On Mar 12, 2010, at 10:25 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: > On 2010-03-12 22:03, paul stenquist wrote: >> A good list. >> The more hard drive space you can afford, the better. I now have nine drives >> and about 4 terabytes of space -- and Im running out. I'm going to park some >> full drives and plug in a few new ones. > > If you're gonna go apeshit on storage anyway, remember it's cheap. Consider > doing a RAID 10 or RAID 0+1 array to reduce your "OMG I need my backups" > exposure. Keep one or two replacement drives, replace failures immediately, > and you won't have to worry too much. My 4x320GB-drive RAID 10 array has > been running for about 15 months. I had to replace two drives in the first > four months, and none since. No down time, no lost data. As long as only > one drive dies at a time, you don't lose anything, and the firmware can fix > up the new drive in the background, so it doesn't even get in the way. > >> Don't think you'll need a monitor shade unless you work in a room where you >> can't control the light levels. > > IMHO, monitor shades are snake oil for a home user that controls their > lighting environment. On the other hand, they can save your eyes in a > corporate environment where you don't control the lighting. > >> You should be able to get buy with one high quality printer. > > A vast number of photographers these days, even advanced amateurs, don't need > a printer at all. Why would they? The never look at their shots on paper. > > Before buying a printer, ask yourself, when was the last time I actually > required looking at a print before I decided whether I liked a capture or not. > I wouldn't be happy without printing from time to time. i generally print my best shots. If I don't hang them in my house, I give them away or store them. I sell prints to the folks whose cars I shoot. I also show some prints from time to time in galleries, coffee shops, and the like, and I keep a hard copy portfolio for client reviews. To me, printing is an essential part of the process and the only way in which one can fully appreciate a photo. Paul > -- > Thanks, > DougF (KG4LMZ) > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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