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hunter wrote:This got me thinking, the larger cards are convenient but they also create somewhat of an all your eggs in one basket scenario.
tallgirl wrote:hunter wrote:This got me thinking, the larger cards are convenient but they also create somewhat of an all your eggs in one basket scenario.
You should get a bigger card and think of it as more of a backup photo memory for your computer. While the card is in your camera it is probably safer than the camera lens. And depending on how you upload your pics it may never leave the safety of your camera. Just make sure you continue to upload your photos fairly often because your biggest danger is probably still camera theft.
fuzzy-hair-man wrote:When I was looking at cameras prior to buying mine some of the more serious photographers were using small portable harddrive based devices to slurp down and/or backup thier photos while they were in the field.
I'm wondering if I could do a similar thing with a mp3 player if and when I get one.
But to make it all somewhat more redundant, now that the cost of a 1Gb CF card is down to $14.95 on sale, I just save the cards as well. I get about 250 shots on a card. Back when using slides I used to get 36 slides for a film/processing cost of $16. Seems like a bargain to just label and store the original files on the CF card, which can be tossed off to a safe deposit box or whatever one finds to be the ultimate in protection.
And depending on how you upload your pics it may never leave the safety of your camera.
Have you looked into the longevity of data stored on CF?
Shock – CF cards have an operating shock rating of 2,000 Gs, which is equivalent to a 10-foot drop. With typical usage, a CF card can be used for more than 100 years with no loss or deterioration of data.
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