I am wondering what storage device/medium you would recommend for use on extended photography outings. I am taking a week to do some shooting/holidaying. I was thinking of buying more CF Cards, ie. Sandisk Extreme III 16 gb at $249.00 each (not really a cheap solution). I shoot birds, so I might shoot 12gb a day, or nothing, depending on subject availability (if you know what I mean). I see the Epsom P3000 at $449.00. Your thoughts and personal experience welcome. Thankyou.
I've got the older Epson P2000 (40gb). It's a dandy machine, but only good for about 13gb of downloads on a single charge. That means access to a power source on your outing.
The Sandisc cards are hard to beat for reliability. And if you're going to have use for the extra chips after your outing, that may make the most sense of all.
I'm a newspaper columnist on the side. I have to file a couple of columns a week no matter where I am, so I've always got a laptop along. It too requires a power source, but for our prolonged outings (along with the P2000 and camera batteries) I can just use an inverter in my truck to keep everything charged. The laptop is definitely the most convenient option for me. I find myself more and more simply packing a couple of day supply of CF cards into the field and downloading directly to the laptop when I get to it. I still carry the P2000 on trips, but it's big and bulky compared to a handful of cards.
I've been using a Digital Partner portable storage unit for several years now with no problems whatsoever. If you don't feel the need to review your shots aside from your camera's LCD screen and want to save some $$$, then the DP is a great deal.
I just got a Hyperdrive ColorSpace Zero in 120 Gig format. I like it a lot, but it did have a short learning curve to figure out how to get through the filing system to see the images. Google "Hyperdrive Color Space" to see it.
The new portable drives that are available are another consideration. You would have to be able to transfer the images probably with a laptop.
A friend just bought a refurbished Epson unit which allows for a direct transfer from the card and is slightly larger then the iPod. It is 80 GB.
Posted by Paul Inglis on August 2, 2008 at 5:30 PM
I use an Epson P-5000 with no problems for a while now when a laptop is too big. I often carry about eight sandisk extreme III as well in 2GB and 4GB.
Posted by Paul Burwell on August 4, 2008 at 9:27 PM
Gary,
I'll second the vote for the HyperDrive portable storage devices. You can get them with and without LCD's, depending on your preference, and they are very fast and dependable.
I always bring a couple of them with me when I'm going on an extended shoot.
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6 repliesThe Sandisc cards are hard to beat for reliability. And if you're going to have use for the extra chips after your outing, that may make the most sense of all.
I'm a newspaper columnist on the side. I have to file a couple of columns a week no matter where I am, so I've always got a laptop along. It too requires a power source, but for our prolonged outings (along with the P2000 and camera batteries) I can just use an inverter in my truck to keep everything charged. The laptop is definitely the most convenient option for me. I find myself more and more simply packing a couple of day supply of CF cards into the field and downloading directly to the laptop when I get to it. I still carry the P2000 on trips, but it's big and bulky compared to a handful of cards.
You can store images and tunes.
The new portable drives that are available are another consideration. You would have to be able to transfer the images probably with a laptop.
A friend just bought a refurbished Epson unit which allows for a direct transfer from the card and is slightly larger then the iPod. It is 80 GB.
I'll second the vote for the HyperDrive portable storage devices. You can get them with and without LCD's, depending on your preference, and they are very fast and dependable.
I always bring a couple of them with me when I'm going on an extended shoot.