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By: iPad Week One: Feature Requests & Observations – halfpress

iPad Week One: Feature Requests & Observations – halfpress — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:37:19 +0000

[...] covered this in my pre-iPad post a couple of weeks back, so I’m not going to do anything more than re-iterate my hope that [...]

By: So I have this iPad in my life… – halfpress

So I have this iPad in my life… – halfpress — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:52:25 +0000

[...] already written about all of my wishes concerning the iPad and how I plan to use it. I won’t rehash all (or [...]

By: Reeder 2.0 on iPhone – Finally GR-Synched RSS Done Right – halfpress

Reeder 2.0 on iPhone – Finally GR-Synched RSS Done Right – halfpress — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:32:57 +0000

[...] efficient and, being web-based, is inherently synced when I switch from desktop to iPhone (and, in five more days, iPad) and back. I had tinkered with various RSS reader apps on the iPhone that synced in some manner, [...]

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:21:59 +0000

Hey, Sean!

Thanks for the reply and I also read your similar post on your blog about realistic use of the iPad by photographers. Total agreement on most points.

Let me clarify that my point is to reduce the amount of crap I have to carry whenever possible. There will always be times that I HAVE to carry my laptop to do serious editing in the field. There are many times, however, when I do not need to take my laptop.

My hope for the iPad is NOT for downloading the photos to it and doing serious work on them. What I’d like to do is download the photos to one more portable photo tanks (for redundancy and to clear off my cards), then attach the iPad to pull in select shots for viewing and, possibly, MINOR editing of levels, etc. This is also a lightweight method for sharing select shots from the field online… again, all without carrying the laptop.

You are absolutely right about the iPad not replacing a laptop in this context. What I’m postulating here is a third scenario that is, essentially, an iPad being added to any situation where I might not have needed or taken the laptop anyway.

By: Steppenwolf71

Steppenwolf71 — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:45:45 +0000

Excellent articel and I’m thinking I will make the same purchase – when it is available in \Good Old Germany\. By the way that option is missing in your poll…

By: JoeyHeadset

JoeyHeadset — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:06:28 +0000

Until the iPad has full TAC-0/44.1 compatibility, I just can’t make this purchase.

By: Sean stephens

Sean stephens — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:09:16 +0000

An excellent article and view, 99% I agree with, I wish I could afford to buy it for my wife. But not for me. The way you speak of using it for photography just seems awkward and contrived, when I’ve already got a laptop/tablet that can store my RAW images and run lightroom. Around the house and in a meeting or showing off a portfolio, sure, but out dealing with files from my camera, especially without a CF reader. It just seems the hard way to to it, when you already have hardware that does it quite well.

Sent from my much loved iPod touch.