What's in *Your * (CF) Wallet?

[boBquincy]

I was just catching up on some Disney-related websites, and as usual an article on photography in the theme parks caught my eye.

The writer goes on to discuss digital, as in "some people feel they have to take film so they can get good enlargements" although he does mention that some cameras now have 5 MP (ooooh) and can give 8x10s that are almost as good as those from the finshing lab! I give a hearty chuckle!

Then he asks "should you carry more than one memory card?" ROFLMAO!!!

At that point I always ask "what will you use in the afternoon?" I carry about 2GB, what I consider usually enough for 2-3 days without the laptop or some other backup.

It always reminds me there is *big* divide between the people in this group and the 'average' digicam owner!

What's in your CF wallet?

[Belmondo]

I still haven't bitten the bullet and sprung for any 1-gig cards, but I do have 2 512's and six 256's. Now that I'm shooting RAW almost exclusively, I'm starting to think more and more about the 1G cards.

Tom

[scottbergerphoto]

I usually carry 2 Sandisk Ultra 1GB cards for a day outing. I shoot Raw, Adobe RGB.
Scott

[SWPhotoImaging]

2 - 1GB CF cards
1 - 1GB MicroDrive (leftover from my S40)
1 - 512MB CF card
2 - 256MB CF cards
a few misc 16, 32, and 64MB CF cards

All are interchangable with my S40 P&S Camera, all but the 1GB CF cards were originally bought for the s40, which fits about 4000 pics on a 1GB card.

[defordphoto]

Let's see. We have 3.5 gigs for the 10D and 2.5 for the D60 along with the 30gig Xs drive at all times.

[Canuck]

Hmmm...
2x 512 MB CF cards
40GB Flashtrax drive
Looking at getting a high speed 1GB CF card

[Sketcher]

four 512MB , One 256MB, One 30GB X's Drive II

[Jim_T]

I've got about a Gig worth of assorted CF cards.. 128's, and 256's and a 340 Microdrive.

I carry a laptop with a CD burner when I'm on the road so I don't worry too much about filling up all my CF cards... I can offload to the computer hard drive and archive that onto CD.

I'm not a RAW only shooter, so I can get a lot of shots on 1 Gig using fine large JPEG if I find myself needing to conserve memory.

[ssim]

I have three 1 GB cards and a couple of 256 cards from previous cameras though I seldom use them. My 1GB cards consist of 1 IBM microdrive which the store threw in when I bought the 10D and two Lexar cards.

[Vegas Poboy]

Presently my inventory has
1 gb Lexar x40
256 Lexar x12
128 Lexar x4
Purchased in reverse order, I've discovered that with action shots Jpegs records a lot quicker than RAW so the 1 gb covers most events with room to spare. Purchased a Dell notebook with CD burner for the quick download and that will hold me until I see what's coming out on the market after the CES show. I'm sure by spring I'll add two more 512's or better.

[chris.bailey]

2 Sandisk Ultra 512
8 Assorted 256
4 Assorted 128 (Which I use in the S50)
40 GB Flash Trax

A couple of old 16Mb which were cutting edge and cost a fortune when I got my first digital camera :-)

[CoolToolGuy]

In the bag with the G3:
-256mb Sandisk Extreme (in the camera)
-256mb Ridata 40x
-64mb DANEelec 25x
-340mb Microdrive

In the TopLoader:
-512mb Sandisk Ultra II (in the Drebel)
-256mb Sandisk Ultra II
-256mb Ridata 40x

In the Big Bag:
-128mb Sandisk Ultra
-64mb DANEelec 25x
-1GB Microdrive

Have Fun
Rick

[J.A.F. Doorhof]

1x 1GB prof speed.
1x 128MB Xtra hs as backup when for some reason I forget my 1GB card.

And ALWAYS a 30GB XsDrive.
I have done this right away and gives me peace of heart when shooting, I will NEVER run out of diskspace.

Greetings,
Frank

[Jesper]

1 x 512 MB (Delkin Devices)
3 x 128 MB (Sandisk)
1 x 64 MB (Sandisk) - I got it for free because the shop accidentally left it in the camera when I bought it

1 x 40 GB FlashTrax drive

I'm using the 512 MB card all the time in my 10D and I'm always shooting RAW. It has room for about 80 photos. I've never filled it up completely... Ofcourse the FlashTrax drive is very handy.

[Rudi]

I shoot with an EOS 10D. I carry with me:

2x 1Gig Ridata 52x CF cards
2x 512MB Ridata 20x CF cards
1x 1Gig IBM Microdrive

plus

1x 20Gig X-drive II (this one occasionally stays behind at home or in the car, but the 4Gig-worth of cards always come with me :)).

I shoot RAW exclusively, and during a typical wedding, will shoot between 2.5 and 4 Gig...

[IanD]

2 x 512 Sandisk
2 x 256 Sandisk
2 x 128 Sandisk (emergency)
If I'm gone over night, the TTX laptop tags along with blank CDW's. I always burn the days images onto a CD. Can't afford to loose those duck and deer shots :)
Ian

[iwatkins]

2 x Fuji 512 cards
2 x Fuji 256 cards (backups, never usually used)

This will do me for a day shooting RAW.

I'm looking at a portable solution for holidays/on the road and can't decide between taking the laptop or buying a portable system like the XDrive etc.

Cheers

Ian

[Rudi]

iwatkins wrote:
I'm looking at a portable solution for holidays/on the road and can't decide between taking the laptop or buying a portable system like the XDrive etc.



I have both, and they fulfill slightly different roles...

[defordphoto]

Rudi wrote:
I shoot with an EOS 10D. I carry with me:

2x 1Gig Ridata 52x CF cards
2x 512MB Ridata 20x CF cards
1x 1Gig IBM Microdrive

plus

1x 20Gig X-drive II (this one occasionally stays behind at home or in the car, but the 4Gig-worth of cards always come with me :)).

I shoot RAW exclusively, and during a typical wedding, will shoot between 2.5 and 4 Gig...


If you lose your wallet, I wanna find it! :)

[Rudi]

RFMSports wrote:
[quoteIf you lose your wallet, I wanna find it! :)


Hey! You've got 6 Gigs worth of cards, I've only got 4! :)

[defordphoto]

Rudi wrote:
RFMSports wrote:
[quoteIf you lose your wallet, I wanna find it! :)


Hey! You've got 6 Gigs worth of cards, I've only got 4! :)

And I want 'em! :)

I really want those 1g Ridata cards. Sweet!

[morenoar]

I just have the following

256Mb Scandisk
64Mb Scandisk
16Mb Scandisk

1 IPAD 20Gb HDD on it. Great little device. Wife did good getting me this for XMAS.

I am looking at getting another 256 or maybe 512, so when I am downloading to my IPAD, I can still take numerous action shots. I also found out that RAW action shots are slow to take, so I do them in HIGH JPEG. Is this OK

[Rudi]

RFMSports wrote:
Rudi wrote:
RFMSports wrote:
[quoteIf you lose your wallet, I wanna find it! :)


Hey! You've got 6 Gigs worth of cards, I've only got 4! :)

And I want 'em! :)

I really want those 1g Ridata cards. Sweet!


...and cheap! www.powerinnumbers.com.au :D

[Belmondo]

You notice I'm not too active in this discussion. With only 2.5 gigs of CF cards, I'm a real lightweight.

BTW. Does anyone know if there's a way to check memory on a CF card? I have one card that occasionally gives me a few scrambled images. I've re-formatted it a few times, and the results are mixed. In other words, it doesn't happen every time I use the card.

Tom

[defordphoto]

belmondo wrote:
You notice I'm not too active in this discussion. With only 2.5 gigs of CF cards, I'm a real lightweight.

BTW. Does anyone know if there's a way to check memory on a CF card? I have one card that occasionally gives me a few scrambled images. I've re-formatted it a few times, and the results are mixed. In other words, it doesn't happen every time I use the card.

Tom

I was wondering..I'd figure you'd have 6 or 8 wallets with 4 gigs each! ;)

Format them on your computer. Check properties, Defrag. Whatever. Treat it like any other drive.

[Phil Hall]

I now carry
2 lexar 1 gig cards
2 IBM 1 gig microdrives..left over from my D30
4 256 k cards
and 1 laptop

The ID gets 193 shots per gig in RAW mode, the IDs only gets 60 shots per gig.

[Belmondo]

RFMSports wrote:I was wondering..I'd figure you'd have 6 or 8 wallets with 4 gigs each! ;)

Well, it's possibly something to shoot for.

Say, did I just make a play on words?

[defordphoto]

belmondo wrote:
RFMSports wrote:I was wondering..I'd figure you'd have 6 or 8 wallets with 4 gigs each! ;)

Well, it's possibly something to shoot for.

Say, did I just make a play on words?

Arrggh! Yup! LOL! Do have have portable storage? Laptop?

[Belmondo]

Yeah.

Embarrassing, but I have a Sony VAIO laptop and a Gateway notebook. I also have one of the 30-gig Flashtrax units. I haven't figured out how to fit that in the CF slot on my camera yet.

Tom

[defordphoto]

belmondo wrote:
Yeah.

Embarrassing, but I have a Sony VAIO laptop and a Gateway notebook. I also have one of the 30-gig Flashtrax units. I haven't figured out how to fit that in the CF slot on my camera yet.

Tom

LOL!

Well then there ya go. See, I knew you had a backup system and wouldn't go out with only a whimpy 2.5 gigs of CFs.

[CyberDyneSystems]

1 Gig 30X Transcend
512 MB Viking
256 MB Sandisk

30Gig X-Drive.

I will have a second 1 gig (or maybe a 2Gig by spring.

[pradeep1]

A minimum of two 512 MB cards. My next trip to India, I'll be carrying about 3 GB of cards and have a portable 80 Gig HDD drive backup in the hotel room for nightly backups.

[theflyingkiwi]

you know this may seem strange to some of you, but I only have 1x 1gb card and 30gb in the xdrive.

but I am looking at getting an extra 1gb card

[bugs]

This may seem strange, but I'm covered with
1x512Mb
1x256Mb
and a 40Gb ImageTank G2

/Johnny

[MarkH]

I have a Ridata 512MB CF card, a Transcend 512MB CF card and I just bought a new Ridata 52x Pro 2GB card.

I also have a 30GB HDD in my X's Drive.

Most of the time the 2GB card sits in my Pocket PC, but if I want to use it in the camera I just back up the entire 2GB to my PC first.

The 2GB card seemed better value than the 1GB (less $ per GB) and by the time I replace my 10D, maybe I'll be buying a 24MPix full frame D-SLR. Then the 2GB will be my little CF card that I use as an emergency backup.

[BearSummer]

Hmmm, lets me think

I have 3*1Gb sandisk Ultra and 3*1Gb IBM microdrives plus a 10Gb nixvue vista, shoot everything in raw so the cards/microdrives should cover most things but have the wallet if I need to make more space.

best regards

BearSummer