Eye-Fi Memory Cards...........Any Good?

[RosscoPCole]

I've recently seen Eye-Fi memory cards on Amazon and was wondering if anyone has one and what they think about them.

Here is the Eye-Fi website in anyone is interested:

http://uk.eye.fi/

[JimNotJon]

Fantastic idea, although I think they're a bit too expensive to make me want to use one than taking mine out my camera and using my card reader. Good I suppose if your wanting them to be put on a friends computer that doesn't have a card reader. I suspect they will drop in price dramatically in 6 months time.

[ian in lancs]

I have the circa £50 one and its fine; does what it says but is limited to home use as it uses a router to communicate. I have used it loading Jpeg's to a laptop and Lightroom watching that folder and importing the file. Great for checking settings etc. Only SD cards though so fortunate my camera has both CF and SD slots. I send the RAW to the CF and the Jpeg to the SD.

However, I wish I had bought a £100 that will communicate direct so I can use it in a studio or on location so I have one on my wish list. Methinks it replaces the expensive wireless systems Nikon and Canon have.

[Simpo Two]

ian in lancs said:

Methinks it replaces the expensive wireless systems Nikon and Canon have.

That was my thinking too. The Nikon/Canon wireless systems are probably better/more powerful but if card manufactuers can incorporate wireless tech for 4p it's starting to look like £2,000 in-car satnavs vs £100 TomToms.

Now if they would kindly do it for CF cards...

[ian in lancs]

Simpo Two said:

ian in lancs said:

Methinks it replaces the expensive wireless systems Nikon and Canon have.

That was my thinking too. The Nikon/Canon wireless systems are probably better/more powerful but if card manufactures can incorporate wireless tech for 4p it's starting to look like £2,000 in-car satnavs vs £100 TomToms.

Now if they would kindly do it for CF cards...

I guess the range is limited but it certainly worked fine for me in the house.

Apparently if you can find a plastic SD-CF adapter it will still work.

[Simpo Two]

What's the speed like? I'm a 300x USB2 sort of chap...

[megy]

I think the PRO version will connect to any wireless network, as oppose to the standard one having to connect through a router, and will also deal with RAW as well as JPEG.

[ian in lancs]

megy said:

I think the PRO version will connect to any wireless network, as oppose to the standard one having to connect through a router, and will also deal with RAW as well as JPEG.

yep thats the £100 one

[ian in lancs]

Simpo Two said:

What's the speed like? I'm a 300x USB2 sort of chap...

Depends on the file size of course. For large fine D300 jpegs it takes a few moments to download but buffers onto the card so the camera isn't slowed down at all. If you're shooting you're not looking at the computer and vice versa. Not really a problem. Only issue is stopping the model trying to view the screen!