using the ipod as storage...

[flowremix]

I was reading the pop photo magazine and it had tips about using your ipod for photography. I thought it was cool how you can view your pictures on a slideshow. Its considered as my new wallet size pictures. Its great. I also use my ipod to find out any new updates or tips about photography by podcasting. Cool stuff. But the thing that gets me, is transfering pictures from your camera to the ipod.
The reason i bring it up, because i am on a budget and i like to shot in RAW format. I only have a 512mb flash card for my canon 20d. So it runs out pretty quickly throughout the day. I do not have enough money to upgrade for a bigger CF. So i was considering this. http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/ipo...onnector-ipod/
i was checkin out the review, it looks cool. the price fits my wallet too. my only concern is would it work for my camera? the Canon 20D. I also have the 4th Generation Ipod photo too. Has anyone else used this or similar product? Thanks.

[Sebastian]

The iPod photo connector is excruciatingly slow. If you can live with that, the price of one CF card opens up whatever free space you have on your iPod for photo storage. But there are caveats. What if the iPod dies? What if it gets stolen? IMO the best use here would be to store things on the iPod as an additional backup to having them on the cards.

[flowremix]

IMO the best use here would be to store things on the iPod as an additional backup to having them on the cards.

Thanks for the response. Thats the only reason why i would consider getting one or ask one as a birthday gift. I would like to shot with a 1 gig cf or an external hard drive, but its too expensive for me. I carry my ipod whenever i shot because i enjoy the music and i'd like to think it inspires me as well. My ipod was a birthday gift as well. i didn't pay for it. :thumbsup:

[TLovern]

I've been using a wolverine photovault (40gb) and it works really well. It has card readers built into the case and it is rechargeable. I use more than one CF card so I can shoot while the other is loading on the wolverine. It's strictly a copy only affair. I then use the format option of the camera to erase the CF card - this uses less power and takes less time than erasing the pictures on the card using the erase function.

It's a USB device and can be read from either a Mac or a WIndows machine. (probably linux too, but I have no experience there.)

I think once the warranty has expired, I'll crack it open and replace the 40g drive with a 100g one. (and move the 40g to a usb enclosure as a spare drive.)

hope this is helpful.

Tim