Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is not always possible or practical to travel with a laptop...seriously. John Newell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 4:34:02 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Editing on an iPad (bus, or plus bus...) I think when you're traveling you can do what you always did go back to your hotel room, put your files on the hard disk of your laptop and edit them with the news on the TV after you've ordered room service. Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:37:36 +1200 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Editing on an iPad (bis, or plus bis...) > > I really think that you are not understanding this. Nobody is saying that > the iPad will be their only computer, just it is small/light for > travelling > with and is there software to allow basic cataloguing/editing of Leica > shots > with it.... If using a full blown laptop, I like others chose a Mac Air, > then there is no issue. > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > I'm talking about maybe our photography which we sweat about buying > exclusive Leica gear for is too important to be editing with trendy hand > held gadgets. Maybe we can put them down for a few minutes and enjoy the > scenery - talk the the person next to us. And when we get back to your > hotel/motel edit our photo's on a laptop. On a screen where we can see our > images. > I find the never ending search for more ways to spend even a higher > percentage of our waking hours than 80 percent at a tiny hand held screen > ridiculous. Perfect perhaps for the Sony point and shoot list but for the > Leica list I just want more. > Put the damn PDA down for a minute. > > There seems to be a direct reverse correlation between how much money > people > spend on a camera and how much time and effort and money they want to > spend > dealing with their pictures later. > If this was the Linhof list we'd be talking about editing our output on > our > decoder pinky rings. > Big camera small editing screen. It all balances out perhaps. > > I think we'd all be better off with cheaper cameras and a better workflo > with premium software to do it with. > > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > >> >> Do you know what you are talking about? >> >> john >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> You are missing my point. Why edit on an Ipad when you can do so with >> an IPhone? >> >> Mark William Rabiner >>> >>> You are missing the point, Mark. This discussion is about tools for >>> the >> iPad. >>> Lightroom is not available on that platform. Sometimes even a laptop >>> is too big and too heavy, for example next week when I will be >>> touring Jutland on bicycle for several days. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> >>> >>> On Jul 21, 2012, at 6:13 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >>> >>>> I'm always amazed after spending tens of thousands on the most >>>> exquisite glass and bodies from sunny Germany we can never find >>>> software cheap enough to edit them with. >>>> Aperture or Lightroom are already configured for people who's >>>> commitment to photographic wonderfulness is not exactly the issue. >>>> What are we looking for now shareware or freeware? >>>> >>>> Mark William Rabiner >>>> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information