Alternative to buying lots of memory cards?
 

When I bought my first digital camera nearly two years ago one of the biggest
reasons was that I was spending so much money on film developing while getting
just a handful of really good photos. However, for a 2-week vacation I ended up
buying four 128 MB SmartMedia cards, which was not cheap. Now I'm thinking
about switching to a new camera, but SmartMedia appears to be a thing of the
past. Spending a bunch of money for a whole new set of memory cards so I can
make it through another long vacation just seems stupid. Is there an
alternative, such as a small portable hard drive that I can download pictures
to while I'm on vacation? I recall some talk about this a couple years ago (I
think it was called a memory tank or something like that), but at the time it
was super expensive. Any ideas?

Alternative to buying lots of memory cards?
 

I've seen things advertised that will store pictures--hopefully
someone will post with the specifics of such devices. If you have a
notebook, have you considered taking it? I've begun doing that on
trips which allows me to both store the pictures and to email pictures
to people while traveling.

I also take a blank DVD and burn a DVD with all the pictures before
traveling home just in case.

On 27 Jun 2004 20:20:07 GMT, ntiSpam (NoNameAtAll)
wrote:

When I bought my first digital camera nearly two years ago one of the biggest
reasons was that I was spending so much money on film developing while getting
just a handful of really good photos. However, for a 2-week vacation I ended up
buying four 128 MB SmartMedia cards, which was not cheap. Now I'm thinking
about switching to a new camera, but SmartMedia appears to be a thing of the
past. Spending a bunch of money for a whole new set of memory cards so I can
make it through another long vacation just seems stupid. Is there an
alternative, such as a small portable hard drive that I can download pictures
to while I'm on vacation? I recall some talk about this a couple years ago (I
think it was called a memory tank or something like that), but at the time it
was super expensive. Any ideas?

Alternative to buying lots of memory cards?
 

I posted this to another thread earlier today

I hope it helps

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hmmm here am I sat at the computer thngy tuned into r.p.d and my newest
digital photo mag is coincidently open at "DynaMO 640 Photo"

Does it fit the bill? What is the bill?

OK - try www.fel.fujitsu.com 640 MB disks - it looks battery operated

will it work? I dunno?

Does all of this make sense?

das B

"Burt Johnson" wrote in message
...
We will be camping in South Africa for 3 weeks in September. My wife
has a Canon 10D, which she loves. She will probably be shooting 200+
pictures per day on the trip, knowing her.

I really would prefer not to take along a laptop. Bulky, easy to break,
and power hungry. We will be 3 or 4 days at a time with no access to
electricity other than possibly the jeep battery.

I've seen a $500 device intended to offload CompactFlash onto a hard
disk, with a small display to review the images. Not sure I want to
spend that much on something that will be used once a year, and the
review I read recently panned it anyway.

I saw a $100 device recently that will turn an iPod into a photo storage
device. Unfortunately, it only works with the latest generation iPod,
and I have an older one (which I love). This is a possibility, as we
might swap with my sister-in-law during the trip (she has a newer iPod).

Does anyone have any experience with either of these solutions? Or any
other? What do you recommend for a lengthy trip where unloading to the
computer daily is not feasible (and we don't want to buy 20 CF's
either...)

--
- Burt Johnson
MindStorm, Inc.
http://www.mindstorm-inc.com/software.html

Alternative to buying lots of memory cards?
 

From: ntiSpam (NoNameAtAll)

Is there an
alternative, such as a small portable hard drive that I can download pictures
to while I'm on vacation? .... Any ideas?

www.bhphotovideo.com and click 'digital photography' and then click 'data
transfer and storage devices' and then 'stand alone data storage' to see a
couple of pages of devices to do this. I just got a Nixvue myself.

Bill

Alternative to buying lots of memory cards?
 

Goto http://www.steves-digicams.com/digi_accessories.html look for image
storage devices.

Lots of them on the market. Depending on what features you want and how much
you are willing to pay.

I have used a Image Tank for over three years, has over 100000 miles of
travel on it and thousands of images, never lost an image. Now use the IT G2
and the Addonics MFR to burn CD's.

Alternative to buying lots of memory cards?
 

NoNameAtAll wrote:

When I bought my first digital camera nearly two years ago one of the
biggest reasons was that I was spending so much money on film developing
while getting just a handful of really good photos. However, for a 2-week
vacation I ended up buying four 128 MB SmartMedia cards, which was not
cheap. Now I'm thinking about switching to a new camera, but SmartMedia
appears to be a thing of the past. Spending a bunch of money for a whole
new set of memory cards so I can make it through another long vacation
just seems stupid. Is there an alternative, such as a small portable hard
drive that I can download pictures to while I'm on vacation? I recall some
talk about this a couple years ago (I think it was called a memory tank or
something like that), but at the time it was super expensive. Any ideas?

How much storage do you need? You currently have 512MB, which has satisfied
a 2 week vacation in the past. With a new camera you might need a bit more
than that? I recently bought a single 512MB compact flash which cost $165
Aussie dollars. That's a bit over $100 US dollars. How long would 2 of
those last you on vacation with your new camera?

I'm not knocking the idea of getting a mass storage device, but I recently
went through the same thought process. After convincing myself a mass
storage device was what I needed, I thought it through from scratch and
decided a decent amount of compact flash storage was most cost effective
answer for me.

Alternative to buying lots of memory cards?
 

. I just got a Nixvue myself.

I've had one for a few years, bought to use on vacations instead of dragging
along my laptop, works great.

Alternative to buying lots of memory cards?
 

I'm also wondering about losing thousands of photos through something like
an Image Tank.
They're supposedly susceptible to shocks and bumps; I'd rather take my
chances with a couple of higher capacity CF cards.
~Kimberlee


"Derek Fountain" wrote in message
...
NoNameAtAll wrote:

When I bought my first digital camera nearly two years ago one of the
biggest reasons was that I was spending so much money on film developing
while getting just a handful of really good photos. However, for a
2-week
vacation I ended up buying four 128 MB SmartMedia cards, which was not
cheap. Now I'm thinking about switching to a new camera, but SmartMedia
appears to be a thing of the past. Spending a bunch of money for a whole
new set of memory cards so I can make it through another long vacation
just seems stupid. Is there an alternative, such as a small portable
hard
drive that I can download pictures to while I'm on vacation? I recall
some
talk about this a couple years ago (I think it was called a memory tank
or
something like that), but at the time it was super expensive. Any ideas?

How much storage do you need? You currently have 512MB, which has
satisfied
a 2 week vacation in the past. With a new camera you might need a bit more
than that? I recently bought a single 512MB compact flash which cost $165
Aussie dollars. That's a bit over $100 US dollars. How long would 2 of
those last you on vacation with your new camera?

I'm not knocking the idea of getting a mass storage device, but I recently
went through the same thought process. After convincing myself a mass
storage device was what I needed, I thought it through from scratch and
decided a decent amount of compact flash storage was most cost effective
answer for me.

Alternative to buying lots of memory cards?
 

You raise some good points, so I should clarify. The reason I'm interested in a
storage device is that, while right now I have a camera that uses SmartMedia
cards, it's very likely that I'll replace it in the near future with one that
uses a different card. And because there are so many different kinds I don't
want to buy a bunch of new cards only to replace them again when I move on to
yet another camera. I thought a storage device might solve that problem. You're
correct, however, that in the meantime I probably do have plenty of memory just
by having so many SmartMedia cards.

How much storage do you need? You currently have 512MB, which has satisfied
a 2 week vacation in the past. With a new camera you might need a bit more
than that? I recently bought a single 512MB compact flash which cost $165
Aussie dollars. That's a bit over $100 US dollars. How long would 2 of
those last you on vacation with your new camera?

I'm not knocking the idea of getting a mass storage device, but I recently
went through the same thought process. After convincing myself a mass
storage device was what I needed, I thought it through from scratch and
decided a decent amount of compact flash storage was most cost effective
answer for me.

Alternative to buying lots of memory cards?
 

I have had my Image Tank shipped home from Russia in my checked baggage and
you know how they handle such bags. Never lost an image. The only time
shock/movement may cause problems is if such movement occurs when you are
transferring images.