Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think sonny has the right answer, you can get 16 gig transcend card sdhhc from amazon for about 30, you but 3 or four and you will have unlimited space. in the m8 16 gig is over 1400+ raw files! On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 8:49 AM, Craig Semetko <csemetko@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Wow, thanks for the quick help, Tina, Mehrdad, and Piers, > > I think you're right--I am looking for something that will obviate the need > for a laptop. I like the price and size of the seagates, but to download to > them do I need to have my Mac? > > If so, are the Vosonic and Epson my only options for this type of thing? > Viewing the shots would be nice, but not necessary. I just want to back up > RAW files from my M8 on to something small without the need for my macbook > pro. Then when I get home I want to easily transfer them from the device > onto my macbook pro. > > I was hoping to spend more along the lines of $90 than $350, but I will > spend the $350 if necessary. > > The epson and vosonic look great, but is there a device out there that > doesn't need a computer to download and is less expensive? > > Thanks again for your help, > > Craig > > NO ARCHIVE > > From: mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Travel hard drive? >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Message-ID: >> <440b792d0901080805i268f951bk600f581a5a029a09@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> I think craig is looking for these type devices, take a look@ these >> devices >> >> http://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/CategoryProductList.jsp?cat=Browse+By+Brand:Vosonic:Vosonic+VP8860+Multimedia+Viewer+Recorder >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Tina Manley <images@comporium.net> wrote: >> >> At 10:30 AM 1/8/2009, you wrote: >>> >>> Can someone recommend a very small inexpensive device to download >>>> several hundred pictures from an SD card on to? >>>> >>>> Craig >>>> >>>> >>> I use Seagates tiny portable hard drives. They come in various sizes but >>> I >>> always carry the largest available because I end up taking more photos >>> than >>> planned and don't want to edit until I get home. I have four of these >>> that >>> have traveled all over the world without a problem: >>> >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148340 >>> >>> Mine are older and are only 160GB but they cost about the same as the >>> newest 250GB ones. They are smaller than a pack of cards. >>> >>> Have fun! >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> >>> Tina Manley >>> www.tinamanley.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> ------------------------------------- >> regards, mehrdad >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 29 >> Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 16:12:31 -0000 >> From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@hemy.org> >> Subject: RE: [Leica] Travel hard drive? >> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Message-ID: <5ACD6F8180484F3589D49D8A7ED78E2B@your9ya3hf92n3> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> The Seagate portable drives are just fine - I have both 160Gb and 250GB, >> and >> if anything the later larger model was cheaper. BUT you need a computer >> to >> 'drive' them. I suspect you want an all-in-one device, for which I can >> recommend the Epson P-3000 from personal experience - ready equipped with >> SD >> and CF card slots, and a 4 inch LCD screen - USD350 list after USD100 >> rebate. >> >> >> http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=ye >> s&oid=63061067 >> http://tinyurl.com/2azbx7 >> >> Piers >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad