The iPad, the HyperDrive, and the Traveling Photographer

July 28, 2011 by
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Unlike film photographers, most of whom would never have considered carrying a darkroom with them, (though there are some that do) as digital shooters we expect to have a little post-production capability in the field, if for no other reason than to offload media. While I normally travel with a Macbook Air, or a netbook Hackintosh, for this trip, I decided to try to make due with only an iPad, for a few different reasons.

The whole story of what I did, and how it worked is detailed right here.

Like a lot of photographers, I like gear. Lots of gear. Sometimes I think that I like gear because buying new gear is easier than trying to take a good picture. But still, I buy more. But when it comes time to actually travel somewhere, all that gear presents a bit of a quandary. The sad fact is: while I like gear, I don’t like carrying it. When traveling, I used to carry a rather full kit – lots of lenses, flashes, anything I might possibly need. But these days, even for extended travel, I tend to go pretty stripped down. Usually just two lenses, no flash, possibly a lightweight tripod. On a recent 3-week trip to Turkey, I decided to go even more bare, and travelled with only a small backpack as my only luggage – both for clothes, and camera gear. Needless to say, this presented a bit of an issue in terms of gear choice.

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7 Comments on The iPad, the HyperDrive, and the Traveling Photographer

  1. G sarn on Mon, 10th Oct 2011 10:45 am

    2. Which camera did you take in your small backpack? Just curious… . Thanks!
    I loved your 2 photo classes at lynda.com.

  2. Ben on Tue, 18th Oct 2011 11:39 am

    3. My point-and-shoot of choice is currently the Canon PowerShot S95. Great interface and design, fast f2 lens, really clean ISO 1600, full priority and manual mode. I love this camera! –Ben

  3. laura macip on Thu, 27th Oct 2011 12:51 pm

    4. Ben, Im from Mexico City and I want to know if you do seminars or short courses. Maybe a week or so.

  4. James on Thu, 17th Nov 2011 10:08 am

    5. Ben,

    Really enjoyed your Lynda.com training, very informative great job. Was wondering what camera strap you used as well as the tripod. Any information would be appreciated.

    Jim

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  6. Gerry Leone on Sat, 2nd Feb 2013 9:02 pm

    7. Just by way of update: the new UDMA 2 (released in 2012) no longer features an “iPad” mode, nor is there a “standard USB” port that the back end of the iPad cable (or the back end of your camera cable) can plug into. However it comes with an add-on wi-fi antenna, which turns the UDMA 2 into a wi-fi hotspot which the iPad can see. While it’s possible to preview shots (and watch videos) on the iPad via the UDMA 2, it’s not possible to actually LOAD any of that into the iPad. Like everything else that needs to be done through iTunes.

    Also, the lack of a built-in “standard USB” port means you either HAVE to use the SD/CF card reader to get pictures into the UDMA 2, or buy the add-on, powered “standard USB” port for $49.

    Without that add-on “standard USB” port, you’d have been SOL in Turkey, Ben.

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