How big is YOUR card ?

you know who maybe wrote:
"Annika1980" wrote in message
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From: Eric Gill

Lyra is essentially the same thing, only with a 3.8" viewscreen, TV
out, music, video and pic playback, and a (substantially) higher
pricetag. For brute-force gobs of portable storage, the X-Drive is a
good
choice, especially since you can buy your own drive mechanism.
Upgradeability is not a feature of any of the players.

Also check out Epson's new digital wallet.
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/re...s/P-2000.shtml

Why not simply tether the camera to a unit with a 80 GB Hard drive?
Now someone go take the credit for my idea and make a lot of money.

Better yet - forego tethers and touchy memory devices completely! All
we have to do is figure out a way to coat something - some kind of flat
plastic perhaps? - with some sort of light sensitive material. You
could then conveniently download the day's shoot to your corner drug
store...

I will happily give up all rights to my idea, all I ask in return is
that this amazing new miracle product be called "Bob".

Bob ^,,^

On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 15:50:44 +0000, "William H. Hathaway"
wrote:

The next advance in imaging technology ought to be transferring mental
images into digital. Can you imagine your dreams automatically
recorded on hard drive?

Yes, I'd get arrested.

--
Owamanga!

On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 15:50:44 +0000, "William H. Hathaway"
wrote:

The next advance in imaging technology ought to be transferring mental
images into digital. Can you imagine your dreams automatically
recorded on hard drive?

Yes, I'd get arrested.

--
Owamanga!

On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:17:18 GMT, Phil Wheeler
wrote:



Annika1980 wrote:

From: Phil Wheeler


Overseas travel. I have six 1 GB CF cards and get about 240 shots on
each (20D, Large-Fine).


I had three 1 GB cards with me in Hawaii. I'd download those each night to the
laptop. Shooting in RAW mode, I still found myself running out of room on some
days. Guess I shoulda taken the laptop with me.


I travel with a 30 GB X-Drive II for that purpose.

Phil

While that works well for you, I find that a laptop makes a better
companion for myself.
There's a lot to be said for being able to see the pics you shot in
Yellowstone later that night in the cabin.

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:17:18 GMT, Phil Wheeler
wrote:



Annika1980 wrote:

From: Phil Wheeler


Overseas travel. I have six 1 GB CF cards and get about 240 shots on
each (20D, Large-Fine).


I had three 1 GB cards with me in Hawaii. I'd download those each night to the
laptop. Shooting in RAW mode, I still found myself running out of room on some
days. Guess I shoulda taken the laptop with me.


I travel with a 30 GB X-Drive II for that purpose.

Phil

While that works well for you, I find that a laptop makes a better
companion for myself.
There's a lot to be said for being able to see the pics you shot in
Yellowstone later that night in the cabin.

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

On 6 Dec 2004 15:15:10 -0800, "
wrote:

1. What if you loose that one card? While on safari in central Africa?
Nothing for 500 miles?
2. What if the card breaks? While on safari etc.etc. It happens.

Well, so much for that safari I was going to take. :-)
3. What if you forgot to take off the 799 shots of Brittany Spears
f#%&ing the mailman you happened to be in a position to take, and
Sasquatch walks by? Do you format the card?

You kick yourself for not having a video camera.

Seriously, I carry a 512MB (~150 pics with my camera on "super-high
quality" JPEG), and a 256MB and a very old 96MB as spares. And I've
used them all on numerous occasions.

I have 1gigx1 and 512MBx2 cards for my DR; with the laptop, that's
been enough so far.
Also, you might want to increase the resolution of the pics you're
taking, if possible. You only get one chance to take a picture; you
should make it as good a shot as possible (within reason, of course -
RAW may take too long). You won't get a chance to go back and shoot
that exact same moment again.....

ECM

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

On 6 Dec 2004 15:15:10 -0800, "
wrote:

1. What if you loose that one card? While on safari in central Africa?
Nothing for 500 miles?
2. What if the card breaks? While on safari etc.etc. It happens.

Well, so much for that safari I was going to take. :-)
3. What if you forgot to take off the 799 shots of Brittany Spears
f#%&ing the mailman you happened to be in a position to take, and
Sasquatch walks by? Do you format the card?

You kick yourself for not having a video camera.

Seriously, I carry a 512MB (~150 pics with my camera on "super-high
quality" JPEG), and a 256MB and a very old 96MB as spares. And I've
used them all on numerous occasions.

I have 1gigx1 and 512MBx2 cards for my DR; with the laptop, that's
been enough so far.
Also, you might want to increase the resolution of the pics you're
taking, if possible. You only get one chance to take a picture; you
should make it as good a shot as possible (within reason, of course -
RAW may take too long). You won't get a chance to go back and shoot
that exact same moment again.....

ECM

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

Big Bill wrote:
On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:17:18 GMT, Phil Wheeler
wrote:



Annika1980 wrote:


From: Phil Wheeler


Overseas travel. I have six 1 GB CF cards and get about 240 shots on
each (20D, Large-Fine).


I had three 1 GB cards with me in Hawaii. I'd download those each night to the
laptop. Shooting in RAW mode, I still found myself running out of room on some
days. Guess I shoulda taken the laptop with me.


I travel with a 30 GB X-Drive II for that purpose.

Phil


While that works well for you, I find that a laptop makes a better
companion for myself.
There's a lot to be said for being able to see the pics you shot in
Yellowstone later that night in the cabin.

Quite true, and one reason I HAVE a laptop, but it sure weighs a lot
more than a small box of CF cards....

Big Bill wrote:
On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:17:18 GMT, Phil Wheeler
wrote:



Annika1980 wrote:


From: Phil Wheeler


Overseas travel. I have six 1 GB CF cards and get about 240 shots on
each (20D, Large-Fine).


I had three 1 GB cards with me in Hawaii. I'd download those each night to the
laptop. Shooting in RAW mode, I still found myself running out of room on some
days. Guess I shoulda taken the laptop with me.


I travel with a 30 GB X-Drive II for that purpose.

Phil


While that works well for you, I find that a laptop makes a better
companion for myself.
There's a lot to be said for being able to see the pics you shot in
Yellowstone later that night in the cabin.

Quite true, and one reason I HAVE a laptop, but it sure weighs a lot
more than a small box of CF cards....

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 05:10:05 -0600, Ron Hunter
wrote:

Big Bill wrote:
On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:17:18 GMT, Phil Wheeler
wrote:



Annika1980 wrote:


From: Phil Wheeler


Overseas travel. I have six 1 GB CF cards and get about 240 shots on
each (20D, Large-Fine).


I had three 1 GB cards with me in Hawaii. I'd download those each night to the
laptop. Shooting in RAW mode, I still found myself running out of room on some
days. Guess I shoulda taken the laptop with me.


I travel with a 30 GB X-Drive II for that purpose.

Phil


While that works well for you, I find that a laptop makes a better
companion for myself.
There's a lot to be said for being able to see the pics you shot in
Yellowstone later that night in the cabin.

Quite true, and one reason I HAVE a laptop, but it sure weighs a lot
more than a small box of CF cards....

That's why we have an Expedition! :-)

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"