On Apr 23, 2011, at 00:53 , David Mann wrote: > On Apr 23, 2011, at 2:52 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: > >> When I take my card out to download files, I make it a point to leave the >> door on the camera open. >> >> This way, I never pick up an empty camera and assume it's ready to shoot. > > I take the opposite approach. > > Because I only have one card it stays in the camera. I download files with > the camera's USB cable, then format it later when I'm sure all the files have > copied across OK.
I maintain 3 of each size card. 8 GBs in the K-7, 4 GBs in the K10, 2 GB in the Z-10 (only need two of those). One in the camera, one in the battery pack, and one each of the 8 & 4 GB in a aluminum case I keep in the glove box of the car. If I forget and leave the card in the card reader, once I notice the "No Card In Camera", which is after a variable time and number of shots, I go for the spare in the battery pack. Only one time have I had to go back to the car for a card. Chagrined. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” — Kevan Olesen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
