p.2 #4 · how do canon users transfer their images to the computer?
I use a card reader because that way you can continue shooting with your camera (if you're doing a wedding or something). Also I hear it minimises risks of a surge from your PC destroying your camera... not sure on this one :P but the card reader is faster than normal connection.
p.2 #7 · how do canon users transfer their images to the computer?
graemeak wrote:
I use a card reader because that way you can continue shooting with your camera (if you're doing a wedding or something). Also I hear it minimises risks of a surge from your PC destroying your camera... not sure on this one :P but the card reader is faster than normal connection.
Hope this helps.
I gave up trying to connect computers and cameras some years ago, fraught with irritation.
A card reader and dowloader pro just automate the entire exercise and change the ppi/dpi to 300 at the same time (which the client wants). Easy cheap, reliable.
p.2 #12 · how do canon users transfer their images to the computer?
Tomagado wrote:
firewire reader.
+1. Because USB sucks.
High speed USB 2 can be faster than Firewire, and "normal" USB 2 is only a hair slower - and then the only real Firewire advantage is with sustained data transfer (which downloading images isn't),
It's a bit silly - and inaccurate - to say that "USB sucks".
USB 2 card reader for me, using Windows Explorer and Drag 'N' Drop.
p.2 #13 · how do canon users transfer their images to the computer?
Never with the camera cable. I have the choice of an outboard SanDisk reader,a computer with onboard card reader or two printers, each with it's own card reader.
The outboard SanDisk reader gets the most use as I've had it for years before I got the somewhat new computer and printers.
p.2 #14 · how do canon users transfer their images to the computer?
UDMA CF card reader.
I purchased a D200/17-55/SB800 for a friend so he could get his business started and he keeps raving about the card reader
I paid me back.
p.2 #15 · how do canon users transfer their images to the computer?
Card reader. I'm wondering if the USB users ever shoot more than one card's worth of shots. I guess with the larger cards out today, it is less likely all the time with exceptions for event and sports photography.
p.2 #16 · how do canon users transfer their images to the computer?
I use a card reader plugged into a USB 2.0 port.
1. Card reader slow: if you're using USB 2.0 it's far faster than connecting to the camera.
2. Card reader expensive: I bought mine for $5 on eBay--you don't need to spend $20 on a card reader.
3. Possibility of bending CF pins in camera: Has anybody ever done that? The card slot is so deep, guiding the card so securely, I see no way you could bend a pin.
p.2 #17 · how do canon users transfer their images to the computer?
USB card reader + Lightroom... I assume you could have been asking about software as well, and Lightroom's "Import" function is awesome. You can even apply a preset processing routine to your RAW files upon import. I have a separate preset for weddings, one for landscapes, etc, that give the import a base of sharpening, color etc depending on the types of photos on the card.
