Apple Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter

Excellent product, I purchased this for a iPad Pro 10.5” on iOs13 to utilise the external drive support now available. I also purchased a SanDisk ultra flair 64gb usb pen and a usb 3 hub (USB 3.0 Hub Incl. Card Reader for microSD SD - Data Hub for Notebook Netbook Laptop Ultrabook Tablet PC Macbook - Alu Design https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XT3FCNG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_9L55DbGNCP3C4) and it works perfectly. When you first plug in the Apple usb 3 connection kit it does an update to the actual device ( I am guessing changing the firmware to allow the new external drive support on ios13) then I plugged in the power and the usb hub and then the usb pen and a SD card and it worked perfect I could copy direct from the Sd card to the usb pen, I could copy from the usb pen or sd card to the iPad and vice verse, the most important thing to remember is it much sphere powered and that copying files is dependant on having something on the iPad that recognises the files, if you haven’t that then zip the files up and then you can copy or move them without issue. As my main use is photographs from a sd card to be copied direct to a usb pen I haven’t a issue with other types of file but for me this works exactly how I need it to. I did discover in my research that a usb pen with a lightning plug doesn’t work with Apple files and external drive support you have to use the app that comes with the drive to use the lightning plug so that was no use to me, which is why I hav egoenthe usb hub route to be able to do what I needed as I didn’t want to have to use an additional app. This Apple connection kit powered allows the use of a lot of different usb devices but it MUST be powered as the lightning connection isn’t as capable as the new usb c type which is why Apple have changed how this works so that it now supports the new iOS 13 external drive support on the newer devices, I also got the same kit for my mum who. Had a iPad Air 10.5” 2019. Hope this helps others figure out how to get the result they want with the new iOS 13 external drive support as I struggled to find how to get to this stage and it took a lot of research and bouncing about websites etc. It was worth it as this works perfectly.

My immediate reaction when playing some of my more sonic-ally challenging CD's was, well, pure delight!. All the detail, clarity, sound stage etc. that I had not heard before was there. But, there was something extra, a sort of openness that I hadn't noticed before. I was able to distinguish individual instruments (and groups of instruments) within an orchestra. Soloists, both vocal and instrumental, displayed their positions with clarityusing the Dragonfly DAC Red. This extra fidelity (call it what you will) is very welcome IMO. Some may argue that analytical sound reproduction at this level may be at the expense of total harmony but I would respond that that is what the artist/recording originally intended.Amazing sound from my iPhone 6S with this brilliant piece of kit. Beautifully clear and subtle sound. Simple plug-and-play with minimal fiddling. Construction is good, but not great, as the leather case is too tight and once inserted you need pliers to extract! When used on my Audi A3 Bose sound system it added better clarity and musical instrument separation esp. guitars and piano.Great sound quality and compact size. The red does have more power output than the black version though which is important when driving demanding headphones, as the black is great but after listening to a friend's Black version I felt more involved with the Red version after I bought it for my own use.Oh and don't forget you'll also need to buy apple's lightning adapter cable for USB3 Camera for about £35 to get the best link for the connections (as well as allowing charging for the iphone).

Ordered the first in Jan 2022 via Amazon. Worked fine for well over a year and till a few days ago -when I noticed that though it was still transferring music files via the usb, it was not charging the iphone even with another lighting wire for charging, connected at the base (Then bought a brand new replacement and this one directly from apple, and same zero result for charging - so sent that back to apple).I telephoned apple on 4th June 2023. It appears a software bug (in IOS 16.5) may have been introduced after the recent iphone software update and I now have to wait for the next software update from apple whenever it happens to resolve this issue.16.5 is also now affecting the adapter I bought from Amazon:Data transfer by usb - unaffected.Charging via the lightning port - not working.I then used an old iPad which is running a different software version - the same adapter from Amazon now working perfectly - for both data transfer and simultaneous charging. Then tried on a different iphone with ios16.5 (again now not providing simultaneous charging).Plenty of articles on the web regarding IOS 16.5 causing this adapter to now not work as intended. No issues with my now over a year old adapter but iOS 16.5 seems the one creating the issue.Edit: iOS 16.5.1 fixes the issue that prevents charging with the Lightning to USB 3Camera Adapter.

A bit pricey, but you get what you pay for.Plug-in, allow the iPad to install and restart and that’s it, I bought this for connecting my pro audio kit to my iPad Pro. This works flawlessly with my Roland mc101, mc707 and Roland verselab connected to zenbeats. I am able to connect different MIDI controllers no problems, most of my notation hardware connects fine, other items include Akai fire, MIDI interface of which I can connect the vintage mc303 and use software from the store to sequence.There is no latency from controlling from the iPad unlike other brands which can up to a few seconds.I have cheaper adapters that are intermittent or don’t work with the dreaded unsupported accessory error.Quality of this, is a lot better than other manufacturers. For all its worth if you enjoy making music, don’t skimp and buy the apple adapter, don’t make the same mistakes as me.