On Aug 24, 2005, at 9:47 PM, Boris Liberman wrote:
Oh yeah: I carried 6x 1Gbyte storage cards and an Epson P2000
storage device. Well worth it.
But why 6 cards if you have storage device handy? Seriously.
I don't normally carry the P2000 around with me all day. I like to do
all my card to tank backup and verification after the day's shooting
is done. It's a 1lb device the size of a pocket paperback book ... I
don't really want to carry the extra weight (and risk of damage)
around with me all the time.
I store exposures purely in RAW format, so one 1G card equals 97
photos. When traveling and concentrating on picture taking, I
averaged about 250 per day, so I need at least three 1G cards for a
day's shooting. But my old rule of thumb has always been "carry about
double the storage, film or digital, that you average in a day." Thus
I carry 6x 1G cards. There were a couple of days where I filled 4 and
a bit of a 5th.
I guess I would have to buy original Pentax *istD case just so that
I can shoot without taking the camera out of the case.
A small shoulder bag and a hand strap is what I use. Never-ready
cases always get in my way.
Godfrey
