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Posted by novicius: Mon Oct 23rd, 2023 05:01 1st Post
Just a heads-up...

I have loaded both my D3s and D3X with SANDISK Extreme Pro 128 GB cards and they Both function Flawlessly....and Fast too...some specs : SanDisk UDMA 7 Extreme Pro CF-card 65 video - 160/150MB -read/write - 128GB.

.. I really need these.even `tho in my style of photography 1/30 sec.  equals 30 min.

Seriously, them were on sale, and they are faster than some 64GB cards I have....and, I hate to run out of film.



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Posted by Eric: Wed Oct 25th, 2023 23:30 2nd Post
I loved my D3s. It was so forgiving of (my) exposure errors ….on those occasions I thought I knew better than the camera. Lol

What sort of photography do you do with 30min exposure? Would love to see an image or two.

I have to say I tend to use 64gb SD cards. I generally can get a whole days photography on a single card ….although I have 2 or 3 backup cards just in case I go mad with the shutter.  Motor sport and horse eventing tend to use more space although I have taken quite a few when trying to capture birds in flight. Fortunately most of those are rubbish so the images can be deleted in the camera…releasing more of 64gb space.



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Posted by novicius: Thu Oct 26th, 2023 05:47 3rd Post
Ah Yes..My photographic background was very much based on the Technical camera/Optical bench, which means hauling up hill top,setting up shop,so I was boasting when mentioning 30 min., in reality that would be a record indeed,...both SINAR P2 are long gone but still got a Horseman VH-R, and that would explain my afair with the PC (E) Nikkors....of which I`ve got them all ...Yes,that includes the PC-E 19 :bowing:



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Posted by chrisbet: Thu Oct 26th, 2023 12:01 4th Post
I have 2 64s in the D610 but can always transfer through cable or WU-1b to mini iPad and upload to server back home if I really need to - that means 2 terrabytes available!

Usually only a problem if I take a lot of video.



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Posted by Eric: Thu Oct 26th, 2023 13:05 5th Post
chrisbet wrote:
I have 2 64s in the D610 but can always transfer through cable or WU-1b to mini iPad and upload to server back home if I really need to - that means 2 terrabytes available!

Usually only a problem if I take a lot of video.
Chris - how do you back up images from your iPad?

I also use an iPad for photo processing (although considering changing to MacBook in new year) and I back up to a WD Passport 4Tb drive using the drives onboard WIFi. It works but can be quite slow with the large Sony files, especially if there are video files and to my mind is a bit hands on in the procedure. (I like simple actions and auto back ups lol)

I know the iPad is backing up to the cloud but using Affinity Photo app,  it saves the layered files (full or part  processed) within the app …or somewhere I haven’t yet found!  

I therefore cant save those layered files to the same hard disk without exporting it as a tiff to a location on my iPad (where Apple allow me to go) and then import, belt and braces.  I confess I miss the open architecture of a Mac or PC full fat computer.



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Posted by Iain: Thu Oct 26th, 2023 13:49 6th Post
I have a iPad Pro but don't use it for processing. For that I use either my iMac or MacBook Pro. If I go away I tale the MacBook Pro to back up images too.



Posted by chrisbet: Thu Oct 26th, 2023 14:33 7th Post
Eric - I have the webserver that this forum runs on - I can FTP (file transfer protocol upload) up to the disc from anywhere using the net and FTPManager on IOS. This shows both local and remote discs - click and drag to transfer....

I just copy the whole file off the SD card to the hard disk - speed depends on internet connection but I can always leave it running while I do other things.



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Posted by Eric: Thu Oct 26th, 2023 15:21 8th Post
Iain wrote:
I have a iPad Pro but don't use it for processing. For that I use either my iMac or MacBook Pro. If I go away I tale the MacBook Pro to back up images too. I have been using my 12” iPad Pro for processing on Affinity Photo for some time. It’s perfectly workable on that size screen.

The problem is….although Affinity for ipad has a dedicated raw converter for Sony A7 cameras there isn’t one for the A1. Asking on the Sony forum it seems the raw converters are supplied by a third party company and the number of A1 users working on iPads compared to A7 on desktop/laptop users has not been sufficient to generate a dedicated converter for A1 raw on iPad. 

AP will open the files in a normal generic manner but I feel the control of the conversion is broad brush that doesn’t maximise the quality. Graham has processed some of my A1 files in PS and there is noticeable better control of noise with PS.

Sadly the PS app for iPad is severely wanting in key controls…specifically in sharpening & noise control!!

AP for desktop/laptop does have an A1 converter. But frankly if I have to stop ipad processing I will get PS on a laptop.

This change is also motivated by the fact my iPad Pro is 2nd generation and starting to show its age in battery life and one or two annoying iOS based conflicts that seem to suggest the updates are not bothering about backward compatibility even on pro models.

I’ve delayed updating my pc laptop as I feel a MacBook would give better connectivity with other Apple items Jan & I have….but they are more expensive. Having just spent a fortune this year on refurbishments at the old homestead I am waiting for my wallet to stop hyperventilating. Lol



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Posted by Eric: Thu Oct 26th, 2023 15:30 9th Post
chrisbet wrote:
Eric - I have the webserver that this forum runs on - I can FTP (file transfer protocol upload) up to the disc from anywhere using the net and FTPManager on IOS. This shows both local and remote discs - click and drag to transfer....

I just copy the whole file off the SD card to the hard disk - speed depends on internet connection but I can always leave it running while I do other things.
Is that FTPmanager an app on AppStore?

Not sure if it’s how I set it up or the fact my storage drives have their own WIFi network that interfere but I can never see my backup drives on my home network. I confess networks are something I haven’t ever manage to best. I always seem to fail to get full functionality to all my devices.



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Posted by chrisbet: Thu Oct 26th, 2023 16:45 10th Post
Eric wrote:
Is that FTPmanager an app on AppStore? Yes - or if I am on a PC I use filezilla - I think you can get that for Mac



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Posted by jk: Fri Oct 27th, 2023 11:25 11th Post
Eric, the expense of a Macbook Pro compared to a Windows laptop will be directly reflected in the time that the machine stays working and is usable.
I have Macbook Pro laptops that are ten years old and they work well with my older versions of Photoshop.  The only Windows machine I have is a Surface Pro Tablet running Windows 10.  It is distinctly creaky!!
If you want high performance then buying a Macbook Pro with the new M2 processor will provide you everything.  My Newest Macbook Pro 14" is only M1 processor but it flies along very happily even with the latest version of Photoshop with all its AI wonders.



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Posted by Eric: Fri Oct 27th, 2023 23:30 12th Post
Thanks for the reassurance Jonathan.

I am moving closer to that decision. Just a bit phased by the realisation I may have to redo all the last 5 years raw files in PS. 8-):lol:



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Posted by chrisbet: Sat Oct 28th, 2023 08:54 13th Post
Lol - the surface pro was creaky when brand new - my wife had one for council work - my tiny little Asus laptop with Linux and a 1.1mhz cpu could knock spots off the Pro!



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Posted by Iain: Sat Oct 28th, 2023 10:54 14th Post
Eric wrote:
Thanks for the reassurance Jonathan.

I am moving closer to that decision. Just a bit phased by the realisation I may have to redo all the last 5 years raw files in PS. 8-):lol:
With then weather we have been having it will give you something to do. :lol:



Posted by Eric: Sat Oct 28th, 2023 11:11 15th Post
Iain wrote:
With then weather we have been having it will give you something to do. :lol: You may well laugh but Jan and I have been sat indoors a lot of this week deleting missed lemons and redundant videos that are cluttering our respective iPads (hers more than mine!). She had 1600 videos and wondered why she was approaching her 500gb limit. After 2 days she discovered the duplicates feature in Photos…..that instantaneously reduced the log jam by 300videos!

It’s one of the reasons I am planning to shift back to a laptop. It’s too easy to lose sight of files in iPad Photos with all the multiple album options… which are not as visual as a conventional computer file system. Annoyingly having created multiple Albums to compartmentalise your photo categories, you also cannot block transfer an Album to a back up disk,  as the Album names are not recognised as Folders. 

I plan to do a photobook of our garden bird visitors over the years as my next project, which will inevitably mean some back searching through the archives to confirm the best choices, so a bit of PS editing won’t go a miss. And as this will be itself a cherry picking exercise it should serve up the best, and only the best, for inclusion requiring fine tuning.



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Posted by Iain: Sat Oct 28th, 2023 11:17 16th Post
Eric wrote:

I plan to do a photobook of our garden bird visitors over the years as my next project, which will inevitably mean some back searching through the archives to confirm the best choices, so a bit of PS editing won’t go a miss. And as this will be itself a cherry picking exercise it should serve up the best, and only the best, for inclusion requiring fine tuning.
Its always good to have a clean out now and again keeping the best as if your like me you keep loads that you should have deleted in the first place.



Posted by jk: Sat Oct 28th, 2023 11:53 17th Post
There are several utilities that are available for rapid transfer from iphone/ipad to computer that allow you to do the transfer very easily when the ipad is attached to the computer.
Maybe FE File Explorer Pro will work for you.



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Posted by Eric: Mon Oct 30th, 2023 14:51 18th Post
I have got a File manager app that I can use to communicate between iPad and backup drive as well as the laptop.

Unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be that rapid. Although in fairness I am trying to back up Jan’s journal files which even when split into years run to 5-15gb files. She loves to imbed video files (it’s like reading a Harry Potter newspaper lol) which add up to big files. 

I transfered a13gb file from the back up drive (wired) to the PC….it took 3 minutes.  Using my File browser app it’s saying 2hours for same file!

Not sure if its the lightning cable or the apps transfer rate slowing things up because it’s going through the same usb port on the pc as I used for the 3min transfer from the external HD. o.O



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Posted by Iain: Tue Oct 31st, 2023 20:56 19th Post
In line with what Jonathan said I gave a 2007 MacBook to my youngest son and he is still using it as everything he uses still works on it. 16 years of use ain’t bad.



Posted by Peter_LO: Fri Jan 5th, 2024 22:53 20th Post
Have you tried copying files from iPhone/iPad to an ixpand drive first, then move them to the PC?  Maybe it can speed things a bit up.



Posted by Eric: Sat Jan 6th, 2024 20:04 21st Post
Peter_LO wrote:
Have you tried copying files from iPhone/iPad to an ixpand drive first, then move them to the PC?  Maybe it can speed things a bit up. Yes I have Peter, but I find the app for handling the transfer isn't robust enough to have lots of large files transferring. maybe it's the wrong app for my need. 
I have since managed to get the MacBook to recognise the back up drive so am speeding ahead with the task.



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Posted by Peter_LO: Mon Jan 8th, 2024 14:08 22nd Post
True for the robustness, and the app's interface isn't very intuitive to my taste too.

I've been auto-syncing my mobile devices to a raspberry pi for a few years.  So far so good for newer devices as the filenames are all in standard format of YYYYMMDD__HHMMSS.ext, but sadly none of my wifi-enabled cameras supports sftp via mobile or wifi networks.



Posted by Graham Whistler: Wed Jan 10th, 2024 10:55 23rd Post
My iPhone is not happy when I want to upload my photos to my PC it takes several goes to get a very simple transfer done!!!!



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Posted by Iain: Wed Jan 10th, 2024 15:21 24th Post
Being all Mac if I take a iPhone pic it’s on my iMac and iPad then I can send it where I want.



Posted by chrisbet: Wed Jan 10th, 2024 15:52 25th Post
Graham Whistler wrote:
My iPhone is not happy when I want to upload my photos to my PC it takes several goes to get a very simple transfer done!!!! I would suggest you get a dropbox account and  upload from the iphone gallery to dropbox - then you can just open the dropbox folder on the PC and move files around as you want.



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Posted by Graham Whistler: Wed Jan 10th, 2024 22:42 26th Post
Thanks Chris I have a Dropbox A/C so will try that.



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Posted by Eric: Wed Jan 10th, 2024 23:14 27th Post
Iain wrote:
Being all Mac if I take a iPhone pic it’s on my iMac and iPad then I can send it where I want. Yes that’s why I went for a MacBook. Jan & I have iPhones and iPads ….so it was a no brainer to get a Mac laptop, and airdrop away.



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