June 10, 2003
Image Tank: Portable Memory Solutions to store images from the digital still camera
One of the last hurdles for me and the guys and my geeky techlife on the road, is how in blazes I'm going to store and manage all the pictures I'll be shooting. (Granted we still don't have the camera yet either, but we're working on it. Bloody photos. Yes, pictures rocks. But text is so much easier. Though I'm a writer, not a photographer, so I suppose I am a little biased.)
On the digital camera downloading thread on the BootBoards, Nick mentions a thing called an Image Tank.
I essentially need something that will be for photos what Zula is for text. And that's been pretty elusive so far. But maybe this is something to look into more. The words at the top of the webpage have been on my mind too:
To avoid buying lots of expensive memory cards, I was looking for a solution to copy data from a CompactFlash or SmartMedia card to a cheaper media without having a laptop computer.
Bam. I like the sound of that.
Does anyone have experience with these things? Or know more about them? I'll try to find out more and post it up...
A page on Reto's Experience further outline how he's gone about using the image bank, adding images to it, and then getting those images to a computer. The model he has requires USB, which does mean some software loading... but maybe that varies with model/manufacturer?
Posted by Ant at 05:14 AM
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Did you happen to catch the price tag of even the cheapest 3Gig one? It's like $350. I'd rather take my chances with a few $60 mem cards. Yes, you need a computer, but how many pics do you think you will really be storing? Digital allows you to throw out the crap ones on the spot. I think less gear is better. Just my 2 cents.
Didn't mean to sound so negative. I just know one extra thing weighing another pound is something I'd try to avoid. :) If that doesn't bother you though, it sounds like a good option.
Claudia,
Do you have a link/url fpor the 3gig one you referred to?
Cheers,
http://www.image-tank.com/
Before I set off to Spain, I contacted an English speaking computer club at one of my stops, and agreed to meet with them when I arrived at their town and transfer my pictures thus far (five 64mb memory cards) to CD. In return, I gave them a demo of my digital camera and a brief talk about how I was using it on my travels, for their interest.
That's an awesome idea, and has me thinking... I wonder if I could do something similar, not only with the digital camera, but maybe also with Zula. Set up something similar now and again, maybe give a demo of one/both, in exchange for transfer, maybe some comp. internet time?
i admire your resourcefulness.
i'm taking with me to scandinavia a decent 35mm slr. i've been meaning to upgrade to digital for some time now, but i don't want to buy one just for this trip, since if i lose it, or if it gets stolen, i'll just get all bent out of shape. if i lose this 35mm, well, it sucks, but it wont surprise me. i don't expect to return to the states with this camera, but i do hope i get some nice shots with it before its gone via loss or thievery.
Comment by Claudia on June 10, 2003 01:54 PM
Did you happen to catch the price tag of even the cheapest 3Gig one? It's like $350. I'd rather take my chances with a few $60 mem cards. Yes, you need a computer, but how many pics do you think you will really be storing? Digital allows you to throw out the crap ones on the spot. I think less gear is better. Just my 2 cents.
Comment by Claudia on June 10, 2003 04:37 PM
Didn't mean to sound so negative. I just know one extra thing weighing another pound is something I'd try to avoid. :) If that doesn't bother you though, it sounds like a good option.
Comment by sean on June 10, 2003 08:54 PM
Claudia,
Do you have a link/url fpor the 3gig one you referred to?
Cheers,
Comment by Claudia on June 12, 2003 08:29 PM
http://www.image-tank.com/
Comment by Chris on June 16, 2003 06:29 PM
Before I set off to Spain, I contacted an English speaking computer club at one of my stops, and agreed to meet with them when I arrived at their town and transfer my pictures thus far (five 64mb memory cards) to CD. In return, I gave them a demo of my digital camera and a brief talk about how I was using it on my travels, for their interest.
Comment by Ant on June 16, 2003 06:32 PM
That's an awesome idea, and has me thinking... I wonder if I could do something similar, not only with the digital camera, but maybe also with Zula. Set up something similar now and again, maybe give a demo of one/both, in exchange for transfer, maybe some comp. internet time?
Comment by winston churchill on June 17, 2003 07:29 AM
i admire your resourcefulness.
i'm taking with me to scandinavia a decent 35mm slr. i've been meaning to upgrade to digital for some time now, but i don't want to buy one just for this trip, since if i lose it, or if it gets stolen, i'll just get all bent out of shape. if i lose this 35mm, well, it sucks, but it wont surprise me. i don't expect to return to the states with this camera, but i do hope i get some nice shots with it before its gone via loss or thievery.