Hi Richard, sounds a bit scary.It has yet to happen to me using the 1DS but I think in future I will make a point of setting the camera to shoot RAW + large size jpegs (opens to the same file size as processed RAW files) just to be safe... although it slows down the camera and the additional storage is a pain, its a small price to pay for peace of mind.
I find the 1DS quality jpegs pretty much indistinguishable from the processed TIFFS anyway... does anyone have an informed opinion on what the quality differential actually is between the two? Regards, Tim Platt on 2/4/03 7:59 PM, Richard Lewisohn wrote: > I am using a Canon 1Ds and transferring the RAW files from 1GB microdrives > to a Mac G4 OSX 10.2.3 using a Microtech firewire card reader. > > Once every few hundred files one of the RAW files, when opened, is corrupted > (normally half the image is missing or looks like it has been put through a > channel mixer gone haywire. > > When I transfer the image again from the microdrive, it is fine. So there > is something happening during the transfer process (and I'm not doing any > other work on the computer while the files are transferring). > > This makes me somewhat anxious, as I normally only look at the RAW files > based on clients' selection from contact sheets made from small JPEGS shot > at the same time as the RAW files. By this time, of course, the microdrives > have been wiped. > > So far, I've been lucky, but disaster is bound to strike. > > Does anyone have any experience of this, or any thoughts as to a solution? > > Many thanks. > > Richard Lewisohn > > =============================================================== > GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
