eye fi on Leica M??? HELP

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Has anyone used Eye Fi cards in Leica M around here?

 

I need the following:

To transfer jpeg previews to an ipad (tethering) while keeping the dngs inside the card. is it possible with X2 EyeFi cards.

 

Thnx

[mirekti]

According to this

, yes.

[vcs700s]

Here is a link to a review I did of the Eye-Fi card-

 

Toshiba FlashAir vs Eye-Fi Mobi- How Do They Compare? | Vic's X Vario Blog

 

Hopefully it will help.

[intermediatic]

I had an Eye-Fi card in the M, thought it was great (well ok, I would need to constantly reset it to iPhone or to computer, but still, it was nice and fun) and then it just stopped working.

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I have used a SanDisk Eye-Fi (8GB+WI-FI) to transfer the JPEGs from the M to the Android phone. Once it was properly set up, it did indeed send the files from the M to the Android.

However,

• there was a considerable delay from the time the picture was taken until it was transmitted to the phone,
• the transfer was rather slow (given that each picture occupies several megabytes),
• after transmitting several pictures the transmissions stopped and I could only make them resume after restarting the phone
• and the card used a substantial amount of battery power.
  

I used to use the same card in a Sony NEX 7 as well, where it stopped working altogether whenever the battery was used up by more than about half its capacity.

Still, under the circumstances using the card was a bit more comfortable than fetching the camera after each shot and re-positioning it again.

[jpfisher]

I've been pretty happy with the Eye-Fi Mobi card and the M. To speed transfers I shoot Raw+Small JPG. The JPGs transfer over and I can use them for quick online posts (family shots, travel), and then do "real work" on the images when I get home to Lightroom.

 

The Mobi doesn't do as much as some of the other Eye-Fi cards, but it works without complicated setup. If you don't need to do anything aside from transferring JPGs, it's the one to get.