Dikaiosune01 Posted March 15, 2015 Share #1 Posted March 15, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Before you crucify me, hear me out. The subject of this tread is equal parts Leica m240, Wifi card (for the M-240), and a compact printer like the Canon Selphy 910, or Fuji Sp-1. (1) Which Wifi Card? probably to connect to a phone; if not directly to the printer. (2) Which printer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chris Posted March 15, 2015 Share #2 Posted March 15, 2015 I've tried a Transcend WiFi SD Card with the M240 before. One thing that's obvious is the bad range. You really have to be right next to your phone to receive any signal. That's probably the down side of the metal body. If you put the printer right next to it, it should work. Does the Selphy have WiFi? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanJW Posted March 15, 2015 Share #3 Posted March 15, 2015 The selphy does have wifi. I have one. But it is inconsistent in maintaining a connection to my computer (Mac Pro), and I have reverted to using a USB cable. I am not sure how it would work with a wifi card as I have not had any desire to print directly from a camera. I would ask the OP why the need to connect camera and printer directly rather than print from a computer. Not trying to be judgmental, just to understand what we are trying to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karaminder Posted March 16, 2015 Share #4 Posted March 16, 2015 So I use the Transcend Wi-Fi card to get pictures into my iPhone, process them with an app life VSCO cam and then I connect to the SP1 printer and print. Works well, just takes a little time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 16, 2015 Share #5 Posted March 16, 2015 The selphy does have wifi. I have one. But it is inconsistent in maintaining a connection to my computer (Mac Pro), and I have reverted to using a USB cable. I am not sure how it would work with a wifi card as I have not had any desire to print directly from a camera. I would ask the OP why the need to connect camera and printer directly rather than print from a computer. Not trying to be judgmental, just to understand what we are trying to do. I like to do so as well sometimes. It is like a polaroid to hand to the subject of a "street" portrait. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dikaiosune01 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted March 16, 2015 I would ask the OP why the need to connect camera and printer directly rather than print from a computer. Not trying to be judgmental, just to understand what we are trying to do. Bluntly, I hate taking people's email and sending the photos later. I much prefer giving prints. I would use the canon selphy cp910 or the instax sp-1 to provide quick prints on location. To give to people who I meet on my travels. Being able to give them that photo is pretty cool. Ir is A way to interact with other people. I might use it at an event. I might use it meeting a stranger the first time on the street who has been kind enough to sit for a quick portrait session. I'm currently wrestling with the idea if the technology is there yet, where it will be sufficiently simple enough to implement. With the fuji sp-1: I imagine a wireless card that is constantly uploading the Jpgs to my phone - which can be printed by my phone to the sp-1. It wouldn't require a worksurface at all. Or, the canon, which will provide much better prints, but much more setup and parts required. I wouldn't be able to print on the street, but might some prints over a coffee or a meal. (Before I get too far off topic) The purpose is to supplement how I shoot with my m-240 and the making of prints. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Livingston Posted March 16, 2015 Share #7 Posted March 16, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thats actually a cool idea... I remember meeting an old guy on the Acropolis in Athens who used to take photos with an old wooden glass camera. he would take the picture and then photograph the negative and give it to his paying customers... He had been doing 'instant photography' since before world war two and was telling me he used to photograph german soldiers during the war as a keepsake or for them to send home and then did the same to US and British forces at the end of the war. He used to charge 100 drachmas to UK tourists and 200 drachmas to US tourists he said... although I bet he reversed that price when he was talking to an American, as I am very obviously British. They can be good salesmen, these greeks!!!! I was amazed at the very simple, but very cool thought process that went behind all of this... Instant photography before the days of instant photography. Wish I still had the print... but it was the nineteen seventies...! Sadly, he will be long gone by now... he was ancient then, but I never forgot him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmahto Posted March 18, 2015 Share #8 Posted March 18, 2015 It is certainly a cool idea... But if the printing is being done at a coffee table then the manual process of taking the normal card out and connecting to the smart phone (by wired sd card attachment) should work. I have not done it myself yet but it is not a bad workflow. Untill M has wifi capability like other cameras, it will always be a challenge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpavich Posted April 14, 2015 Share #9 Posted April 14, 2015 I'm currently wrestling with the idea if the technology is there yet, where it will be sufficiently simple enough to implement. With the fuji sp-1: I imagine a wireless card that is constantly uploading the Jpgs to my phone - which can be printed by my phone to the sp-1. Currently doable. I do this with an Eye Fi Mobi Pro card (but the X2Pro works also)and it's a great solution to get images to your iPad or phone or laptop. fine/large jpgs take about 5 seconds to transfer or less, and raw files (16mb) take about 10-12 seconds each. If transferring to my laptop I have Lightroom set to "watch" a folder and when the images appear, they come into LR ready to edit and export. I also do it through my iPad or phone, using snapseed to edit and then send to the Selphy or (when I had it) the Instax Sp-1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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