On 23/8/04 3:27 AM, Juergen Specht wrote > Yes, but it doesn't help me much in my case...where I have to go are > the worst conditions for any digital photographer...comparable only > to the moon. :)
Dear Jurgen, if you are going to have oxigen ( unlike the moon) for being located somewhere on Earth, you may have to consider a gas or fuel electricity generator, so you can re-load your batteries for powerbook and peripherals. Count on battery charge during the shootings to copy files to laptp and /or digital wallets and recharge all batteries after finishing each day with he generator. An extra tank with fuel/gas may be necesary, depending on the number of days you will be using the generator. I have succesfully used ProFoto power packs ( Acute model, 1200 watts power output) with such (small) gas generators on remote locations Of course this was to feed 110 volts studio units, (although I know of guys who have recharged their ProFoto battery operated units with such system).so you have to test , propably with the addition of a voltage regulator, if such set up is stable enough to recharge batteries and not harm neither the batteries nor the charging units. You have to cjeck with your local harware suppliers to find out what is available. As a reminder, do not forget that USB 2 gadgets will only work fast if the receiving laptop also carries USB2 connections, otherwise you will be in USB1 hell while trying to download data from such units and wasting battery power like in an endless drain. I have a SuperDigiBin , which I can strongly reccomend as nice futuristic-retro-look paper weight in any nice office. It is sooo slow (USB 1) that I have not been patient enough as to build an iView catalog of the content, and, although the download of CF cards to the DigiBin is relatively efficient, after running for almost an hour( with AC Power On) only a few Gb of the 30 Gb it can contain, had been catalogued, and I get mad and stop the procedure, so battery consumption with such slow units will destroy your project. Probably you can set the record straight from the very begginning by considering Firewire gadgets,or both. Other than that , I will wait for your conclusions after this trip, since it is definitely a technological challenge with the available tools. Best of luck in your project. Jorge Parra =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
