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24-02-2009, 08:05 PM
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| | | Re: Storage media
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Originally Posted by The Woodman  The other thing I do now is change the size and quality of the images I take regularly according to their intended purpose. My camera is capable of 12.1 mP but I rarely use that high resolution, only for "best" shots. For my general survey work involving many images I drop down to 3 mP and find that's fine. This will have a bearing on the number of images that can be stored on a card of a given size as I'm sure you'll know. | That's a point. I like to use the highest possible quality, hence shooting RAW, although it's not a big deal to flip the settings between RAW and good quality JPEG. Quote: |
A friend of mine went on a lifetime trip to Africa and took his laptop and all the supporting gear. I would have been in fear of theft, temperature, dust, vibration and all the other worrying factors. I prefer to carry a hand full of postage stamp sized cards in a safe place and be happy with that. Each days shots can be reviewed on the camera and the really duff stuff can be deleted.
| That's partly what concerns me about taking a laptop, I can't lug it around all day and would be loath to leave it in a tent or hostel (I am back packing, being on a fairly tight budget)in case a toerag makes free with it. I'll get some more CF cards and take my 40GB Jobo storage device. I can always buy another storage device in Singapore or Australia if need be. Quote: |
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| I wish we had an Aldi on the Isle of Wight but unfortunately our nearest stores are in Southampton and Portsmouth - hardly handy to get to. 
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26-02-2009, 09:49 AM
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Thanks for all responses. I am in Oz now and have decided to bring extra cards and a couple of sticks. I can always buy extra cards here if I need them. Not too expensive.
But I will buy additonal hard drive - probably portable when I return.
Thanks again,
Bob P. |
26-02-2009, 10:21 AM
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| | | Re: Storage media
What, you have 2 dSLR bodies and only 1 card? I have a compact digital and have 3 cards and still think I need more. Shooting in RAW, I only get about 100 images per card, so if I were doing the trip you are doing, I would take at least a dozen cards with me - they take up no room. |
26-02-2009, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by birding dave What, you have 2 dSLR bodies and only 1 card? I have a compact digital and have 3 cards and still think I need more. Shooting in RAW, I only get about 100 images per card, so if I were doing the trip you are doing, I would take at least a dozen cards with me - they take up no room. | Do you mean me? Or Bob? 
I have seven of the things, ranging from 2GB to 8GB, and am planning to buy a few more 8 GB ones.
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