iPhone 6 Plus and Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader - Missed Opportunity?

Apple definitely missed an opportunity to tighten up the DSLR/GoPro photography/video workflow with the iPhone 6 Plus. Currently the only way to transfer images from a DSLR or GoPro camera is through an extremely slow WiFi/Bluetooth transfer process. This is fine for someone is moving 1 or 2 images. But, for a batch of 50 to 100, this approach is way too time consuming. Android devices are way ahead of Apple in this regard and I'm fighting the urge to break-away from the iPhone once again, for something that is very solvable.

Enabling the the Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader to work with the new iPhone 6 Plus solves this workflow issue.

Why not enable it?

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 22, 2014 5:51 AM

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Chris CA

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Dec 2, 2015 3:41 PM in response to ElGatoFelix

ElGatoFelix wrote:

The pictures in the SDcard don't show up

They aren't supposed to.

wegras

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Dec 9, 2015 1:19 PM in response to Tumbleweed666

Lightning SD card reader works with an iPhone 6, function identical to an iPad

Chris CA

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Dec 9, 2015 1:20 PM in response to wegras

wegras wrote:

Lightning SD card reader works with an iPhone 6, function identical to an iPad

With iOS 9.2

wegras

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Dec 9, 2015 1:21 PM in response to Chris CA

Of course, just tried it

dwalbert Author

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Dec 10, 2015 3:51 AM in response to wegras

Awesome! I really think this thread helped, at least a little bit! A nice Christmas present to us all.

wegras

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Dec 10, 2015 1:44 PM in response to dwalbert

😁😉

Wouldn't bank on it

but is now there, enjoy

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iPhone 6 Plus and Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader - Missed Opportunity?