RAW images onto iPad?

I'm about to purchase an iPad for an upcoming vacation and wonder if I can download RAW images?
And if I can do so, what applications do you suggest to process RAW?
Thanks in advance.

Be careful here. I've researched this quite a bit and concluded the iPad is not the ideal device for storing or editing RAW images. It's too much of a closed system, and the 64 GB of memory is not enough for storing large amounts of RAW files.
That said, tthe iPad will show the JPG embedded in the RAW file, but not the RAW file itself. I've downloaded images from my Canon S95 shot in RAW mode, and they display fine. I did not attempt to process them. However, there is an app called "piRAWnha" that can process RAW to some extent, but it gets mixed reviews.
Are you copying your RAW images from an SD card or CF card? Apple's Camera Connection Kit works fine with SD cards, but obviously cannot handle CF cards. MIC makes a CF card reader for the iPad, but it's gotten mixed reviews too.
http://www.padgadget.com/2011/03/26/mic-gadgets-compactflash-card-reader-for-ipa d-photographers/
Connecting a CF reader to the iPad using the USB connector in the Camera Connection Kit has been a mixed bag. The problem is that the iPad only works with low power devices such as SD cards. A USB card reader takes too much power and may not be recognized by the device.
Think about this carefully before you attempt to use the iPad as a storage and editing device. IMHO, if you shoot JPG on an SD card and don't care about heavy editing, the iPad can be a good tool. However, if you are a serious photographer looking for a backup device for RAW images shot on CF, the iPad isn't it. Better to get an 11 inch MacBook Air with a backup drive instead.

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