Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/21

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Subject: [Leica] Editing on an iPad (bus, or plus bus...)
From: s_gregory1 at me.com (Scott Gregory)
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 08:07:39 -0400
References: <CC2FE538.216E9%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Mark, I agree with you that these small devices are not that great to 
process photos on, at least for my way of post processing. I have them and 
would rather process on my iMac and save my time rather than messing around 
with something that has a small screen. 

Scott

On 2012-07-21, at 4:48 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> Well with shooting high priced Leica gear of photos you really want to come
> out maybe you should wait till you get home before you delete captures you
> really cant see and certainly don't bother processing them.
> Or bring your laptop like you always did.
> There's no law that says that just because somebody invents a keyboardless
> compact computer you have to use it to edit your photos while in a trip!
> The technology does not run you! You run the technology! Play with a few
> less high tech compact toys when you're doing serious photography. Its ok 
> to
> put the hand held device down sometimes. You don't have to do everything
> with it.
> 
> Mark William Rabiner
> Photography
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
> 
> 
>> From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 08:37:28 +0000
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Editing on an iPad (bus, or plus bus...)
>> 
>> You really are not understanding this. People are wanting to travel light
>> without a laptop, like Nathan on his bike tour - i.e. THERE IS NO LAPTOP
>> 
>> john
>> ________________________________________
>> 
>> 
>> I think when you're traveling you can do what you always did go back to 
>> your
>> hotel room, put your files on the hard disk of your laptop and edit them
>> with the news on the TV after you've ordered room service.
>> 
>> Mark William Rabiner
>> 
>>> 
>>> I really think that you are not understanding this. Nobody is saying that
>>> the iPad will be their only computer, just it is small/light for 
>>> travelling
>>> with and is there software to allow basic cataloguing/editing of Leica 
>>> shots
>>> with it.... If using a full blown laptop, I like others chose a Mac Air,
>>> then there is no issue.
>>> 
>>> john
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> 
>>> I'm talking about maybe our photography which we sweat about buying
>>> exclusive Leica gear for is too important to be editing with trendy hand
>>> held gadgets. Maybe we can put them down for a few minutes and enjoy the
>>> scenery - talk the the person next to us. And when we get back to your
>>> hotel/motel edit our photo's on a laptop. On a screen where we can see 
>>> our
>>> images.
>>> I find the never ending search for more ways to spend even a higher
>>> percentage of our waking hours than 80 percent at a tiny hand held screen
>>> ridiculous. Perfect perhaps for the Sony point and shoot list but for the
>>> Leica list I just want more.
>>> Put the damn PDA down for a minute.
>>> 
>>> There seems to be a direct reverse correlation between how much money 
>>> people
>>> spend on a camera and how much time and effort and money they want to 
>>> spend
>>> dealing with their pictures later.
>>> If this was the Linhof list we'd be talking about editing our output on 
>>> our
>>> decoder pinky rings.
>>> Big camera small editing screen. It all balances out perhaps.
>>> 
>>> I think we'd all be better off with cheaper cameras and a better workflo
>>> with premium software to do it with.
>>> 
>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>> Photography
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Do you know what you are talking about?
>>>> 
>>>> john
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> 
>>>> You are missing my point. Why edit on an Ipad when you can do so with
>>>> an IPhone?
>>>> 
>>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>>>> 
>>>>> You are missing the point, Mark. This discussion is about tools for
>>>>> the
>>>> iPad.
>>>>> Lightroom is not available on that platform. Sometimes even a laptop
>>>>> is too big and too heavy, for example next week when I will be
>>>>> touring Jutland on bicycle for several days.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Nathan
>>>>> 
>>>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 21, 2012, at 6:13 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm always amazed after spending tens of thousands on the most
>>>>>> exquisite glass and bodies from sunny Germany we can never find
>>>>>> software cheap enough to edit them with.
>>>>>> Aperture or Lightroom are already configured for people who's
>>>>>> commitment to photographic wonderfulness is not exactly the issue.
>>>>>> What are we looking for now shareware or freeware?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>>>>> 
>> 
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