Not sure if this is a PC or a Camera Question

[Scooby_snax]

Scenario...I travel abroad a great deal on assignments. I also write for magazines as well as take pix. Weight of equipment is a premium. Am 'turning digital shortly. Have been considering digi storage.
Thought #1 is to take my laptop..plus points easy to download cards via card reader and very easy to write articles when abroad...downside weight of laptop.
Thought #2 to take scandisk viewer and storage facility and Psion to type. Plus point low weight downside little restrictive
Thought #3 to purchase say a Palm Tunsten T3...not too sure whether the files can be downloaded via card reader...i suspect they can.Very lightweight...fiddly keyboard...cheapest option

Thoughts or alternatives please
Cheers
Steve
Will leave on this Board for awhile and then maybe repeat on the Computer one

[Pies]

If the digi camera uses micro drive you can get 2.2gig drives for £150

How many pics do you want to take

Should get 580+ on one of those at 2560 x 1920 resolution on a 5mp camera

[stevieb]

Scooby_snax said:

Scenario...I travel abroad a great deal on assignments. I also write for magazines as well as take pix. Weight of equipment is a premium. Am 'turning digital shortly. Have been considering digi storage. Thought #1 is to take my laptop..plus points easy to download cards via card reader and very easy to write articles when abroad...downside weight of laptop. Thought #2 to take scandisk viewer and storage facility and Psion to type. Plus point low weight downside little restrictive Thought #3 to purchase say a Palm Tunsten T3...not too sure whether the files can be downloaded via card reader...i suspect they can.Very lightweight...fiddly keyboard...cheapest option Thoughts or alternatives please Cheers Steve Will leave on this Board for awhile and then maybe repeat on the Computer one

My option would be to buy a tablet PC (Half size of normal laptop) connect to camera via USB cable.

You have something that is light big enough keyboard to type for a while a PC with the same applications as a desktop. Good battery life. Internet connectivity via wireless network or bluetooth

Steve

check

www.acer.co.uk/acereuro/page4.do?dau22.oid=1952&UserCtxParam=0&GroupCtxParam=0&dctx1=17&ctx1=UK&crc=2031468969

[beano500]

Well depends what you want. But if you're going to want to "Photoshop" stuff and write articles, the laptop route would be my favourite. Nice big screen to work from, half decent keyboard?

The other options might appear cheaper, but wouldn't it be false economy if you don't get all the funcionality you want in a package that you can only use by resorting to tweezers and magnifying glasses?

[simpo two]

A freind just had this problem, ie digital SLR and three weeks in South America. They got one of these:

www.rgdigital.co.uk/uk2shop-18.htm

Incidentally I-Pods can store image files now too...

[Scooby_snax]

Pies
When shooting using transparency i shoot about 250 per day...that is being selective. I would suspect that that going digital then it will be 400 per day and am away for up to 7-10 days at a time.
I am a yachting photographer and whilst I would like to think I will be discerning before pressing the shutter however I do know of others who have converted from film and their shooting rate increases
Cheers
Steve

[Scooby_snax]

I dont need Photoshop capability as I have that on my desktop....just storage and basic viewing

[Scooby_snax]

simpo...yep that is one of the options

[Pies]

Assuming you want high definition thats about 8-10 gig of data

Data transfer from camera - PC IMHO would be take time and use camera batteries

The previously mentioned storage device sounds pretty good to me

[stevieb]

is it me or does no one read what i write??

Am i paranoid??

Steve

[Pies]

stevieb said:

is it me or does no one read what i write?? Am i paranoid?? Steve

Seemed a bit pricey to me when the main criteria seems to be storage

Or am i reading the question wrong

[stevieb]

Pies said:

stevieb said: is it me or does no one read what i write?? Am i paranoid?? Steve Seemed a bit pricey to me when the main criteria seems to be storage Or am i reading the question wrong

Probably me reading the question wrong again (Drinking to much these days )

I assumes a 50 50 split between writing articals and storage of pics

>> Edited by stevieb on Monday 16th February 23:46

[Scooby_snax]

Stevieb...yes I read your comments..in fact went off to the Acer site and had a roam around. Previously I had thought the tablet format was over priced for what it was. That said the one you are suggesting is about £1k and importantly weighs only 1.2 kgs

[TT Tim]

I use a Super Digi Bin, but that doesn't solve your viewing problems as it doesn't have a built in viewer.

But they are econimically priced; www.leadingspect.com/prod_sdb2.htm

Tim

>> Edited by TT Tim on Tuesday 17th February 07:35