nitrophil Loc: Dayton, Ohio

Does anyone already use one? How do you like it? Was it easy to set up? I'm interested in buying one. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

I bought a 16GB Mobi card about 2 years ago and don't use it much. I tried it a few times and each time I tried it I had to fool around with it for an hour to get it working. When I got a new phone I couldn't get it to work at all and had to call tech support. I had a setting wrong in the phone preventing it from working. I have to remember to turn that setting off next time I use it. I already forgot what that setting is and I'll probably have to call tech support again next time I use it. One time I was going to use my tablet and I couldn't get it to work. Then I noticed that all the pictures were going onto my smart phone. So I had to remember to turn off the Wi-Fi on my phone so that the tablet would grab the pictures. If you ask me, it's a pain in the ass and the only time I used it was when I was taking pictures of some people and wanted to show others the photos as I was shooting.

twowindsbear

It works as advertised. It's slow, compared to transfering from a card. Don't use mine because I consider my cards as my 'negatives' and don't delete many pix from the cards

IMHO & YMMV, of course.

nitrophil Loc: Dayton, Ohio

Thanks for the honesty jeep daddy! I appreciate it.

nitrophil Loc: Dayton, Ohio

Thanks for that, i look forward to some more responses. The salesguy at the camera store was a little too enthusiastic for me. Thanks again.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

I use (and have used for several years) Eye Fi cards.

I currently use the Mobi Pro cards. They seem like the best mix of the best features from the older Mobi and X2Pro cards.


It really depends on your expectations and what you want it for.


What's your intended use?

For example: I use it while shooting in a "fake tethering" situation. I shoot in proximity to my laptop and the images go right into LightRoom so I can check focus and stuff. I generally don't use it to send images to my iPad or Phone. I use the camera wireless for that.

Images take about 5 or 6 seconds to transfer (I shoot Jpg FINE /Large.

Raw takes about 10 or 12 seconds to transfer.


So...what do you see yourself doing with it?


PS: Some folks just don't get on with the Eye Fi cards (like Jeep daddy) so I'd recommend buying from B&H or Adorama because they have a "30 days no questions asked" return policy. You can try it for several weeks to see if you can "get on" with it.


If you need further help, just PM me.

bob


PPS: here is a video showing transfer times.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYxd_imVg4g

nitrophil Loc: Dayton, Ohio

You asked me a good question, I'm not really sure other than a faster (?) way to send pics to my desktop computer. I am thinking that it will be less wear and tear on the memory card, since it won't have to go back and forth to the card reader and camera. I understand it draws down the battery a little faster, but I do keep a spare battery handy. One more question, do I need a card specifically for my Pentax K-50, or are they made for all makes. Thanks for your input, I appreciate it very much
Phil

twowindsbear

You'll need to check the Eye-Fi website for compatibility.

blackest Loc: Ireland

hmm well i have a flashair card which is pretty similar as an sdcard it works fine and as long as the camera is awake the card transmits. Depending on the camera range can be a bit variable, cheap plastic point and shoot is great, a metal framed camera is a bit of a faraday cage but if you can see your camera you will be in range. However it powers down after a preset time if nothing connects.

It can work in several modes it is smart enough so you can configure it to join your wifi network and you can join its wifi network and still have internet access because it forwards to your regular wifi, or you can be on your regular wifi and connect to it through your web browser and view and download images. You can even use it as an access point put it in a card reader and plug into some form of usb charger and you can use it as a document server, music, pictures, videos, pdf files, sounds good doesn't it?

well that promise needs a bit of forethought e.g the other day i was in a country park had my camera my smart phone, lovely sunny day. So i was shooting away and went up to the cafe for a cappuccino, so having the card in the 1D i figure why not connect it to my phone download a few images, review what i'd taken, maybe post a couple to facebook (was a good 4g signal).

But the card was configured for wpa encryption and i didn't know the passcode! so that wrecked that idea.

which reminds me i need to set that up and get my devices to connect with it before i go out again. in theory i can get the photo's from the card automagically and even get them backed up to google photo's without lifting a finger. I think i need to practice that one before photographing a protest or such like where i might be told to delete photo's or face resisting arrest or something.

To be honest it's a lot easier to be connected with the phone and just use its camera.

with a chromecast attached to a big tv you can cast the phones screen and if the camera's on, your seeing on the tv exactly what it see's and you can still take pictures. you can cast a slideshow too from your phone /tablet/ pc/mac so cool stuff just don't forget your password and make sure you have the plumbing preconfigured.

I Believe there is a dedicated card (flu card?) for pentax which has an app on android and maybe ios too recently. That one lets you tether the camera and use your phone or tablet as a remote control with live view on the device. Not sure if your camera is compatible or not.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

It depends on how many images you tend to transmit at a given time.

For my usage; shooting near the laptop or shoot a dozen or so while I'm out and then returning home, it works great.


If I was shooting hundreds at at time, I'd probably use a regular card, it wouldn't be faster, just slightly more convenient.

Think of it this way; if you won't have a problem coming home, putting the camera on the table, logging into the laptop, and then going to get a drink and a bag of chips and then sitting down to see what's transferred, you'll have no problem. It won't seem like a long time.

If you come home and stare at the laptop watching each picture come through, it will.

As far as compatibility goes, it only really denotes whether your camera has been tested by Eye Fi or not. The best way (after looking at their site to see) is to buy one and try it.

Your camera might or might not have dedicated controls for the card or it might or might not have a LOT of metal surrounding the card slot area which will shorten the distance at which the card will transmit or how effectively it will transmit. You just have to check and see.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

The current Mobi Pro cards also have the option to ONLY transmit "protected" images (the ones you protect in your camera) or "all" the images that you take.

It also can either transmit raw, or jpg or just jpg.

I generally don't shoot raw but sometimes if I'm shooting something important I have it transmit only the jpgs and use them to check the framing or focus and leave the raw ones on the card.

Once I've got my pool of candidate shots, I pull the card and only work those particular shots in post. I don't do that often, I generally shoot jpg.

bioteacher Loc: Brooklyn, NY

I've been using the X2Pro (not the Mobi) for a number of years. I bought this for the geotagging and uploading pictures to the cloud. Cheap insurance for $50.00 per year, especially when a hard drive crashed and I was able to download the pictures. It is slower than using a card reader, but faster than Carbonite for uploading to the Cloud.

Tracy B. Loc: Indiana

I've used one for years. I only use it to transfer to my computer. I really like mine and it works great. Tried hooking it up to my phone, and that took forever.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I've been using them for years in all my cameras. I like transferring images without opening doors or plugging things in. The original Eye-Fi card is history. Now your choice is either Mobi or Mobi Pro, and neither one is compatible with the original card. I had the return the Mobi I bought because if I installed that software, my Eye-Fi cards wouldn't work.

Although these cards are nice and convenient, you have to set them up for your device, and they occasionally stop working for some reason (or none at all?), and you have to go through the setup again. At least, that's been my experience with the original E-F.

I've never paid for their online storage.

machia Loc: NJ

Was reading your informative post concerning eye-fi transfer and would like to know if it is capable of transferring images ( JPEG ) from a Canon DSLR to an iPhone. What type and brand eye-fi would be best suited for this ? I'm relatively new to digital photography, but have been shooting film on an SLR since 1972 and through those years have purchased a lot of equipment from B&H. I find them to be very professional, fair priced and honest people to deal with. Thank you in advance .