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>It just isn't that useful for dealing with photos taken with a separate camera. I recently went on a trip with no laptop -- only my "real" camera, my iPhone,

>It just isn't that useful for dealing with photos taken with a separate camera. I recently went on a trip with no laptop -- only my "real" camera, my iPhone, and a Western Digital MyPassport Wireless Pro: https://www.wdc.com/products/portable-storage/my-passport-wireless-pro.html https://www.wdc.com/products/portable-storage/my-passport-wi... It worked out surprisingly well. I mainly bought the MyPassport for the extra storage space so I didn't have to bring a million SD cards, but it also worked well as a backup battery pack for the phone, and for transferring a few of those images to the phone for immediate access. Admittedly, I shot in RAW + JPEG and the app only recognizes the JPEGs (from what I could tell quickly) but it was good enough for the few photos I wanted to share right away after taking them. I don't have an iPad but I've been considering one just for photo editing with the pencil. I hear Lightroom on iPads is getting better, and I just got an e-mail today about Affinity Photo being released for iPad. But yeah, consider the WD MyPassport if transferring/storing photos without a true laptop was a problem.

cynicalbastard 9y ago
consider getting the cable that connects iphone to camera. it's $30 but pretty useful. you can transfer/edit on phone, and upload directly to its permanent home in cloud storage. probably won't work for a professional but is fine for photo hobbyists. it's nice not having a laptop or an external drive in your camera bag.
- iamatworknow 9y ago
  The drive I'm fine with. My cameras both have iOS apps that allow wireless data transfer, but both of them are just a nightmare to use. The WD drive is leagues better, despite getting some negative reviews (which all seem, to me, to just be user error).
acomjean 9y ago
thanks for the tip, that drive seems useful for backing stuff up on the go. I tried the wireless sd cards at one point, but it gets hard as the photos get pretty big and the interface never worked quite right.
- iamatworknow 9y ago
  Yeah, the wireless SD cards were a nightmare. Case in point: https://petapixel.com/2016/06/30/eye-fi-brick-older-wi-fi-cards-photographer-arent-happy/ https://petapixel.com/2016/06/30/eye-fi-brick-older-wi-fi-ca...

cynicalbastard 9y ago

consider getting the cable that connects iphone to camera. it's $30 but pretty useful. you can transfer/edit on phone, and upload directly to its permanent home in cloud storage. probably won't work for a professional but is fine for photo hobbyists. it's nice not having a laptop or an external drive in your camera bag.

iamatworknow 9y ago
The drive I'm fine with. My cameras both have iOS apps that allow wireless data transfer, but both of them are just a nightmare to use. The WD drive is leagues better, despite getting some negative reviews (which all seem, to me, to just be user error).

acomjean 9y ago

thanks for the tip, that drive seems useful for backing stuff up on the go. I tried the wireless sd cards at one point, but it gets hard as the photos get pretty big and the interface never worked quite right.

iamatworknow 9y ago
Yeah, the wireless SD cards were a nightmare. Case in point: https://petapixel.com/2016/06/30/eye-fi-brick-older-wi-fi-cards-photographer-arent-happy/ https://petapixel.com/2016/06/30/eye-fi-brick-older-wi-fi-ca...