Epson p-4500 or other for M8's DNG files

[Michael Brandt]

Hi everyone,

I'm interested in getting a portable SD card reader/backup device like the Epson P series, but as I understand, the Epsons are not able to show DNG files.

I don't want to shoot raw+jpg because its redundant and slows down the writing time. Are there any other units that are compatible with DNG that has a great screen, well made and compatible with MACs?

This may have been discussed already, if so, please forward me to the page.

On a sidenote, wouldn't it be great if someone would make a storage unit with a lightroomesque interface to do editing on the road/hotelroom, etc? Maybe its time to buy an OQO.

thanks in advance,

Michael

 

[Photo Panda]

Hi Micheal,
I have a epson p3000 device.After three month using,it can't be started up.I didn't do anything wrong and be told the mainboard should be charged with the cost 250USD.
This kind of device may be not useful and safe compared with more SD cards with you.Further more the price of the SD card is now very low.So I will not buy such kind thing any more.
Jay

 

[tmfabian]

http://www.hyperdrive.com/
those guys, from what I recall, can read DNG files...i have no Idea how robust they are, but I'm also considering getting such a device in the near future. So much more compact than toting along a laptop if I don't need it.


edit: Yup, they support the M8

RAW Image Playback
Canon CR2 / CRW
Fujifilm RAF
Konica Minolta MRW
Leica M8 DNG
Leica RAW
Nikon NEF
Olympus ORF
Panasonic RAW
Pentax PEF / DNG
Ricoh DNG
Samsung DNG
Sigma SD14/DP1 X3F
Sony ARW

 

[georgecp]

Field backup for M8 and others..

Field backup for M8 and others..

I have a hyperdrive colorspace unit and it works very well with my M8 and Canon 5D. It is fast and will read many card types. It handles the M8's DNG files and the canon raw files. You can upgrade the hard drive if you wish and replace the internal rechargeable battery. I have been very pleased with this unit's performance and durability.

Best Regards,
George Pappas

 

[RingoHung]

I am using the Hyperdrive Colorspace 0 for SATA. I mainly use it for my M8 and Iam very pleased with it. It is fast and its battery is long lasting. Although the resolution of the LCD screen is not as high as Epson but good enough. Most important, it uses common Surefire battery and any 2.5" SATA HHD which can be replaced DIY very easily. Highly recommanded.

 

[aniMal]

Just bought an asus eee with linux on it. SD-card goes straight in, and it can at least read the thumbnails straight out of the box. Will check later for what conversion/viewing software I might use - but works great for backup in the field anyway!

 

[kuzano]

I carry a small laptop....

I carry a small laptop....

As expensive as those devices are, I bought a refurbished Toshiba Portege M100 with a 60 Gb Hard drive. Paid $300.

Its quite small, with a 12 inch screen, and weighs a bit more than 3 pounds. That seemed to make more sense to me than new technology at those prices. This laptop runs Photoshop CS3 on Windows XP, lightroom and ACR. I can load any raw converters I want.

The advantage.. full computer functions, 12 inch screen of good quality. It's only a traveling supplement to my desktop computer at home, but I can image edit while travelling if I am so inclined.

I frankly would not have done this with anything other than a Toshiba. Oh yes, and I have a CD burner on it, so I can burn CD's on the run.

 

[boilerdoc2]

I have 2 Hyperdrives and love them. They are super fast and reliable. The replaceable HD is nice. I had to do that once when i dropped it. The screen is nowhere near the quality of the Epson but it's good enough for field use. And it supports the DNGs. And the prices are very reasonable at B&H. What's not to like?
Steve

 

[markgay]

Not there yet

Not there yet

I considered, and stepped away.

The LCD screen on the Hyperdrive is the same resolution as that on the M8 and only a little bigger. So no advantage for reviewing images. (The new Epsons and Jobos have higher resolution).

So all the Hyperdrive would give me is an image bank to offload my cards (which nowadays are cheap).

You are left with one advantage: the fact that the Hyperdrive is effectively a hard drive enclosure that comes with an LCD screen - so you can check what's on it (if you have that much time).

I decided to stick with SD cards until Epson/Jobo fix their software so that you can view the Jpeg embedded within the dng file (which is what the Hyperdrive does).

Regards,
Mark