dieterich Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 I'm browsing the Apple store today and came across the camera connector. Does anyone know how well it works? I read a ton of the reviews on Apple's site and this little device seems to either work, or it doesn't. It seems to depend greatly on the model of the camera. So, I'm hoping that one of you might have this setup and could give me a recommendation on the functionality of this little kit. Basically, I think it's a superb idea in that I could leave my laptop behind and offload my photos directly to a 30GB+ Ipod. Cost-wise it's more practical than 30, 1GB SD cards(although I don't think I could fill that many up on one shoot), plus it gives me a better reason to actually buy a larger Ipod since I couldn't justify the cost in using it strictly for a music device. What do you think?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted February 17, 2006 Veteran Share Posted February 17, 2006 ohh I dunno, I've nbever tried it. But I can tell you that I put all my Nikon DSLR pictures in my HDD. Then with itune, I sync my digital picture folder in my ipod video :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieterich Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 I figured that should work. Man, I was really hoping someone would've tried this.... :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted February 20, 2006 Veteran Share Posted February 20, 2006 sorry :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Why not go with a DAP that has USB-OTG built in? Sorry, but buying an average DAP and an adapter that might or might not work with the D50 is rather dumb... unless you MUST have something made by Apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieterich Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 I had also thought about that. I'm not locked to the idea of using Apple, it's just that they have about a million iAccessories for it......yeah, bad joke. Anyway, it'd just be a nice way to kill 2-3 birds with an Ipod and a $30 addon. Any more ideas??? ;) Anyone? Bueller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 Well, you might want to check out www.nikonians.org I think I've read something about iPods and D70s on there. The D50 should work if the D70 did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted February 27, 2006 Veteran Share Posted February 27, 2006 the only reason why I use the ipod video is because I wanted to buy a music media to play in my car, then the video had the place where I could sync my DSLR pictures. This is a nice backup to have and a nice screen to show pictures to family and other ppl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urge Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 From what I have read about the camera connector it is a lie thats its USB 2.0. It takes forever to transfer half a gig and it drain the battery from what I heard. Read the reviews found on google! I was thinking of using this to store my photos when I filled up my 2gb CF but it seems its toooo tooo slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieterich Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 Well, that idea is now busted... I went down to my local Mac shop and asked them if I could try it out. It does work. However, as pointed out earlier, it's terribly slow. I mean like "grandmother with a busted hip, a broken walker, and missing a leg", slow. So now my question stands- Is there a "no PC" solution out there? We're heading to Italy in September and I'd rather not lug my laptop across the pond. If I want to blog anything, that can be done via Internet caf?, or even through my cell. I really have no reason to bring it other than clearing out space on my memory card. And please, no suggestions of buying more memory cards. For the price of a about three more 1GB Sandisk Ultra II SD cards, I could get some other kind of device that has 20-30 times the space. I'm going for price practicality and portability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keito Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 well I don't know if it is out there but are there no portable HD's with USB on-the-go? My best advice would be more SD cards though ^^; or maybe shoot stuff at a lower resolution if you're not going to print/edit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urge Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Go to this site: http://www.steves-digicams.com/digi_accessories.html Scroll down to "Image Storage Devices" and look there. There are tons of options out there, you just have to search and see what fits your needs best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urge Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Go to this site: http://www.steves-digicams.com/digi_accessories.html Scroll down to "Image Storage Devices" and look there. There are tons of options out there, you just have to search and see what fits your needs best. The item I want is the Epson P2000 40gb or more. They are really handy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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