Backup workflow for light travel with M10R

[RMeier]

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Hello together!
I will be travelling to Sri Lanka for 3 weeks in August and will be taking my M10r with me (logically). 
In the past I always travelled with my laptop to store my pictures on external harddisks.... 
But I want to take advantage of the "small" Leica M and travel as light as possible. 
That means I want to travel without a laptop, but still be able to back up my pictures.

I can download the RAW files to my iPhone via the LEICA PHOTOS app (but very slowly). I have tried to upload the images from there to Adobe Creative Cloud, OneDrive, etc., but the DNG images are always converted to jpegs.... I don't know why...

It could also be that they are not RAWs on the Iphone... (although it shows "RAW")

Do you have a solution how I can backup my RAW files on the go?

I was thinking of a Synology NAS? There is the "Images" or "Photos" app. Supposedly it also supports DNG format. So I could upload the RAW from LEICA PHOTOS to the Iphone and then upload to the Synology app.

What kind of workflow do you have and is it easy to travel? 

I don't need to edit the pictures while travelling, I just want to save them from the SD card. 

I am curious about your workflows

 

[m.birnbacher]

My "simple" way is to use one SD-Card a day (or at least a few days). So if you loos a card, all the rest will be save. The one without a big technical impact.

 

There are Hard Disk Drives (I think LaCie) with a SD-Card Reader to copy the card to the drive.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3NK6RNb

2.5 Zoll, RAID USB-C, Card Reader, PC & Mac, inkl. 3 Jahre Rescue Service, Modellnr.: STGW4000800

You can use the drive with an iPad an with pressing one button, the card will be copied directly to the harddisk

 

Maybe this helps...

 

Grettings,

Michel,
www.work-the-m.de

[m.birnbacher]

some more:

There is a model with power bank included, so no additional device is necessary for copying the SD card

https://amzn.to/46f3jdb

LaCie Copilot 2TB tragbare externe Festplatte, mit Akku & CardReader, 2.5 Zoll, PC & Mac, Modellnr.: STGU2000400
 

 

 

 

[RMeier]

Thank you so much! @BPM I have to checkt that out tomorrow!
 

[dugby]

As mentioned above there are portable Media Player storage devices.

I have 2 such products:  "iRiver"  and  "Colorspace UDMA" both with SSD drives,  which I used with my FAT32 formatted 4GB SD cards on my Digilux 2.

The latest firmware updates for the above old-tech Media Players, do not support exFAT formatted SD cards.

 

My M10-R has Lexar 1800x (256GB)  and  ProGrade V60 128GB  SD cards, which are not compatible with the older FAT32 media players storage devices.

 

Today the more up-to-date types of products will need to support the exFAT or NTFS formats to work with the large capacity modern SD cards we use in M10-R

 

 

[twogun]

Why not get a whole bunch of SD cards and use each one until it fills up and secure them? They are relatively cheap and easy to maintain.

[Robert Blanko]

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https://www.westerndigital.com/en-gb/products/portable-drives/wd-my-passport-wireless-ssd#WDBAMJ2500AGY-EESN

I bought this model (or maybe its predecessor) back in 2019 when I did not want to take my laptop on a trip to South America. Worked well.

[rich_]

The most logical answer is multiple SD cards, similar to how one would bring canisters of film.

Otherwise I would just bring a small laptop or tablet. They weigh under a 1kg and tablets half that these days and the utility is helpful outside of photography, compared to devices which may weigh similar with a singular purpose.  I don’t put all my eggs in my phone basket so wouldn’t use that in my flow in case I broke phone etc. 

[RexGig0]

I subscribe to the concept of multiple SD cards. A best practice is to keep the SD cards separate from the camera bag. I may or may not also also bring an iPad, with an SD card reader dongle, especially if I want to review the images while still in the area. (My M10 can use the app, to transfer wirelessly to iPad or iPhone, but if using an M Type 246 Monochrom, it predates the app technology.)

Edited to add: If the images are really and vitally important, and it is practical to do so, I will shoot the scene twice, either with a second card in the one camera, or, better, use a second camera. (Multiple cards, in the same camera, could be a problem, if the one camera, itself, has an undiscovered glitch.)

Edited June 25, 2023 by RexGig0

[RexGig0]

23 hours ago, Robert Blanko said:

https://www.westerndigital.com/en-gb/products/portable-drives/wd-my-passport-wireless-ssd#WDBAMJ2500AGY-EESN

I bought this model (or maybe its predecessor) back in 2019 when I did not want to take my laptop on a trip to South America. Worked well.

I have one of these products, as well. I have not tended to take it on day trips, but, it is certainly an option.

[Scoe141]

There is a lot of great advice here, so I'll try not to reiterate what others have said.

When out shooting, I carry multiple 32GB SD cards.  I don't like using anything over that. (Personal preference.) 

You could get an iPad or similar tablet, but getting one with 1-2TB of storage will be pricey. (Unless you think you can get away with less storage.)

There are mobile SD card readers that plug into your phone.  I believe some phones have up to 256GB of memory.  Depending on how much you're shooting, you may fill that up.

I haven't played with the Leica Fotos app, so I don't know if you could select favorites on your camera, then transfer just those.  

Will you have access to a computer where you're going (hotel etc.?) If so, you could bring an SD card reader, and clone your memory cards, so you'll at least have two just in case.  

I agree a backup is preferred.  However, for peace of mind, I'll think the cards will be fine as long as you get a good case to store them in and pack them in your carryon.  

Hope this helps.

 

[Knipsknecht]

I like to travel as well as I like to take photos. Over the last couple of years the following setup works quite well for me:

I use an iPad Pro and a SD-card reader to download my photos to iOS fotos from where they will be uploaded to the iCloud - if WiFi is available at that certain place. But that wasn’t even a problem in 2016 when I traveled six months through Japan, Australia, Tanzania and South Africa.

And if one wants to have a backup - just take enough SD-cards with you. They don’t take a lot of space.

Of course there are other solutions. But this one is my personal gold standard.

[GFONG]

When traveling, I use my iPad Pro with USBC SD card reader & USBC Thumb drive to backup my photos everyday. I keep 3 copies of my photos, one in SD card, one in iPad and one in thumb drive.

 

P.S. the weight of USBC card reader + thumb drive is less than 200g.

[jakontil]

I have my macbook air with ext ssd with built in sd card reader, depending on how much light you want to travel.. and when the internet is available, i’d upload to the clouds

[charlesphoto99]

Standalone sd duplicator if you’re worried about theft. Mail some back home as you go. 

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Standalone-Duplicator-Eraser-USBDUP12/dp/B00BOK3NQI/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=yVUUb&content-id=amzn1.sym.dba1a2d0-88dc-4504-a5d7-10259373e587&pf_rd_p=dba1a2d0-88dc-4504-a5d7-10259373e587&pf_rd_r=12TBH02AXYBETZP2YGTF&pd_rd_wg=Jn52M&pd_rd_r=5bbe5103-96a2-4824-afa0-ff27b8c72ed6&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_atf_m

Edited June 26, 2023 by charlesphoto99

[dugby]

Further to this discussion,  In preparation for an important journey with my M10-R:

I've just purchased a HyperDrive Colorspace UDMA3 and installed a Samsung 2TB 850PRO SSD. (Over last 10 years I've used their UDMA and UDMA2 products successfully).

 

Using multiple ProGrade 128GB SDXC v60 cards, the device successfully performs full backups and also incremental backups of the SD cards.

Additionally the UDMA3's inbuilt RAW processor successfully displays M10-R DNG files.

 

Sadly this may be the last technology from Sanho Corporation who were bought out by Targus in 2021, as the UDMA3 product is no longer listed on their websites. There are available, the last few in various online stores.