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wayne - 28 Apr 2006 00:21 GMT

Hi All,

Epson has just release a new storage and photo viewer device that looks
most interesting. It is not release in the US yet as far as I can tell.
Details here <http://www.dimagemaker.com/article.php?articleID=513>

The big thing is that it can display RAW files from most cameras

Cheers,

Wayne

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Robert Brace - 28 Apr 2006 01:32 GMT

> Hi All,
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> Blog and Podcast http://www.digitalimagemakerworld.com/
> Personal art site http://www.artinyourface.com/

Looks like an incremental improvement on the P4000 unit. Better screen,
faster response, etc. The P2000 and P4000 have been able to display RAW
files for quite some time now, so that's not new.
If Epson keeps jacking up the price on these "improved" models, they will
soon equate to another camera body!!!
Bob

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Stacey - 30 Apr 2006 00:14 GMT

>> Hi All,
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> faster response, etc. The P2000 and P4000 have been able to display RAW
> files for quite some time now, so that's not new.

They didn't support ORF which is all I care about right now.

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Robert Brace - 30 Apr 2006 04:43 GMT

>>> Hi All,
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> They didn't support ORF which is all I care about right now.

ORF is supported in thumbnail mode only with the latest software download
for the P4000 at least.
Bob

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wayne - 30 Apr 2006 08:50 GMT

ORF is supported on the P4500 for the E-1, E-300 and E-500. No E-330
support yet announced but probably just a firmware update.

Cheers,

Wayne

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Ed Ruf (REPLY to E-MAIL IN SIG!) - 28 Apr 2006 01:37 GMT

>Hi All,
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>The big thing is that it can display RAW files from most cameras

I don't get why this is a big deal. What is more important imo is fast
quick dls and total file space. Let my dump my cards as fast as possible to
something reasonably priced. I'll sort things out when the shoot/trip is
over.
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Andrew Haley - 28 Apr 2006 10:57 GMT

>>Hi All,

>>Epson has just release a new storage and photo viewer device that
>>looks most interesting. It is not release in the US yet as far as I
>>can tell. Details here
>><http://www.dimagemaker.com/article.php?articleID=513>
>>
>>The big thing is that it can display RAW files from most cameras

> I don't get why this is a big deal.

It's tremendously useful as a replacement for Polaroids. You can hand
the unit to people to approve an image, for example. For social
photography it's great to allow people at an event to choose which
images to print.

The P2000 is a big hit at weddings -- think of it as the twenty-first
century replacement for a wedding album, with the big advantage that
the people at the wedding get to see themselves. The only real
problem with it is that with high-resolution images it's slow, and
people sometimes lose interest.

Andrew.

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Pete D - 29 Apr 2006 08:31 GMT

> I don't get why this is a big deal. What is more important imo is fast
> quick dls and total file space. Let my dump my cards as fast as possible
> to
> something reasonably priced. I'll sort things out when the shoot/trip is
> over.

Don't think it is aimed at you Ed but for some it might be okay although it
seems somewhat overpriced to me. The new Vosonic 8000 series looks as good
or better at a lower price.

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