Jansos Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 I retire in two week's time and hope to start travelling a bit more. I would prefer not to have to carry a laptop around with me for Lightroom editing purposes. Any suggestions for lightweight editing on the go? I am assuming Lightroom Mobile and a newish iPad might suffice? SD card export to iPad, edit locally on iPad and then upload to Alamy? Would that work or is there a better solution? MTIA! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Enjoy your retirement! Don't know much about ipads, I'm happy with my laptop. But how about switching your thinking around? Keep the laptop and just get a smaller camera? Have a good one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb photos Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 There must be small lightweight laptops still available. I use a variety of laptops. My current favourite, although getting a little long in the tooth, is a 2017 Apple MacBook 12" Retina. It's small, very light (0.92Kg), has very good battery life since I replaced the battery, and runs Photoshop adequately for my use. I can charge it in the car, or get 2 charges from a power bank. Its only downside is it only has one USB-C port. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Not 100% but I believe there are one or two people on the forums use iPads for processing. I could be wrong as memory is not up to scratch. Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gervais Montacute Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) iPad Pro (with as much memory as you can afford) with Lightroom is the way to go. Not the cheapest option but probably the best. Edited July 13, 2023 by Gervais Montacute 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jansos Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) 17 hours ago, Mr Standfast said: Enjoy your retirement! Don't know much about ipads, I'm happy with my laptop. But how about switching your thinking around? Keep the laptop and just get a smaller camera? Have a good one! Thanks! Great idea but I always feel a bit under equipped with a small camera in my hand. Must be a male insecurity of some sort! 😉 Edited July 13, 2023 by Jansos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 12 minutes ago, Jansos said: Thanks! Great idea but I always feel a bit under equipped with a small camera in my hand. Must be a male insecurity of some sort! 😉 Don't worry about it. Both I and Edo carry Sony RX100 mk7's about in our respective cities as well as APSC bodies as well. But not necessarily at the same time. Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 FWIW, I have a Microsoft Surface Pro 7 (a few years old) that works great! It can be used like a tablet or with a integrated keyboard and it runs on windows. It also has more ports than an iPad, tho you can get a dongle for iPads. If you are an Apple user than forget what I wrote. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 8 hours ago, Jansos said: Thanks! Great idea but I always feel a bit under equipped with a small camera in my hand. Must be a male insecurity of some sort! 😉 Then carry two. I do. Plus a big stick long pole. wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 😂😂😂😂😂😂 from the chap who spent yesterday with two big cameras and a monopod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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