Q: Can I down load my digital camera directly to my iphone 6

The Camera adapter only works with iPads.

To get photos onto the iPhone, you will need to transfer them to a computer, and then use iTunes to sync them to the iPhone.

Sync photos from your computer to your iOS device using iTunes - Apple Support

If you mean iCloud Photo Sharing, It will share the Photos and they can be downloaded to other devices.

iCloud Photo Sharing FAQ - Apple Support

As to your second question, since the iPad is not really designed as a laptop replacement, you will find it cannot do many things that are natural on a laptop.  USB drive support is one of those things.  The iPad does not have a USB port. And even using the Camera connection Kit's USB adapter will only really let you transfer Photos and videos on the hard drive and onto the iPad that are stored in a very particular way. (as If a camera had created them)  You cannot access the hard drive file structure like you would on a laptop. And you cannot write directly to it form the iPad to store files.

Also if the external hard drive does not have its own power source, the iPad will not be able to power it and will issue a warning about it.

If you needed laptop features, a Macbook Air would have been a much better option for a very similar price.

There wireless hard drives however, that can work with iPads, and to read and write files to and from them, but use their own custom App to do so.

http://www.seagate.com/external-hard-drives/portable-hard-drives/wireless/wirele ss-plus/

http://kb.sandisk.com/app/wireless/session/L3RpbWUvMTQ0ODU1MDExNi9zaWQvLXg0V3Z0Q 20%3D

If your camera has wifi that works perfectly for transferring photos using the relevant camera manufacturers app on the iOS device

builderbob66 wrote:

 

HHi there - I want to be able to use that adapter to download my older cannon digital camera directly to my iPad pro - " will that work " and if so once the pics are in there can I edit them ?

Yes, that will work. And editing will depend on the Apps you have installed. The native Photos App has some limited editing capability. Other Apps such as Photoshop Express for iOS may offer more options.

builderbob66 wrote:

 

HHi there - I want to be able to use that adapter to download my older cannon digital camera directly to my iPad pro - " will that work " and if so once the pics are in there can I edit them ?

There aren't really all that many Web dev Apps for iPad. I do web development and the iPad even the Pro would not be my first choice for this.

The MacBook Pro is the work horse yes.  I suggested the Air since it was closer in Price to the iPad. but the Pro would be great for what you want.

I have asked the hosts to remove your private information as we are not allowed to post that (ToU) and it is simply not advisable to publish your email address on an open online forum - every bot and spammer can easily access it.

Sorry, as babowa points out, posting personal emails is not allowed.  

Also we can just keep the conversation going here.