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Can camera bags erase memory sticks?
On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:05:33 -0400, ASAAR wrote:
No, John didn't buy it, but you did! WHOOSHHHhhh g Maybe so, but there are people who buy crap like this all the time. -- Bill Funk replace "g" with "a" |
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Can camera bags erase memory sticks?
"cjcampbell" wrote in message ups.com... Creative wrote: My friendly camera dealer told me that I should really get a new camera bag as my present (oldish) Point Professional camera bag does not have the anti-static properties of modern bags that are designed for use with digital cameras. He told me that putting the camera in, and pulling it out of the bag, can create an electrical charge that has the potential to erase the data from memory sticks etc. OH STOP! Please. You're killing me! No. A static charge cannot erase memory sticks. And new camera bags are no more anti-static than old ones. Lowepro has not made this a selling point, anyway. Basically, your 'friendly' camera dealer just called you an idiot and tried to take your money under false pretenses. You might want to smack him with one of his own tripods. But don't blame him. He probably didn't make it up. Pro Bags advertises that they build an anti-static mesh into their bags in order to 'protect' digital cameras and equipment. Typical is this ad he http://www.shoppersworld.co.uk/store...469&c=9&d=2785 I would avoid any bag advertising itself like this, and I would suggest a boycott of any manufacturer making spurious claims like that. Of course, digital equipment can be harmed by static and magnetic fields. But it takes a lot of abuse to harm a memory stick. Physical damage is much more likely. Just keep it away from things like tape degaussers. I guess camera dealers do occasionally come across memory sticks that have been erased for one reason or another, after all they are dealing with cameras every working day. Perhaps memory sticks and processors aren't as impregnable as we think? I'm not sure that I see anything wrong with having anti-static mesh if there are other types of mesh that could create static electricity. But to make a sales feature of such mesh is a bit over the top, but well spotted! I remember reading a thread once where people who flew on commercial aircraft were worried about their memory sticks being erased when their cameras were in the luggage racks just below the ceiling of the aircraft. Apparently there are huge lengths of wires going the length of the plane, just above the ceiling, and possibly creating magnetic fields. People were advised to keep their cameras on the floor of the aircraft to avoid this possibility. So I suppose this claim is just about as silly as the camera bags one, but some people obviously believe in it!! People were also worried about their cameras being damaged by the screening equipment of baggage when you go through check-ins at airports, some suggested that hand baggage didn't get as big a zap as unaccompanied luggage. Again, I haven't personally come across people whose cameras have been damaged when travelling by air, but I suppose it's a remote possibility? |
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Can camera bags erase memory sticks?
"Lionel" wrote in message ... On Sun, 8 Oct 2006 20:07:10 +1300, "Creative" opined: My friendly camera dealer told me that I should really get a new camera bag as my present (oldish) Point Professional camera bag does not have the anti-static properties of modern bags that are designed for use with digital cameras. He told me that putting the camera in, and pulling it out of the bag, can create an electrical charge that has the potential to erase the data from memory sticks etc. This is complete bull. It's certainly possible to create a static charge on a camera body, but that won't have any effect on the memory card in the camera. Now he might be just wanting to promote sales of new Lowepro camera bags, but he said he had actually seen cases of erased memory sticks that had probably been caused by the use of old camera bags. Yeah? - And his proof that these memory sticks were erased by static charges would be what, exactly? Can anyone tell me please, whether it's possible for a camera's memory stick to be erased by camera bags that were manufactured prior to the digital camera era? Although I think he is having me on, if it is possible, can anything be done to minimize such a risk with an old bag? If you're really feeling paranoid, you can store your memory cards in the standard antistatic (silver/grey coloured) bags made for hard disk & PC cards. You can use them "as is", or cut them down to fit the pockets in your camera bag. If you don't have any stat-bags of your own, your local computer repair place will probably be happy to give you a few, if you ask nicely. You can also buy new ones, but the retail (non-trade) prices are kind of excessive: http://www.staticspecialists.com/esdbags.htm -- W . | ,. w , "Some people are alive only because \|/ \|/ it is illegal to kill them." Perna condita delenda est ---^----^--------------------------------------------------------------- I guess you would only be feeling paranoid if you had already experienced a few memory cards being erased by unknown factors (which hasn't happened to me, touch wood)! But I guess that a memory stick that is actually inside the camera may be more protected than your spare memory sticks that are stored loose in your camera bag? |
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Can camera bags erase memory sticks?
On Sun, 8 Oct 2006 20:07:10 +1300, Creative wrote:
My friendly camera dealer told me that I should really get a new camera bag as my present (oldish) Point Professional camera bag does not have the anti-static properties of modern bags that are designed for use with digital cameras. He told me that putting the camera in, and pulling it out of the bag, can create an electrical charge that has the potential to erase the data from memory sticks etc. You need to get a new camera store. You're friendly camera dealer is more interested grabbing every last dollar from you than anything else. *All* memory cards have antistatic clamping diodes. You simply can't damage one with ordinary static electricity. |
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Can camera bags erase memory sticks?
On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 08:44:43 +1300, Creative wrote:
I guess camera dealers do occasionally come across memory sticks that have been erased for one reason or another, after all they are dealing with cameras every working day. Perhaps memory sticks and processors aren't as impregnable as we think? I'm not sure that I see anything wrong with having Invariably it's from pulling the stick while file operations are still pending. |
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Can camera bags erase memory sticks?
On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 08:50:50 +1300, "Creative"
opined: I guess you would only be feeling paranoid if you had already experienced a few memory cards being erased by unknown factors (which hasn't happened to me, touch wood)! Me either. One time I thought I had a faulty memory card, it turned out to be a camera problem, & the 'faulty' memory cards worked fine after I fixed the camera. But I guess that a memory stick that is actually inside the camera may be more protected than your spare memory sticks that are stored loose in your camera bag? Yes, but the loose memory cards/sticks are in very little danger anyway. -- W . | ,. w , "Some people are alive only because \|/ \|/ it is illegal to kill them." Perna condita delenda est ---^----^--------------------------------------------------------------- |
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