Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Aaron, we are ostensibly giving advice to Doug and he tends to lurk in the vegetation with a monopod with a really long lens. I don't think that lugging two cameras through the brush would work. Now, we could recommend the Ted Grant method, two cameras in front, and two off each shoulder. Never run out of memory space that way but might run out of back muscles... But back to the problem at hand. My luck tends to run to Murphy rules so I could not trust the download. Other people have had different experiences. But I remember Brian talking about shooting large groups. He always used at least two cameras and always duplicated shots with both cameras, multiple redundancy for important events. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 5/4/06, Aaron Sandler <aaron.sandler@duke.edu> wrote: > > Don, > > I was thinking of just buying a second camera and one of these: > > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=86373&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation > > Why mess around? > > -Aaron > > > At 08:14 PM 5/4/2006, you wrote: > >Aaron, > >I would never argue someone out of multiple back ups. Of course, you > could > >have a harddrive backup and enough memory on cards to never have to erase > >until the expedition was over. Heck, the local Micorcenter was > advertising > >1GB SD cards for $39 after an $11 rebate. > > > >Don > >don.dory@gmail.com > > > > > >On 5/4/06, Aaron Sandler <aaron.sandler@duke.edu> wrote: > >> > >>Don, > >> > >>I wondered about this, too, when I was looking for a device. In the end > I > >>wasn't convinced that checking a few photos on the screen would confirm > >>that ALL my photos were copied any better than the: > >> > >>"Advanced 24-bit Hardware Based ECC Data Verification--Bitwise Error > >>Correction Coding ensures all data are successfully transferred and > stored > >>on the hard disk" > >> > >>that the HD80 advertised. Especially given the price, speed, battery > >>advantages of the HD80. > >> > >>I think the best solution would be an Epson or Jobo unit to allow you to > >>look and share your photos (if you liked) AND an HD80 unit...that way > >>you'd > >>have TWO copies of each photo on TWO separate devices. > >> > >>Best, > >>Aaron > >> > >>Don Dory wrote: > >> >Doug, > >> >Absolutely go with a device that lets you briefly check whether the > >>images > >> >have transferred as you will be deleting off the card and if the > transfer > >> >fails you might as well have been watching tv. Don't be too concerned > >>about > >> >battery life. An Epson 2000 only takes a few minutes to download a > 2GB > >>card > >> >and then you turn it off. So, ten days without power would not be a > >>problem > >> >for two or three downloads a day to clear your cards. If no power is > a > >>real > >> >concern then how about an inverter on the truck? > >> > > >> >Don > >> >don.dory@gmail.com > >> > > >> > > >> >On 5/4/06, Douglas Herr <telyt@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> >> > >> >>I'll be away from A/C power for 10 days in June and I'm considering > my > >> >>options for storing and backing up my DMR files. I'll have 12-volt > >>power > >> >>available for re-charging the DMR's batteries, and no laptop > >>computer. What > >> >>are the options for 12-volt or battery-powered backups? Could be CD > >> >>burners, hard drives, whatever. All suggestions are welcome. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >>Doug Herr > >> >>Birdman of Sacramento > >> >>http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >