efreed2754 Posted April 13, 2013 Share #21 Posted April 13, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Forgive me for gushing, but this thread is just one example of how great this Forum is. Have been traveling for about two months per year for past six years I fully echo what everyone said For first five years took six 8GB cards shooting DNG uncompressed. That gives about 150 shots per card. Never erase a shot in the camera. The smaller card spreads the risk when a card gets corrupted which does happen. This approach has worked fine for me. Last year got a MacAir for backups even though never really needed. Nice to have full laptop while traveling and upload each days shots into LR as back up and to view. Still never erase a card but could. It all depends whether you want to wear just a belt or add suspenders. No wrong approach and realize having my Air most of the time is superfluous, but to save some shots even if once in a few years is very satisfying. Each to their own.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted April 13, 2013 Share #22 Posted April 13, 2013 Well, I had an a attempt robbery on the local bus in Ecuador. My Mac pro was not in the bag on my lap ( my pro video camera bag and my Leica bag were). Extra back pack with computer stuff was above my seat on the shelf... I looked away, and it was gone! I looked back and started a ruckus... Bus was still exciting the station. I was lucky! Everything was recovered with in minutes. Robbers were kicked out of the bus. And yes, a poor thief will pass on Air because it is "protected"? Keep saying that, until it is gone... Well, the film cassettes that were stolen contained exposed film - thieves are rarely rational:rolleyes: The late Fritz Pölking ( a superb wildlife photographer) describes how a whole safari shoot was stolen in Nairobbery. At least with digital and backups you stand a chance.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted April 13, 2013 Share #23 Posted April 13, 2013 To deal with theft of SD cards - keep one in the lot that contains a hideous virus so that the perp takes it home and wipes him out, and possibly the whole nest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sisoje Posted April 13, 2013 Share #24 Posted April 13, 2013 Well, the film cassettes that were stolen contained exposed film - thieves are rarely rational:rolleyes:The late Fritz Pölking ( a superb wildlife photographer) describes how a whole safari shoot was stolen in Nairobbery. At least with digital and backups you stand a chance.... Let's agree to disagree... I rather keep (only) my sd cards from prying eyes and fingers, than my cards AND my lap top... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted April 13, 2013 Share #25 Posted April 13, 2013 Basically, it is insurance we are talking about, to cover the risk. A long time ago I realized there was/is only one risk free condition. Death! So decide on the risk level YOU are prepared to carry......... and carry it! For me, it is a pocket full of smallish SD cards. 8GB's for my M9-P. Last year, I did lose a VITAL SD card. Retrospectively, I think at Nice airport. I was removing stuff from my camera bag for Customs inspection. I think the card flipped out of the pocket at that time. Anyway, it was my fault, not any system fault. I will still travel the same compact way in future. I am so pedantic about travel space I even cut 1/2 the handle of my toothbrush to improve packing. P.S. I have also had 50 rolls of film 'stolen' by Moroccan 'CIA' or whatever they are called. If I had been using a Macbook Air they would have taken that too. There is no perfect solution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 13, 2013 Share #26 Posted April 13, 2013 Let's agree to disagree... I rather keep (only) my sd cards from prying eyes and fingers, than my cards AND my lap top... Just a small hard disk, hidden somewhere else Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted April 13, 2013 Share #27 Posted April 13, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just a small hard disk, hidden somewhere else That would be rather uncomfortable! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Albertson Posted April 13, 2013 Share #28 Posted April 13, 2013 I don't think I'd transfer all my photos onto a junkie-magnet like an I-pad, and then erase the cards. I treat memory cards like rolls of film, and wait until I get home to look at the photos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel Posted April 13, 2013 Share #29 Posted April 13, 2013 Going overseas this summer. Thinking of shooting digital for the first time. What do I buy a bunch of extra SD cards? I have a 64 Gig Ipad. Can I transfer the day's shoot to that until I get home? Can I then transfer the exposures to my PC for ultimate storage? Sorry for all the questions, but this is new to me. In the past I just brought a cartload of film-end of story. (Still might do this) You can only edit jpgs on iPad. All editing apps are rubbish. I think you can not transfer raw. 64gb is not enough. I tried to use iPad for travel but not possible. Buy a small light windows laptop with at least 500gb. Toshiba and Samsung make a very light laptops. Don't bother with MacBook Air. Lo res screen and low storage capability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 14, 2013 Share #30 Posted April 14, 2013 Ummm- screen resolution: Macbook Air 11" 1366x768. Sony Vaio 11" 1366x768 Samsung series 3 11" 1366x768 etc.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 14, 2013 Share #31 Posted April 14, 2013 That would be rather uncomfortable! In that case you must be using Samsung Steel SD cards -water-proof, dirt-proof, chemical-proof. Ideal for you to hide.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted April 14, 2013 Share #32 Posted April 14, 2013 You can only edit jpgs on iPad. All editing apps are rubbish.I think you can not transfer raw. 64gb is not enough. I tried to use iPad for travel but not possible. Buy a small light windows laptop with at least 500gb. Toshiba and Samsung make a very light laptops. Don't bother with MacBook Air. Lo res screen and low storage capability. MacBook Air: 5-700 Gig hard drives. 8 Gigs of ram. Superior displays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanJW Posted April 14, 2013 Share #33 Posted April 14, 2013 Echoing what others have said: I use 16G cards (if you are not erasing cards 8G can get filled pretty quickly with larg(er) sensor high MP cameras) I generally (but not always) carry a Macbook Air 13" which some might see as overkill, but it has a SD slot and each day's work gets copied to a folder on the MBA. Then that folder is immediately backed up to a 1 TB small portable USB drive. Because I do not erase cards, I end up with three copies, one on the card, one on the MBA and one on the USB drive. If I do any editing on the MBA (usually not too much), those files are also copied to the USB drive. When I get home the USB drive gets plugged into my computer (Mac Pro) and copied there. When I am satisfied that I have everything I want stored safely in the computer (and backed up via usual means), I will reformat the cards and the usb drive. If my MBA were to be stolen, I would still have the USB drive. If the USB drive were stolen, I would still have the cards. If everything got stolen, that is a major major calamity and you can't really plan for that. I also generally travel with an iPad but after one try, abandoned trying to use it for backup. You can pretty quickly choke a 64G iPad if you do a lot of shooting. It isn't enough capacity and it isn't fast enough. I carry it for quick email and for reading and sometimes a movie on a plane. This sounds complicated but it is actually much easier and less worrisome than carrying film and then worrying about where and when it will get developed. When I shot film I would sometimes get the film processed locally if I was comfortable with their capabilities and carry home the negatives rather than risk losing exposed film or having it compromised by Xray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted April 14, 2013 Share #34 Posted April 14, 2013 I think I read somewhere a photog loaded files to DVD`s and mailed one home, one to another place. Today we have cloud storage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
diogenis Posted April 14, 2013 Share #35 Posted April 14, 2013 Also, SD cards and any falsh card in general are susceptible to ionizing Radiation. Just that modern xray machines have attenuated rad sources, but the falsh card is still sensitive just like the film was. A magnetic hard disc is suceptible to electomagnetism obviously if its shield fails too! The CD withstands pretty much all radiation, ionizing and electromagnetic, but soon it will be obsolete. The cloud is the safest by far, provided you can reach it. Until then, storing in two different media minimizes risk involved Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel Posted April 14, 2013 Share #36 Posted April 14, 2013 Ummm- screen resolution: Macbook Air 11" 1366x768. Sony Vaio 11" 1366x768 Samsung series 3 11" 1366x768 etc.... Samsung series 9 13.3" SuperBright 300nit FHD LED Display (1920 x 1080), Anti-Reflective Or 13.3" SuperBright 400nit HD+ LED Display (1600 x 900), Anti-Reflective Weight 1.13kg Apple only gets up to 1440 at the same price, pathetic MacBook Air 11" is an exercise in a waste of time, ssd capacity is only one reason :rolleyes: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel Posted April 14, 2013 Share #37 Posted April 14, 2013 MacBook Air: 5-700 Gig hard drives. 8 Gigs of ram. Superior displays. I think you meant inferior displays. 1280 x800 And lower contrast and every other stat from Samsung 1920 and 1600 13" displays. 8gb of ram- good luck with that one ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 14, 2013 Share #38 Posted April 14, 2013 Samsung series 9 13.3" SuperBright 300nit FHD LED Display (1920 x 1080), Anti-Reflective Or 13.3" SuperBright 400nit HD+ LED Display (1600 x 900), Anti-Reflective Weight 1.13kg Apple only gets up to 1440 at the same price, pathetic MacBook Air 11" is an exercise in a waste of time, ssd capacity is only one reason :rolleyes: Whatever rings your bell. I have no stake in the Apple vs PC wars. I find the 11" Air a perfect travel companion.13" gets too large and heavy. SSD capacity is irrelevant for me, as my backup is to small 500 Gb external disk, for security reasons. The OP asked about an iPad. It makes no sense to suggest that he drags complete editing systems with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted April 14, 2013 Share #39 Posted April 14, 2013 Depends how much time or inclination you have to play around with computers while traveling. Me -- not a lot. One memory card can store about 20 films worth of images. Pretty amazing really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted April 14, 2013 Share #40 Posted April 14, 2013 I take a disk tank with me. That's a hard disk which can copy SD cards. Don't forget the power supply, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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