Eye-Fi Cards???

RockyNH_RIP

RockyNH_RIP

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Curious if anyone has tried any of these?? Currently, if I shoot in my "studio", I preview the camera screen, then go in the other room and view on my computer. It is often at this point, I say "close but no cigar" and go shoot a few more.

With an EYE-FI card, I could have the photos transferred to my tablet right in the studio wirelessly, review and determine any needs. I think it may be a timesaver, though not cheap.. I wondered if anyone else has any first hand experience??

Thanks

Pat in NH
 
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Don Kuykendall_RIP

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I have one BUT it is generally slower than taking the card out and loading it into the computer. It is really a hit or miss proposition with them. The idea is great but I pulled mine out in favor or a faster card


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AC016

AC016

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I looked into them as well. As Don said, it's hit and miss. I guess you are just going to have to get the new D5200, which is compatible with the WU-1a Mobile Adapter! lol :)
 
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Mike150

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We use them at work. We have three P/S (2 Nikon, 1 Canon) cameras. By the time you take your shots, and put everything away, go back to your desk, and access the photo drive, you pictures are ready. The network scans all cameras for new files every 5 minutes. The biggest problem is walking back to your desk and discovering you turned the camera off before all your shots were downloaded.
 
RockyNH_RIP

RockyNH_RIP

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Tracsoft - Don Kuykendall said:
I have one BUT it is generally slower than taking the card out and loading it into the computer. It is really a hit or miss proposition with them. The idea is great but I pulled mine out in favor or a faster card


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Don, thanks for the reply. I currently have all class 10 SD cards... I do not expect the Eye-Fi card to replace those for normal shooting... more my intent is when I am doing experimental shooting (like smoke, bubbles, water drops) that I can have the table right in the studio to see the effects of my lighting and then make changes. Speed would not be a major issue as I would take several shots before viewing on the tablet. It would be for specialty use such as that rather than every day shooting.

Which card did you get???

Pat in NH
 
RockyNH_RIP

RockyNH_RIP

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AC016 said:
I looked into them as well. As Don said, it's hit and miss. I guess you are just going to have to get the new D5200, which is compatible with the WU-1a Mobile Adapter! lol :)
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Thats not in my budget yet!! I can afford $100 but ... :) Question, did you actually use one or table the idea after your review???

Pat in NH
 
RockyNH_RIP

RockyNH_RIP

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Mike150 said:
We use them at work. We have three P/S (2 Nikon, 1 Canon) cameras. By the time you take your shots, and put everything away, go back to your desk, and access the photo drive, you pictures are ready. The network scans all cameras for new files every 5 minutes. The biggest problem is walking back to your desk and discovering you turned the camera off before all your shots were downloaded.
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Thanks Mike... I assume you do not have the pro which does RAW files..

Pat in NH
 
AC016

AC016

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RockyNH said:
Thats not in my budget yet!! I can afford $100 but ... :) Question, did you actually use one or table the idea after your review???

Pat in NH
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I never actually tested one. I read about them and found mixed reviews. I toyed around with the idea of buying one, but decided against it. What stopped me was the idea of setting it up with my wifi at home. At this stage in my life - for some raeason - i have regressed when it comes to technology, lol. As an example: i went from a Nokia C6 (kind of like an iPhone) to a blackberry Curve 9360 (it does not even have a touch screen). Anyhow, for what you want to do with it, i think it would be worth your while.
 
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§am

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Pat I'll have to dig out the article I read, but there was one out there that mentioned the reason these Eye-Fi cards appear to be slow is that they rely somewhat on the host device's processing in order to function correctly, and if your host is busy doing other things (in this case taking photos and writing them to the card etc), then your transfer is affected.

But like I said, I will have to dig that article out - it was certainly an interesting read :)
 
RockyNH_RIP

RockyNH_RIP

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AC016 said:
I never actually tested one. I read about them and found mixed reviews. I toyed around with the idea of buying one, but decided against it. What stopped me was the idea of setting it up with my wifi at home. At this stage in my life - for some raeason - i have regressed when it comes to technology, lol. As an example: i went from a Nokia C6 (kind of like an iPhone) to a blackberry Curve 9360 (it does not even have a touch screen). Anyhow, for what you want to do with it, i think it would be worth your while.
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Thank you for your rational.. I need to do some more research myself. It may come down to the only way to know for sure is to bite the bullet and give it a try.. The biggets aspects I see are complaints of slow (and for my use not of a critical nature) and it does consume the battery quicker but again, I have a double battery grip and in my studio..)

Pat in NH
 
RockyNH_RIP

RockyNH_RIP

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§am said:
Pat I'll have to dig out the article I read, but there was one out there that mentioned the reason these Eye-Fi cards appear to be slow is that they rely somewhat on the host device's processing in order to function correctly, and if your host is busy doing other things (in this case taking photos and writing them to the card etc), then your transfer is affected.

But like I said, I will have to dig that article out - it was certainly an interesting read :)
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Thanks Sam.. If you stumble on the article let me know.. I will be doing a bunch of research.. still :)

Pat in NH
 
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Don Kuykendall_RIP

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RockyNH said:
Don, thanks for the reply. I currently have all class 10 SD cards... I do not expect the Eye-Fi card to replace those for normal shooting... more my intent is when I am doing experimental shooting (like smoke, bubbles, water drops) that I can have the table right in the studio to see the effects of my lighting and then make changes. Speed would not be a major issue as I would take several shots before viewing on the tablet. It would be for specialty use such as that rather than every day shooting.

Which card did you get???

Pat in NH
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WiFi SD Cards: Eye-Fi Pro X2 8GB Wireless SDHC Memory Card | Powerful and Fast Memory Card for Thousands of Cameras | Eye-Fi
 
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Don Kuykendall_RIP

RIP :(
also one of the reasons I wanted it was to be able to transfer to my iPhone while out and about. That does work but then the camera and iPhone would be tied up forever transferring. There was supposed to be a way of only transferring only specific files but I lost patience before I figured that out.
 
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carguy

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From what I understand about the eye-fi cards, it hosts the images in the cloud on the vendors web space? Is that accurate?

Being your in your place, can you find a wired option? I'd think that would be less expensive and more secure as well. Just a thought.
 
RockyNH_RIP

RockyNH_RIP

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AxeMan - Rick S. said:
Rocky we have covered this in the past and just recently. Here are a few threads I found for you.

http://nikonites.com/learning-photography/4464-eye-fi-cards.html

http://nikonites.com/general-digital-slr-cameras/2302-eye-fi-sd-card.html

http://nikonites.com/d3100/9597-wifi-sd-cards-novelty-good.html

http://nikonites.com/other-photography-equipment/11119-wifi-sd-cards-what-do-you-know.html
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Thanks Rick!! Some good useful info in those threads, your efforts are appreciated!

Pat in NH
 
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