jlw
03-16-2005, 09:26
I really want to use my R-D 1 for studio as well as action shooting, but I'm still struggling to find a way to handle the files.
So you'll know what I want to do, here's the way I work in the studio with my other digital camera, a Nikon D100:
-- I shoot the raw files on the the camera's memory card. (I like this better than tethering the camera to the laptop, because the transfer is faster and doesn't stop the momentum of a session.)
-- As I finish a batch of shots, I move the card to the card reader and let the files transfer as I continue shooting on another card.
-- As the files transfer, they're cataloged automatically by iView MediaPro, which also can display thumbnails of Nikon NEF files.
-- I look at the thumbnails during the shooting session to make sure I like what I'm getting, and to provide direction for the models. When the session is over, I refer to them to pick which images to convert and open in Photoshop.
BUT...
I can't work this way with the R-D 1, because:
-- iView doesn't natively recognize the Epson raw file format. I can add it as a custom file type, which allows it to display the filenames in a catalog, but it still won't display the thumbnails -- which I need to see for reference while shooting. I don't know of any other cataloger for MacOS X that does show thumbnails for Epson raw files.
-- I can't use the alternative of batch-converting the incoming raw files to JPEG for display purposes, because I don't know of a batch conversion utility that handles Epson raw files AND runs on MacOS X.
Anybody got an answer for this?
As an aside, I've also considered buying one of those slick Epson P-2000 photo viewers and using it during studio sessions instead of a laptop. But they seem to be out of stock and on backorder everywhere! Has anyone actually succeeded in buying one of these gizmos at retail?!?
So you'll know what I want to do, here's the way I work in the studio with my other digital camera, a Nikon D100:
-- I shoot the raw files on the the camera's memory card. (I like this better than tethering the camera to the laptop, because the transfer is faster and doesn't stop the momentum of a session.)
-- As I finish a batch of shots, I move the card to the card reader and let the files transfer as I continue shooting on another card.
-- As the files transfer, they're cataloged automatically by iView MediaPro, which also can display thumbnails of Nikon NEF files.
-- I look at the thumbnails during the shooting session to make sure I like what I'm getting, and to provide direction for the models. When the session is over, I refer to them to pick which images to convert and open in Photoshop.
BUT...
I can't work this way with the R-D 1, because:
-- iView doesn't natively recognize the Epson raw file format. I can add it as a custom file type, which allows it to display the filenames in a catalog, but it still won't display the thumbnails -- which I need to see for reference while shooting. I don't know of any other cataloger for MacOS X that does show thumbnails for Epson raw files.
-- I can't use the alternative of batch-converting the incoming raw files to JPEG for display purposes, because I don't know of a batch conversion utility that handles Epson raw files AND runs on MacOS X.
Anybody got an answer for this?
As an aside, I've also considered buying one of those slick Epson P-2000 photo viewers and using it during studio sessions instead of a laptop. But they seem to be out of stock and on backorder everywhere! Has anyone actually succeeded in buying one of these gizmos at retail?!?