ask this out of total ignorance and it may not be possible at all. Please bear with me.
The limited storage on the iPad has me wondering if I can use it alone or if I must still cart along my laptop for downloading images. I always back up to a portable USB HDD.
Thanks for the tip on the CF card reader. I'll get one as both my cameras still use the CF card along with the SD card in the MK IV.
Fred
Wow, being the only game in town makes for an expensive drive enclosure, eh?
Peter: Thank you very much for your help.
I like the looks of the Hyperdrive and I have several old 2.5" HDD lying around but I think I'll continue to carry my Macbook Pro around for a bit until suitable enclosures are a bit less dear.
What is the function of the USB port on the CF card reader that you purchased. Is it only compatible with the camera USB?
Unfortunately, I elected for the 32GB iPad2. I don't think I can change the order but I'll have a look to make sure.
We'll enjoy the iPad in any case. I'm just not sure what effect it will have on my photo workflow. Mostly, I expected it to be a portfolio and reading device with some possible Netflix movie watching and email usage as we travel. If it can fit into the photography, all the better.
Fred
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Peter Hawrylyshyn
Fred
You can NOT move or backup images from your iPad onto a regular HD trying to use a USB connection . There is no direct USB port on an iPad.
Hopefully you got the 64G version - you'll loose about 5G to the operating system and have the rest for storage
There is a nifty backup device made by HyperDrive.
http://www.hypershop.com/HyperDrive-...rive-s/183.htm
The HyperDrive iPad Hard Drive works thru the Camera Connection port on the iPad. My understanding is that you can read/store images from a CF card directly onto the Hyperdrive (up to 750GB), then can connect the HyperDrive to the iPad for viewing/export. But suspect you can only download images from the Hyperdrive to the iPad (ie - can't move images or files from the iPad to the HyperDrive).
I have a unit on order (case only) which should arrive next week. Plan to drop in a SSD or 500Gb HD for far less than what they're charging, and then see how well it works.
Given you have a Mk4, you also have another option. Use a 16GB SD card as primary storage media in Mk4, then use the Apple Camera Connection Kit (which has SD card reader) to import files onto iPad. Given how the cost of CF cards has come down, you can use the MK4 to copy the SD card onto a CF card in the camera, and then use the actual CF cards as your backup storage media. It all depends how many images you plan to shoot.
Either way, you shouldn't have to still cart along your laptop.
Hope you enjoy the iPad2