Best option for getting pictures from SD to ipad

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Hi All,

When I travel, I only carry my ipad (air2 if anyone cares). I also want to share my photos (typically diving photos) rather than lump process them when we get back. What is the best solution for pulling selected pictures from an SD card directly onto an ipad with minimal bulk and cost? I have seen the lightning to SD reader from apple for £25, but I was hoping to get out cheaper if possible. Seems there are option for the older non-lightning port, but not many good ones for lightning.

I can shoot RAW+JPEG if that helps, though I normally only shoot raw.

thanks,
rick
 
What camera, as I link mine via wi-fi D7200
 
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shaun,

Primarily an Olympus EPL1, so no wifi. My D90 would be the other option, so also no wifi.

Neil,

That was my take based on the reviews of the cheaper options on amazon. Most won't work with iOS8, which I assume means a software catch looking for the chip.

rick
 
Try a flashair card that has wifi built in I use one in my D7000, these also a free flashair app in the app store
 
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Shaun,

Not sure that would work for me. I carry 5 or 6 different cards for a 2 week vacation so that if I have a flood underwater i don't lose much. I don't want to transfer all of the photos onto the iPad for storage, so I would need 4 or 5 wifi cards.

Thanks
Rick
 
To get the images onto the iPad, without a computer, you are going to need either the lightning to SD adapter or the Lightning to USB camera adapter. The both cost around £25. As these lightning adapter has a chip in it to tell the iPad what it is. Cheaper third party units may not work ( Been there). Although the image transfer will be RAW what you see on the screen is the embedded JPEG. So any adjustments you make will be to that JPEG not the RAW file. However if you want to us it as a storage device then that's fine. You can the transfer the images back to your computer when you return home.
 
Just get the apple camera connector kit. Mines been super stable for nearly five years now
 
I use Apple's camera connecting kit for transferring photos onto my iPad. Knowing how pinickity Apple can be, I didn't bother with trying to go cheap only to find it wouldn't work when I needed it to.
 
casts_by_fly said:
the lightning to SD reader from apple
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This really for convenience and ease of transport / no real bulk.

The Camera kit we have also includes a USB adapter - you might also be able to connect your camera directly if you wished...
 
Apple Camera kit did not work for me, my iPad and iOS is too old apparently. Another of the options for you is to try a wireless media hard drive. These will be a bit more cost expensive but it provides yet another level of back up for your images in case of corruption. Sandisk do a 32GB and 64GB version. You might get the 64GB for around 35£ if you shop around.
 
I use transcend wifi cards the app lets you view and then download to your device. Also the camera connection kit is good but I find not having to plug them in easier.
 
If you are going for a camera/SD adapter just buy a genuine Apple version - I've had too much bother in the past with anything else.

So much in fact I now use wifi with my iPad, my cameras have it built in but if they didn't I'd use some sort of wifi card.
 
A Wifi SD card reader is a convenient, cheap and flexible way to do it.
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Wifi Card Reader

Put your SD card in, and transfer pictures to any device with Wifi. Not just Apple devices.
  • Wireless convenience
  • Use it with all your cards
  • Not locked to any brand, like the Apple adapter.
  • They are cheap!
There are many evailable. E.G.
 
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I use Apple's camera connecting kit for transferring photos onto my iPad. Knowing how pinickity Apple can be, I didn't bother with trying to go cheap only to find it wouldn't work when I needed it to.
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Hi All,

I wanted to give a quick updated on how this tuned out. I didn't want junk and for it to not work, so I decided against the cheaper adapter kits. Given that the Apple connector was £27, I decided for more functionality for basically the same price and got a Kingston Mobilite G2 reader/WiFi access point/charger for £28 from Amazon:
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In short- awesome. The app worked seamlessly with my ipad air 2 with ios 8.3. It works as advertised to give a bit of battery life/charging (though I haven't pushed how much or how fast). I haven't used it as a standalone WiFi generation point for wired internet, but it is nice to know it can work when I'm traveling. The build quality is good, it is overall small (a little smaller than 2 decks of cards placed side by side) and light (lighter than 1 deck of cards), and overall it just works.

thanks for all of the suggestions.

thanks,
rick
 
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