i shot a session raw yesterday, my first one since i made the switch.
Came home with 200+ images, hooked it up to my comp and then waited for almost THREE hours for the complete transfer.
Should i get an external card reader? Or do they normally take a while?
And if i DO need one, are there any recommendations??
thanks everyone!
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QUOTE(Chriselda @ May 28 2007, 10:57 AM) [snapback]142840[/snapback]
i shot a session raw yesterday, my first one since i made the switch.
Came home with 200+ images, hooked it up to my comp and then waited for almost THREE hours for the complete transfer.
Should i get an external card reader? Or do they normally take a while?
And if i DO need one, are there any recommendations??
thanks everyone!
Came home with 200+ images, hooked it up to my comp and then waited for almost THREE hours for the complete transfer.
Should i get an external card reader? Or do they normally take a while?
And if i DO need one, are there any recommendations??
thanks everyone!
http://www.mattantonino.com/tutorials/work...w001/index.html
This video tutorial provided by the awesome Matt Antonino will tell you everything you need to know.
Oh My! That's incredible. You're hooking your camera directly to the computer? No No No, you need a card reader. Even a cheap $10 one will work better than the camera.
Lexar has a brand new one out that'll work with their UDMA 300x cards. One's a Firewire 800 and one's a USB. The USB one works with both CF and SD cards -- nice. I'm sure they'll be more than $10, though. Probably along the lines of $70 or so.
Lexar has a brand new one out that'll work with their UDMA 300x cards. One's a Firewire 800 and one's a USB. The USB one works with both CF and SD cards -- nice. I'm sure they'll be more than $10, though. Probably along the lines of $70 or so.
There are also far more problems re: corrupted files when attaching your camera to the computer vs using a card reader to transfer the files. (i read this on another board a long time ago, but I don't have the link) I would def. invest in a decent card reader.
QUOTE(Adam Squier @ May 28 2007, 09:04 AM) [snapback]142889[/snapback]
Lexar has a brand new one out that'll work with their UDMA 300x cards. One's a Firewire 800
Just bought one and it's super speedy :-)
Wow.....3 hours!!!
You'd better get in your car right now and pick one up!
You could do that, go out to dinner, run 3 miles, do the laundry, make some phone calls, read a magazine, and still have time to download 200 images in less time than you did before.
You'd better get in your car right now and pick one up!
You could do that, go out to dinner, run 3 miles, do the laundry, make some phone calls, read a magazine, and still have time to download 200 images in less time than you did before.
Just saw this thread - hope you picked up that Sandisk or other reader. The Sandisk CF Reader is SUPER fast. 200 photos is more like a 60 second job. 
QUOTE(John Mitchell @ May 30 2007, 05:39 PM) [snapback]144439[/snapback]
Just bought one and it's super speedy :-)
Where did you find the UDMA reader? I haven't seen them anywhere for sale, yet.
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