All day hiking/landscape how many shots would you take?

[Tsmith]

Currently since shooting only in RAW I can probably manage around 600 ~ 700 images depending on ISO in use with the memory I have. My thinking is thats enough but just not 100% positive. Really don't won't to purchase one of the storage devices so I've been debating on another CF card at current prices.

I'll have a laptop to use in the evening for saving all work so thats not a problem.

Last summer at the Grand Canyon I took probably 200 shots in a 6 hour time frame but we were hurried by our tour operator which that won't be an issue this time in Yosemite.

So more memory (takes up less space) or add space and get a storage device?

[cjm]

I can shoot upto 2000 images. Then again I don't shoot raw, ever! So I can shoot more. I like how raw works but it takes way too long for me to process raw images. Then again ask me in a year and I might say I can shoot 600-700 images because I shoot only raw.

[liza]

Memory is so cheap right now, I think I'd just invest in a couple more CF cards. You'd still spend less money on that than on one of those storage devices.

[forsakenme720]

Currently since shooting only in RAW I can probably manage around 600 ~ 700 images depending on ISO in use with the memory I have. My thinking is thats enough but just not 100% positive. Really don't won't to purchase one of the storage devices so I've been debating on another CF card at current prices.

I'll have a laptop to use in the evening for saving all work so thats not a problem.

Last summer at the Grand Canyon I took probably 200 shots in a 6 hour time frame but we were hurried by our tour operator which that won't be an issue this time in Yosemite.

So more memory (takes up less space) or add space and get a storage device?

Wow, 600 - 700 RAW?!? How much memory do you have? I wish I had that kind of capacity.

[Duder]

Is it really neccessary to take that many though? I try to limit myself to 100-200 per day. Maybe it's worth imagining your camera uses film. ;)

[forsakenme720]

Is it really neccessary to take that many though? I try to limit myself to 100-200 per day. Maybe it's worth imagining your camera uses film. ;)

I would say that if it's somewhere you can't visit often, take as many as you can. I do see your point though.

[Tsmith]

Wow, 600 - 700 RAW?!? How much memory do you have? I wish I had that kind of capacity.

1 - 2GB + 4 - 1GB + 1- 512MB Ultra II's

Is it really neccessary to take that many though? I try to limit myself to 100-200 per day. Maybe it's worth imagining your camera uses film. ;)

Yea I've kinda thought like that in the past but digital has pushed that thinking a side. Honestly I'm thinking It should be enough considering not all shots will be bracketed.

[SkipD]

I tend to take my time and make each shot really count. When in a place like Yosemite, I need to give my wife some time too (she's not really into photography), so the photography is somewhat limited to those things that are exciting to see again. 100 to 200 shots in a day would be about max.

I also use the tripod and timer to shoot the two of us in settings that look good.

[Tsmith]

I also use the tripod and timer to shoot the two of us in settings that look good.

That's for sure the plan also.

[PhotosGuy]

It depends on how many shots you "see", doesn't it? You can always delete, but it's hard to print one you didn't take?

[cjm]

Is it really neccessary to take that many though? I try to limit myself to 100-200 per day. Maybe it's worth imagining your camera uses film. ;) Its funny because when I go out to shoot I'll take maybe 80 pictures at most, yet I'll have over 240 pictures taken because I use the WB bracketing. I can take 2000 pictures but I have yet to have reason too.

Liza makes a great point. Buy more memory cards rather then a storage divice. It makes the likely hood of a corruption destroying all your pictures less likely. It is also faster. You just change the card like a roll of film instead of downloading the pictures onto a micro computer.

[PhotosGuy]

...pictures taken because I use the WB bracketing. Why not just shoot RAW?

[ducdubbq]

in the end leave the 512mb and shoot that in jpeg or leave a 1gb cf for jpeg. the idea being that if you will still be able to take a whole lot of photos but you'll also know you're running out of room.

costco has 1gb cards for about 60$

[cjm]

Why not just shoot RAW? Raw takes too long to process and look at. At least on my PC.

[chtgrubbs]

If you're taking that many photos, when do you have time to actually hike?

[PhotosGuy]

Raw takes too long to process and look at. At least on my PC. Using what utility? Free RSE was pretty fast on my 4 year old PC, & you could set the parameters, then let it process in the background.

[Tsmith]

Using what utility? Free RSE was pretty fast on my 4 year old PC, & you could set the parameters, then let it process in the background.

I agree _ put RSE on my wifes 3 year old laptop last year on vacation and worked fine even with 256MB of RAM. A little slow cause of the computer memory but not problem to deter using RAW.

If you're taking that many photos, when do you have time to actually hike?

Good point but it will be a photo trekking trip too.

[Ray.Petri]

Buy lots'a 1GB cards and shoot in RAW+JPG- that's what I do - then if one of your cards gets corrupted for some obscure reason - you will not have lost all your day's shooting. Although I have never had a corrupted card yet.

If a card begins to run low on space - and for some reason you haven't time to change it - simply switch from RAW+JPG to High quality JPG and see the remaining number of available images increase.

[benca1]

I was just reading what Art Wolfe takes with him. he takes 4 4GB cards. That's 16 GBs total. He also uses the 5D, which is going to create 50 percent larger files. I would imagine 3 4GB cards should nicely suffice...

[Tsmith]

I've pretty much come to the conclusion to just leave the Laptop in the Rental SUV and if needed just upload the RAW files at some point during the day.

I don't shoot RAW + JPEG but really 600 ~ 700 images oughta be enough and too the wife will have the Canon A610 that can handle a bunch of JPEG's on a 1 GB SD card.

I might pickup another Sandisk 2GB Ultra II before we leave in June since prices have come down.