Does it make anyone else nervous to have that many images on a single card that can fail or get lost???? I remember a couple old IBM microdrives that went threough the wash in my jeans and, of course, croaked - and that was only a few hundred shots.
I know we need the high-gb cards with the high MP cameras, but I'd be interested in what others do to minimize the anxiety and possibility of losing all or most images from an entire trip or shooting session????
Sandy R
D200 and borrowed D2X
Posted by Jim Goldstein on August 21, 2006 at 3:40 AM
I shoot with 4GB cards regularly and have never had a problem. Best practice is to download your images, back them up and reformat the CF card in camera. The chances of having a problem with a CF card are reduced greately by reformatting versus deleting individual files. Also based on the nature of the technology I wouldn't worry about a CF card failing like I would with a microdrive. CF is much hardier. Hope the info helps.
Posted by Bill Chambers on August 21, 2006 at 3:19 PM
I use 4GB cards - never had a problem to date (knock on wood). I back up the card on a portable storage device (Hyperdrive 89) at day's end or when the card is full, whichever comes first.
Posted by Fred Stearns on August 21, 2006 at 10:53 PM
The CF cards are hardy. My son found one on the streets that looked like it had been run over several times. It may have been dented but it still worked, but about 20% was not operable. Here is where the reformatting helps. Personally, I have washed a CF card with no effect that I could tell. That was also before I had downloaded it to another device, I use an Epson P-2000. I had put it in my shirt pocket and forgotten to take it out before my wife washed it. There are no moving parts in a CF card. The microDrive card is called that because there is a hard drive included in it. I use the 2 GB cards and am thinking of getting at least one larger one. I think that I will try a 4 GB before I take the plunge and try the 8 GB.
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3 repliesDoes it make anyone else nervous to have that many images on a single card that can fail or get lost???? I remember a couple old IBM microdrives that went threough the wash in my jeans and, of course, croaked - and that was only a few hundred shots.
I know we need the high-gb cards with the high MP cameras, but I'd be interested in what others do to minimize the anxiety and possibility of losing all or most images from an entire trip or shooting session????
Sandy R
D200 and borrowed D2X