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Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

10/26/2004 02:34:45 PM · #1

FYI- Apple just announced a new version of the iPod for digital photos. With this gizmo and a Belkin Digital Camera Link (vs. the slow media reader), you can offload images in the field without a camera and view them on the iPod or a TV. There are similar hard drive-based portable media readers on the market, but the iPod actively synchronizes your images, and is arguably easier to navigate.

mrorange002

Canon EOS-5D

10/26/2004 02:39:16 PM · #2

GO APPLE!!!

Message edited by author 2004-10-26 14:39:24.

TrueGeek

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

10/26/2004 02:59:05 PM · #3

Great timing. After twice filing my 512 CF card this weekend (first use of my Rebel :) ) I reliezed I need some kind of off-camera storage. My current iPod is 2nd generation and doesn't support the Belkin camera link.

I was thinking this:
//www.steves-digicams.com/2001_reviews/imagebank.html

But it's kinda dangerous - there is no way to verify the images transfered okay.

Jelloeye

Canon EOS-20D

10/26/2004 03:38:05 PM · #4

um...ok maybe it's me, but it seems a tad retarded that the ipodphoto doesn't even come with a card slot?! What were they thinking?!

Message edited by author 2004-10-26 15:41:10.

Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX Diagonal Fisheye for Nikon

10/26/2004 03:53:13 PM · #5

Originally posted by Jelloeye:

...it seems a tad retarded that the ipodphoto doesn't even come with a card slot?!

I was thinking the same thing. It sure would've been a bazillion times more useful with a built-in CF reader, but that would have required retooling the iPod to a larger form factor. I guess the theory was that you would download to your desktop computer as usual, then synchronize your photos to the iPod for display on the road. The best compromise might have been to include the transfer functions on-chip, then include a USB adapter for direct connection to your camera.

muckpond

Nikon D200

10/26/2004 03:59:12 PM · #6

yeah. without a way to dump directly from the camera to the iPod, this is pretty much useless. who wants to view images on the 2x2 screen?

for my upcoming trip, i was looking for something like this. i got a gimini (20G), and i'm glad i didn't wait for this. what a disappointment.

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

10/26/2004 04:03:46 PM · #7

I would have bought a FlashTrax ages ago if it had a FireWire interface.

Jelloeye

Canon EOS-20D

10/26/2004 04:10:17 PM · #8

Heya..i can't complain about the flashtrax..I've had it for about a year n' half and it has been a true workhorse! I still find the logic behind the ipodphoto a bit puzzling ...what a wasted opportunity for apple.

faidoi

Pentax K10D

10/26/2004 04:22:34 PM · #9

I posted a thread last week.

Message edited by author 2004-10-26 16:22:47.

PaulMdx

Canon EOS-1D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

10/26/2004 04:30:26 PM · #10

Some of iRiver's portable devices support a USB camera host system, which allows you to plug in and transfer shots direct from camera. Maybe the new G5 (?) iPods support the same?

TrueGeek

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

10/26/2004 04:35:25 PM · #11

"yeah. without a way to dump directly from the camera to the iPod, this is pretty much useless."

You have to buy Belkin's CF reader:

//store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=T7418LL/A

Although $600 for the iPod + $100 for Belkin's CF reader... it's an expensive solution.