What to use transferring photos to iMac from camera into lightroom

Hi All,

For the last year I have been using a Sandisk ImageMate to transfer my photos directly into lightroom. I would open lightroom, plug in my card and lightroom would automatically detect it, load the photos and then I could proceed with my download.

Well it just crapped out on me and I tried doing it directly from one of my cameras and it did not work the same way. Downloaded old photos still on card as well and didn't let me choose where and how I wanted to download them. And it was extremely slow.

This Sandisk reader has been a little troublesome off and on and I don't want to buy another.

How does everyone else transfer their images? I have a lot of them constantly and need speed and directly into lightroom.

Thanks in advance.

Lucy Goose

I just have a generic card reader that does the job well so I can't really recommend a particular reader but image capture is an app built into your Mac that's great for transfer images from camera or reader.

Just for info it would really help if you added you Mac model and OS version to your post, profile or signature.

I use a Simplifi dock from Griffin Technology. Reads the major cards, plus it's a dock for my iPod and iPhone.

I have an iMac running Snow leopard. OS X. I find it frustrating that they don't have card reader slots built right into the iMac. One slot on the side and I have no idea what card would fit that. Not mine.

Newer Macs have SD card readers built in.

Figures. Mine is only a year, still should have had them.

What sort of memory cards do you use?

Lucy Goose said:

Figures. Mine is only a year, still should have had them.

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A year what...? Old...? If it's newer than early 2009 it has a card reader...

Yes one it that does not fit my cards which are compact flash. I am just wondering what folks use to transfer???

I'd give this a go:
Amazon.com: Kingston 19-in-1 USB 2.0 Flash Memory Card Reader FCR-HS219/1: Electronics

I've only ever used it for SD cards but it's quick, reliable and cheap.

Lucy Goose said:

Yes one it that does not fit my cards which are compact flash. I am just wondering what folks use to transfer???

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Yes, the SD card slots.. while standard these days on everyone's hardware.. are useless for those of us with CF cards. Any USB based CF reader will work.