--- Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brendan MacRae wrote: > > --- Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> DPReview is primarily consumer oriented, and > these > >> cards are little more > >> than cool toys for the consumer (My like thw WiFi > >> mode on the Nikon > >> Coolpix P3 I used to have). A pro user might see > >> some actual benefit. > >> > >> -Adam > >> > > > > I think you'll need to elaborate on that one. A > pro is > > going to see benefits from a mediocre Wifi card > with > > little range and a tepid upload speed? > > > > -Brendan > > > > It's main redeeming values are in situations where > you're shooting 1-2 shots every 30 seconds, and want > to get those over to a base/editing station that's > out of cable reach (or the cable would be in the > way). Events and Studio work in other words. Range > is an issue with this card (understandably, as > there's antenna limitations due to form factor) and > the upload speeds are adequate for event shooting, > but not for sports. > > It's utterly useless for the consumer IMHO. Not as > useful as the better WiFi grips/dongles, but > adequate in certain situations for a pro. > > -Adam > >
Fair enough, but I still can't imagine many pros flocking to get this card (at least with its current performance). Now, the next generation card? Maybe. -Brendan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
