Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have a sad card reader for my iPad. You can buy them from Amazon or Radio Shack, and I guess Apple, Sent from my iPad > On Dec 21, 2014, at 11:33 PM, Wilbur Norman <coupdefoudrellc at gmail.com> > wrote: > > The trouble I have always had with the iPad products is that they do not > have slots for accepting SD cards. Everything must be added onto them via > wi-fi. It is for this reason I have a Samsung Note tablet (version 2014) > that has both a mini SD card slot (not as nice as having a full-size SD > card slot like my Toshiba tablet) and a mobile SIM card as well as WI-Fi > (for connectivity.) I also have a connecting cord for downloading my Fuji > photos onto the tablet. This means I can use the device when I am in > places where there is no wi-fi ? and those places are numerous in certain > parts of the world. (The Note Tab, like my Note IV mobile, also uses a > stylus, something Apple aficionados and some reviewers like to scoff at > but it is a very useful device.) > > Having written all this I have to say I do not like manipulating photos on > a tablet. It's kinda a pain compared to any computer with a mouse or pad. > Using a tablet is OK for me for a few days to simply look at my shots but > not for using the wizardry of any of the photo manipulation applications. > PLUS, if you are taking lots of photos (like FINE + RAW) and staying on > the road for a length of time you may have to remove photos to be able to > put others onto the device as most do not have loads of hard drive space. > > So, I still travel with my MacBook Pro if I need to do any work on pics. > (And, yes, the Note Tablet, too, if I am driving and not flying!) > > > Wilbur > > ********************* > >> On Dec 20, 2014, at 2:50 PM, Robert Baron wrote: >> >> I would appreciate reports from anyone who has actually done this. >> >> My mid-2011 13" MacBook Air laptop is needing relatively expensive repairs >> and my iPad is the original, very first version. I mainly use the laptop >> for editing photos on trips and am thinking about replacing it with a new >> iPad Air 2. >> >> --Bob >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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