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JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

OK this is an area I have NO idea about.

I use a laptop to take to weddings gigs etc for backing up work.

I would like something lighter but at a reasonable price.

Does anyone use a tablet here that they would advise.

Personal experience is most important so anyone with one advice please.

Thank you

Terfyn Loc: North Wales, UK

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Wacom provide the biggest range.

JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

Ok thanks but still want to hear from people who USE them for uploading to, anyone who uses one with Elements or Photoshop etc.

Wahawk Loc: NE IA

Tablets by nature do not have enough storage capability to be used as backup.

Stick with a laptop, or maybe a netbook with external hard drive.

JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

Thanks

2 Dog Don Loc: Virginia Beach VA

Tablests typically can't support software like elements. I have a thrive that uses the android operating system as do a lot of cell phones. I like to for displaying photos you can connect to the net and use online storeage or put the images on a camera card and display them on the tablet. Much easier to travel with than a laptop. I also bought a usb keyboard / case from amazon total cost less than $400

JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

Thanks all

EstherP

JR1 wrote:

OK this is an area I have NO idea about.

I use a laptop to take to weddings gigs etc for backing up work.

I would like something lighter but at a reasonable price.

Does anyone use a tablet here that they would advise.

Personal experience is most important so anyone with one advice please.

Thank you

I know, this is not what you asked, but depending on the camera you use:
My camera takes two cards, one CF and one SD.
I copy images from one card to the other, in-camera, and when the cards approach 3/4 or so full, I replace both of them, give one to my husband and keep one in my own pocket, till such time as I get to my laptop or desktop.
No need to carry extra equipment this way.
Oh, and I don't use large capacity cards, usually 4 or 8 GB
EstherP

JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

No that is not important as we have 2 D7000s which do, we want to edit on site

thanks anyway

as for large capacity, 4GB is small we use 16/32

EstherP

JR1 wrote:

No that is not important as we have 2 D7000s which do, we want to edit on site

thanks anyway

as for large capacity, 4GB is small we use 16/32

OK, I understand. But in your initial question you only mentioned back-up, not editing. For editing on-the-spot, my solution is useless.
EstherP

JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

Yes that IS true but I DID ad that later

PhotoGator Loc: Florida

JR1 wrote:

OK this is an area I have NO idea about.

I use a laptop to take to weddings gigs etc for backing up work.

I would like something lighter but at a reasonable price.

Does anyone use a tablet here that they would advise.

Personal experience is most important so anyone with one advice please.

Thank you

Samsung Galaxy II tablet 10.1" 32GB refurbished for $329 from TigerDirect.com

csharp Loc: Massachusetts Berkshires

I use an iPad and the Apple Camera Connection Kit with my D7000. At the end of a day of shooting, I download all my images to the iPad without erasing them from the camera card. This gives me two copies of each file. When I get back home, I transfer these images wirelessly to my computer with PhotoSync, an app for the iPad. I then copy these files to an external hard drive using SyncToy, giving me four copies. Only then do I format the card in the camera and erase the images from the iPad.

I use the iPad only for temporary storage and viewing in the field and maybe I'll e-mail an image or two. There are apps for editing on the iPad but I rather do that on a desktop with large monitors and Elements or Photoshop.

Hope this helps.

JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

Thanks

HarryBinNC Loc: Blue Ridge Mtns, No.Carolina, USA

JR1 wrote:

OK this is an area I have NO idea about.

I use a laptop to take to weddings gigs etc for backing up work.

I would like something lighter but at a reasonable price.

Does anyone use a tablet here that they would advise.

Personal experience is most important so anyone with one advice please.

Thank you

We own an IT business in addition to my photography business and have several Android tablets, a bunch of Windows laptops and tablet PCs, netbooks, iphones, MACs, you name it. When working/shooting on the road, we always take laptops AND tablets. The laptops are for doing real work - the tablets are for surfing the net, doing email and reading kindle books along with playing an occasional game of Angry Birds.

Having said that, we are really looking forward to getting a Microsoft Surface to play around with - they are the first modern tablets that I can see us using for everything, since they have a real Windows OS that can run the software that is essential to our work.