Tripper, Nixvue, Image Tank, ???

[Joe Colson]

Russ,

I have decided to go with the Nixvue Vista. It has more of the features that I need (want) than any of the other alternatives. The Firewire interface (accessory) was attractive and, coupled with other features and feedback from users, convinced me. I just ordered from B&H.

Joe

Thank you all for you comments and suggestions. I will now have to
make the decision and spend the cash. I think I've narrowed my
search to the Tripper and the Nixvue Vista.

Joe

--
http://www.pbase.com/jcolson

 

[Russ Meyer]

Joe,

What kind of camera do you use?

I have decided to go with the Nixvue Vista. It has more of the
features that I need (want) than any of the other alternatives.
The Firewire interface (accessory) was attractive and, coupled with
other features and feedback from users, convinced me. I just
ordered from B&H.

Joe

Thank you all for you comments and suggestions. I will now have to
make the decision and spend the cash. I think I've narrowed my
search to the Tripper and the Nixvue Vista.

Joe

--
http://www.pbase.com/jcolson

--
Russ Meyer
Palm City, FL
http://www.imagestation.com/members/bigkahunafl

 

[Fred Cline]

What kind of camera do you use?

I have decided to go with the Nixvue Vista. It has more of the
features that I need (want) than any of the other alternatives.
The Firewire interface (accessory) was attractive and, coupled with
other features and feedback from users, convinced me. I just
ordered from B&H.

Joe

Thank you all for you comments and suggestions. I will now have to
make the decision and spend the cash. I think I've narrowed my
search to the Tripper and the Nixvue Vista.

Joe

--
http://www.pbase.com/jcolson

--
Russ Meyer
Palm City, FL
http://www.imagestation.com/members/bigkahunafl

Dennis;

It's now Thursday afternoon so you may already be on your way out here, but the Russian Submarine is on perminate display or until the number of visitors goes down. It's on the Seattle waterfront next to pier 48, I think? And while your here if there is a "clear" night, you definately want to go up to Kerry Park for night shots of the Space Needle and the waterfront. If you've ever seen pictures of Seattle, this is where they took the pictures. "STUNNING VIEWS FROM THERE!"

I'm quite "green" when it comes to computers and I almost made a mistake because of my lack of computer knowledge. I was going to order the Nixvue Vista with the Firewire adapter but I bought my computer back in October of 2001. So unless I was to upgrade to a newer board I'm going to have to stick with the USB1........right?

Fred.

--

'Life is not measured by the number of breaths that we take, but by the moments that take our breath away'

D60, EF 28-70 f2.8 L, EF 70-200 f2.8 L IS, EF 100 f2.8 Macro, 2X, 420EX, RS-80N3 remote, Pro 90, S9000, Photoshop 6.0 owner and loving it!

http://www.pbase.com/phred426

 

[David (r00t)]

Check this price first. I just recieved mine today. No scratches and ALL in origianl packaing and manuals.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1023&message=4372054

$299.00

I have decided to go with the Nixvue Vista. It has more of the
features that I need (want) than any of the other alternatives.
The Firewire interface (accessory) was attractive and, coupled with
other features and feedback from users, convinced me. I just
ordered from B&H.

Joe

Thank you all for you comments and suggestions. I will now have to
make the decision and spend the cash. I think I've narrowed my
search to the Tripper and the Nixvue Vista.

Joe

--
http://www.pbase.com/jcolson

--
David

My galleries:
http://www.imagestation.com/member/?name=r00t&c=201

Have you Googled, lately?

 

[Joe Colson]

Russ,

I use a D100 that I purchased last summer.

Joe

Joe,

What kind of camera do you use?

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http://www.pbase.com/jcolson

 

[R. Bond]

I'm quite "green" when it comes to computers and I almost made a
mistake because of my lack of computer knowledge. I was going to
order the Nixvue Vista with the Firewire adapter but I bought my
computer back in October of 2001. So unless I was to upgrade to a
newer board I'm going to have to stick with the USB1........right?

Fred.

You can install an inexpensive firewire card if your board has an open slot.

RB
--
http://www.pbase.com/rebond

 

[Russ Meyer]

Joe, Did you buy the Firewire (IEEE1394) Adapter for Nixvue Vista? Any other accessories?

Russ

Russ,

I have decided to go with the Nixvue Vista. It has more of the
features that I need (want) than any of the other alternatives.
The Firewire interface (accessory) was attractive and, coupled with
other features and feedback from users, convinced me. I just
ordered from B&H.

Joe

--
Russ Meyer
Palm City, FL
http://www.imagestation.com/members/bigkahunafl

 

[Flashman103782]

With the apparent demise of Minds at Work and the Mindstor, I am
looking for the "next best thing". I have read various posts on
the alternative image portable mass storage devices and am
confused. I need (or want):

• NEF compatibility
• CF II (Microdrive) compatibility
• Firewire interface
• 20-30GB of storage
• reasonably long battery life
• true portability (not a second PC)

Any suggestions?

Joe
--
http://www.pbase.com/jcolson

After comparing my options, I just ordered a 20MB Tripper. It was
between that and the Digibin, but I liked the idea of having USB
2.0 downloads.

Just got my Tripper. Looks great, feels reasonably solid. Charged up in under 2 hours (manual says it takes two hours) and seems blazing fast loading to/from the compact flash cards. Works with USB 1.1 and 2.0 (so I can use it on my laptop too). So far, great! It came with a nice fake-leather protective case (that includes a belt clip).

Interesting note, the box and manual are totally anonymous, so no idea who made it, lol. Very very "asian" in that way.

--
Rick Flashman

Olympus E-10 w/ FL-40, Canon S820, Alien Bees B800&B400, and lots of other stuff.

 

[Roine Karlsson]

http://www.workbit.co.jp/

Roine

Just got my Tripper. Looks great, feels reasonably solid. Charged
up in under 2 hours (manual says it takes two hours) and seems
blazing fast loading to/from the compact flash cards. Works with
USB 1.1 and 2.0 (so I can use it on my laptop too). So far, great!
It came with a nice fake-leather protective case (that includes a
belt clip).

Interesting note, the box and manual are totally anonymous, so no
idea who made it, lol. Very very "asian" in that way.

--
Rick Flashman
Olympus E-10 w/ FL-40, Canon S820, Alien Bees B800&B400, and lots
of other stuff.

--
[email protected] / http://www.roine.nu
Anyway I'm not good at English, so you may have some trouble in reading...Sorry!

 

[Joe Colson]

Russ,

Yes, I did buy the FireWire adapter for the Nixvue. I didn't get any other accessories because it comes with a case and cables. The other available adapter is a parallel printing adapter which allows printing directly from the Nixvue. Since I don't intend to use it in that mode, I didn't get that accessory. The whole thing is pricey but from early indications (I got it yesterday) it's significantly better than the MindStor.

Joe

Russ

Russ,

I have decided to go with the Nixvue Vista. It has more of the
features that I need (want) than any of the other alternatives.
The Firewire interface (accessory) was attractive and, coupled with
other features and feedback from users, convinced me. I just
ordered from B&H.

Joe

--
Russ Meyer
Palm City, FL
http://www.imagestation.com/members/bigkahunafl

--
http://www.pbase.com/jcolson

 

[Russ Meyer]

Joe,

Please give us an update after you have played with it for a while.

--
Russ Meyer
Palm City, FL
http://www.imagestation.com/members/bigkahunafl

 

[Dennis Lathem]

Dennis;

It's now Thursday afternoon so you may already be on your way out
here, but the Russian Submarine is on perminate display or until
the number of visitors goes down. It's on the Seattle waterfront
next to pier 48, I think? And while your here if there is a
"clear" night, you definately want to go up to Kerry Park for night
shots of the Space Needle and the waterfront. If you've ever seen
pictures of Seattle, this is where they took the pictures.
"STUNNING VIEWS FROM THERE!"

Fred:

I did not make it to Kerry Park. Our meeting schedule just did not allow and the fact I had no transportation! I did get a private tour of Seahawks Stadium!

The big event for me was the Anti-War march from Seattle Center down 5th past West Lake Center and down to Chinatown.

I planted myself near the Monorail sign on street level and snapped away. I had to go find one of the shots and put it up here. I just got off a plane and I am going to bed.

http://www.pbase.com/image/13022527/medium

Seattle was a great place. Unfortnately, the clouds and rain moved back in on Thursday and I never really got a chance to get some good shots.

I did visit Glazers and Dion was a great guy to work with. I actually found some 2200P ink which he is shipping back to me.

More later.

--
CDL
D60/BG-ED3/24-85mm Canon
50mm f1.4 Canon/75-300mm IS Canon/550EX
EPSON 2200P

 

[Russ Meyer]

Rick, Please let us know how it's going.

Just got my Tripper. Looks great, feels reasonably solid. Charged
up in under 2 hours (manual says it takes two hours) and seems
blazing fast loading to/from the compact flash cards. Works with
USB 1.1 and 2.0 (so I can use it on my laptop too). So far, great!
It came with a nice fake-leather protective case (that includes a
belt clip).

Interesting note, the box and manual are totally anonymous, so no
idea who made it, lol. Very very "asian" in that way.

--
Russ Meyer
Palm City, FL
http://www.imagestation.com/members/bigkahunafl

 

[Mike Flood]

I think trying to decide between Nixvue and Image Tank is like trying to decide if you should buy an Oldsmobile or a Ford Fiesta.

--
Mike Flood
Camera report 'card not initialized' for your Microdrive?
check this: http://home.earthlink.net/~amigotech/restore-microdrive.htm

 

[Fred Cline]

Dennis;

It's now Thursday afternoon so you may already be on your way out
here, but the Russian Submarine is on perminate display or until
the number of visitors goes down. It's on the Seattle waterfront
next to pier 48, I think? And while your here if there is a
"clear" night, you definately want to go up to Kerry Park for night
shots of the Space Needle and the waterfront. If you've ever seen
pictures of Seattle, this is where they took the pictures.
"STUNNING VIEWS FROM THERE!"

Fred:

I did not make it to Kerry Park. Our meeting schedule just did not
allow and the fact I had no transportation! I did get a private
tour of Seahawks Stadium!

The big event for me was the Anti-War march from Seattle Center
down 5th past West Lake Center and down to Chinatown.

I planted myself near the Monorail sign on street level and snapped
away. I had to go find one of the shots and put it up here. I
just got off a plane and I am going to bed.

http://www.pbase.com/image/13022527/medium

Seattle was a great place. Unfortnately, the clouds and rain moved
back in on Thursday and I never really got a chance to get some
good shots.

I did visit Glazers and Dion was a great guy to work with. I
actually found some 2200P ink which he is shipping back to me.

More later.

--
CDL
D60/BG-ED3/24-85mm Canon
50mm f1.4 Canon/75-300mm IS Canon/550EX
EPSON 2200P

Hi Dennis;

I'm sorry that you didn't have the opportunity to see more of the area. Just 45 minutes up I-90 is Snoqualmie Falls and across the Spokane Street Bridge to the west are a couple of parks that overlook Elliott Bay (looking back north towards the Space Needle). If you make it back out here, drop me an e-mail and I'll give you better directions.

Fred.

--

'Life is not measured by the number of breaths that we take, but by the moments that take our breath away'

D60, EF 28-70 f2.8 L, EF 70-200 f2.8 L IS, EF 100 f2.8 Macro, 250D & 500D close-ups, 2X II, 420EX, RS-80N3 remote, Pro 90, S9000, Nixvue Vista 20 GB digital wallet, Photoshop 6.0 owner and loving it!

http://www.pbase.com/phred426

 

[Russ Meyer]

Fred, Got any suggestions around the Columbia River and Portland?

Hi Dennis;

I'm sorry that you didn't have the opportunity to see more of the
area. Just 45 minutes up I-90 is Snoqualmie Falls and across the
Spokane Street Bridge to the west are a couple of parks that
overlook Elliott Bay (looking back north towards the Space Needle).
If you make it back out here, drop me an e-mail and I'll give you
better directions.

Fred.

--
Russ Meyer
Palm City, FL
http://www.imagestation.com/members/bigkahunafl

 

[Fred Cline]

Hi Dennis;

I'm sorry that you didn't have the opportunity to see more of the
area. Just 45 minutes up I-90 is Snoqualmie Falls and across the
Spokane Street Bridge to the west are a couple of parks that
overlook Elliott Bay (looking back north towards the Space Needle).
If you make it back out here, drop me an e-mail and I'll give you
better directions.

Fred.

--
Russ Meyer
Palm City, FL
http://www.imagestation.com/members/bigkahunafl

Hi Russ;

Boy I'm not any help with that area at all. I know that somewhere on the Washington side of the river is a duplicate of Stone Hendge that looks right over the river, but that's about all I know of that area. I've read threads of people in the Oregon area on this site. You might post that question and see what you get back.

Good luck!

Fred.
--

'Life is not measured by the number of breaths that we take, but by the moments that take our breath away'

D60, EF 28-70 f2.8 L, EF 70-200 f2.8 L IS, EF 100 f2.8 Macro, 250D & 500D close-ups, 2X II, 420EX, RS-80N3 remote, Pro 90, S9000, Nixvue Vista 20 GB digital wallet, Photoshop 6.0 owner and loving it!

http://www.pbase.com/phred426

 

[David Gard]

If you have a car, drive the scenic columbia Rvr highway (accessible off of I84 E of Ptld, at Sandy River exit?). Will take you along the Sandy R, then up to Crown point, and then down along the Columbia R. Oneonta Gorge is a beautiful little mini-gorge, then Multnomah falls ( 600 ft), horsetail fall, bridal veil falls, and lots of other scenic stops. One of the most beautiful drives in the country. Eagle creek (just E of Bonneville dam, W of cascade locks; 45 min from Ptld) is a beautiful walk... pretty easy trail, with a couple of nice waterfalls in the first 2 miles. Was one of my favorite hikes, when I was growing up. Hope you enjoy it! DLG

Hi Dennis;

I'm sorry that you didn't have the opportunity to see more of the
area. Just 45 minutes up I-90 is Snoqualmie Falls and across the
Spokane Street Bridge to the west are a couple of parks that
overlook Elliott Bay (looking back north towards the Space Needle).
If you make it back out here, drop me an e-mail and I'll give you
better directions.

Fred.

--
Russ Meyer
Palm City, FL
http://www.imagestation.com/members/bigkahunafl

 

[Russ Meyer]

Thanks for the suggestions! I'm looking forward to the visit right after Memorial Day weekend. By then I will have my new camera and some sort of storage device.

If you have a car, drive the scenic columbia Rvr highway
(accessible off of I84 E of Ptld, at Sandy River exit?). Will take
you along the Sandy R, then up to Crown point, and then down along
the Columbia R. Oneonta Gorge is a beautiful little mini-gorge,
then Multnomah falls ( 600 ft), horsetail fall, bridal veil falls,
and lots of other scenic stops. One of the most beautiful drives in
the country. Eagle creek (just E of Bonneville dam, W of cascade
locks; 45 min from Ptld) is a beautiful walk... pretty easy trail,
with a couple of nice waterfalls in the first 2 miles. Was one of
my favorite hikes, when I was growing up. Hope you enjoy it! DLG

--
Russ Meyer
Palm City, FL
http://www.imagestation.com/members/bigkahunafl