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Then I'm interacting with others. I take my laptop and use it at night.
I do exactly what Patrick does. Works great for me. Just be aware that if you have a z8, the z8 RAW files are not compatible yet with Apple photos. Hopefully in the near future Apple wi’ll do its job and update it.
YES! There is a way. I use my iPad with my Z8 as the first step in my workflow. You will need a HDMI cable and one of these:
That's a good idea, haven't thought of that. It doesn't allow transfer, does it? Just viewing, essentially extending the rear of the camera?
Correct. The major downside is one will inevitably touch and pinch the iPad screen instead of the camera monitor.
Have you considered Snapbridge? It's intended for that use and works well with JPEG files. The issue is the larger the JPEG, the more time required for data transfer. A NEF file contains a Large Fine JPEG that allows zooming for detail, but transfer to you iPad will be slow.
Yes, I do use my iPad Air for a quick review of images as I’m transferring them to backup SSDs. I’ve tried editing images using the Photoshop app, but it doesn’t do a very good job, at least in my view. When I’m in the field, I like to maximize my time shooting, not editing, unless I get an unusually bad weather day. However, I do find it useful to have my iPad along, just to see images on a larger screen format, so that I can make any adjustments to settings the next time I’m out shooting.
The bottleneck is getting the files off the camera into the iPad. HDMI is 'view only,' which is fast, essentially an external monitor. Files ain't moving.
Snapbridge has evolved a good bit since the early days. There may be specific issues - especially with large file transfer - but for many applications it is pretty good. I would not describe it as buggy - but problems may show up depending on settings and file size. Moving several NEF files at a time is very different from using it for a small JPEG.
It’s pretty straightforward but you need to buy a USB hub, plug the hub into the iPad, then plug your external drives into the other side of the hub. Once set up, just click on the iPad’s Files App and the camera folder (and files) should appear. Looks like this:
What’s your point. I am an Apple fanboy and Apple has been dragging their feet ever since the z8 was released. They had no problem getting out anupdate for the z9 but the update for the z8 is nowhere to be found. None of the other photo apps used on this forum have a problem with z8 files. What’s the story Apple? Get your act together.
Maybe I’m missing something - but where would you edit metadata? And how would you rate and cull images in this setup?
