carrying CF cards with you at weddings...

[entrefoto]

I was just wondering how you all carry your CF cards with you at weddings? Right now i use a case made by hoodman that clips on my belt and holds 4 cf cards. i have a ton more cards and i dont really like the case so i was wondering what other options were out there.

[jessiper]

I use a cheap black thing I bought at Fred Meyer. Sorry, I don't know exactly what it's called...I think it just said "memory card holder." It holds 6, 3 on each side, and zips up.

[Ronald S. Jr.]

I just pile them in my right front pocket of my pants. When they're full, they go in my right cargo pocket or back pocket (depending on what pants I'm wearing).

[twofruitz]

I carry a laptop, dump them on as soon as they are full.

But you can get really cheap black folders for CF cards, any store that sells cameras has them.

[Toogy]

Think tank Pixel Pocket Rocket.

http://thinktankphoto.co.kr/system/image/product/ProModulusSet-L/Pixel-Pocket-Rocket-400.gif

Holds 10 CF Cards and business cards as well.

[gateruner]

I use the card safe by Gepe, water proof version. I switch cards out in the case with the used one going back in upside down. Never, ever misplace a card this way. End of the night they all get uploaded to a laptop prior to leaving. Oh yea, it floats to.

[spphoto]

I use the neoprene zip case that came with my sandisk cards. I carabiner it onto the case aI use to carry extra batteries etc (which replaced a camera bag I didn't really need on me all the time, huge diffence in how my back felt at the end of a day). It's two sided so full cards go one one side and empty on the other.

[scot079]

I actually wear a hip pack! Yes I know...

[whoopsjenny]

otherwise known as a fanny pack ;) hehe.. love it!

[Palladium]

Think tank Pixel Pocket Rocket.
http://thinktankphoto.co.kr/system/image/product/ProModulusSet-L/Pixel-Pocket-Rocket-400.gif
Holds 10 CF Cards and business cards as well.

Use the Best and you'll never be sorry :)

[cdifoto]

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[entrefoto]

Thanks for all the replies, i will check out the suggestions! the problems i've had so far is using my pockets and getting them mixed up and stuff and puttin ghtem in my shirt pocket when i'm in a hurry and bending over and them falling out and they fall out of the current case i use.

[entrefoto]

I checked out the Gepe and i like it but it only holds 4 cards. The think tank is probably the winner, perfect size for now as i have about 9 or 10 cards. thanks again! if anyone else uses anything different feel free to share!

[cosworth]

I have a helper monkey named Mojo. He takes care of my shiz.

http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~bmedesgn/spring02/startle/prayformojo.gif

In reality it's like Ron. Left pocket to right pocket.

[Gujustud]

I have a helper monkey named Mojo. He takes care of my shiz.

In reality it's like Ron. Left pocket to right pocket.

Is that suppose to be me?

[cosworth]

Wrong silly, I'm YOUR helper monkey!

[restech]

For a cheap solution click this thread over here (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=387674&page=2) .

[Phil V]

Spare cards in r/h pocket, used cards in l/h pocket.

[Jon Rouston]

Pwixel Pwocket Rwocket.

Turn them over when they're done. If the white sides showing, then I don;t use it.

[RobKirkwood]

Pwixel Pwocket Rwocket.

Turn them over when they're done. If the white sides showing, then I don;t use it.Complete ditto, same holder - we must have been separate at birth Jon :lol:. It's the only system I've found that is idiot proof (idiot = me).

Rob

[Toogy]

Pwixel Pwocket Rwocket.

Turn them over when they're done. If the white sides showing, then I don;t use it.


I use the same system as well.

[Photodawg1]

Pwixel Pwocket Rwocket.

Turn them over when they're done. If the white sides showing, then I don;t use it.


That's what I use too.When I get in the heat of shooting though I will stage one at ready in my back pocket until I have a minute to stow it away. But what a great idea to turn them over! I never thought of that I have been putting the full ones on the bottom

[jamiewexler]

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Yeah...WORK that Chestvest!

[cdifoto]

Yeah...WORK that Chestvest!

Nobody does it like you Jamie. ;)

[rdeguzman]

I use two Lowepro DMC-V cases that can hold 4 cars each. They usually stay on my belt. I only have 6 cards right now, so that works for me.

[Jon Rouston]

Complete ditto, same holder - we must have been separate at birth Jon :lol:. It's the only system I've found that is idiot proof (idiot = me).

Rob

Not idiot proof, I have managed to put an already used card back into the camera. Luckily I had enough time to realise why it only had 3 shots left.

Most of the time it works though, it's just when my brain goes on strike that I get problems.

Which unfortunately is as often as the postal service (UK reference, sorry people)

[jestergx4]

I use a BodaBag carrying system with me, in it has a dedicated pocket for CF cards. i also carry Tamrac memory card wallet, so all in all I can carry up to 16 CF cards with me at anytime.

[gheesom]

I've seen suggestions that you can put them in your bra....should you wear one! ;)

[entrefoto]

I've seen suggestions that you can put them in your bra....should you wear one! ;)

haha, that would be nice and handy!

[jamiewexler]

I've seen suggestions that you can put them in your bra....should you wear one! ;)

haha, that would be nice and handy!

Left side for unused cards, right side for used cards...hey, I think you are on to an excellent new product!

[Big Mike]

I have a neoprene Lowepro case that holds 8 or 10 cards and clips to a belt or fits into a pocket. I also flip them around when they are full.

[picturecrazy]

I have a neoprene Lowepro case that holds 8 or 10 cards and clips to a belt or fits into a pocket. I also flip them around when they are full.

I think I have the same one. It's like $7.99 from McBain, right? hahha

I use two of them and they're strapped on my belt so it NEVER leaves my body. Those are much more valuable than my markII/24-70/580II !!!!!

I use two. Empty cards in right case, full cards on the left.

Looks like this but holds cards instead of filters:
http://www.lowepro.com/Products/Accessories/add_ons_upgrades/Filter_Pocket.aspx

Don't know why Lowepro doesn't show this wallet on their website anymore. I see it in stores all the time.

[arikajordan]

This response is to help other newbies. I did my first wedding this year in April. I didn't have pockets on my pants and didn't realize how fast things would go. I just stuck one that was full in the top inside part of my pants. Bathroom break came around and it had a quick visit with the toilet. The story is much longer but I'll leave it at that.

Luckily, photos were in tact and life went on as normal. Needless to say, I make sure I have pockets or I keep my canon card holder on my hip. I have several brands of cards (San Disk, Lexar, etc.) but I'm really stuck on Transcend since that one survived that hectic moment.

[entrefoto]

This response is to help other newbies. I did my first wedding this year in April. I didn't have pockets on my pants and didn't realize how fast things would go. I just stuck one that was full in the top inside part of my pants. Bathroom break came around and it had a quick visit with the toilet. The story is much longer but I'll leave it at that.

Luckily, photos were in tact and life went on as normal. Needless to say, I make sure I have pockets or I keep my canon card holder on my hip. I have several brands of cards (San Disk, Lexar, etc.) but I'm really stuck on Transcend since that one survived that hectic moment.


wow! glad those photos came out good for ya! thats quite a story and kind of why i'm looking for a new solution. the current holder i have holds the cards very loosly when it is full. they have fallen out (thankfully not in a toilet though) :)

[arikajordan]

Yes...thank goodness. You live and you learn.

[Big Mike]

I think I have the same one. It's like $7.99 from McBain, right? hahha
I think I do have the same one as you...but I've never seen it at McBain...I bought it off of E-bay for $2.99 or something like that.

[rdeguzman]

I think I have the same one. It's like $7.99 from McBain, right? hahha

I use two of them and they're strapped on my belt so it NEVER leaves my body. Those are much more valuable than my markII/24-70/580II !!!!!

I use two. Empty cards in right case, full cards on the left.

Looks like this but holds cards instead of filters:
http://www.lowepro.com/Products/Accessories/add_ons_upgrades/Filter_Pocket.aspx

Don't know why Lowepro doesn't show this wallet on their website anymore. I see it in stores all the time.
Do you know the model of the wallet you have?

[spcalan]

I have heard a few times that some photographers dump their CF cards to their laptops as soon as they are full.

Do you guys have assistants?

[entrefoto]

I have heard a few times that some photographers dump their CF cards to their laptops as soon as they are full.

Do you guys have assistants?


I do not have an assistant, as of now I have enough memory to get me through the day so I dont worry about downloading during the day.

[spcalan]

I have 16gb of CF storage. I was just wondering why/how some people dump their cards during a wedding. I see, to be too busy to step away.

[cdifoto]

I have heard a few times that some photographers dump their CF cards to their laptops as soon as they are full.

Do you guys have assistants?

After extensive market research and calculation, I concluded that 36GB of CF and SD cards was and is a more feasible option than a laptop and assistant of the non-familial slavery ie paid type-- especially factoring in that my family members are neither the type I'd take to a wedding nor computer literate.

[Photodawg1]

After extensive market research and calculation, I concluded that 36GB of CF and SD cards was and is a more feasible option than a laptop and assistant of the non-familial slavery ie paid type-- especially factoring in that my family members are neither the type I'd take to a wedding nor computer literate.

You are a scream!

[dlphotography]

I use a thinktank, but the velcro is a not too convenient during a ceremony lol so swap before hand

[jerrybsmith]

Same as Toogy. Think Tank Pixel Pocket Rocket. I clip it to my belt loop and stick it in my front pocket. I figure that even if all of my gear is stolen, I've still got the cards.

[QF-347]

I use two Lowepro DMC-V cases that can hold 4 cars each. They usually stay on my belt. I only have 6 cards right now, so that works for me.

i wish i could fit 4 cars in my garage let alone on my belt! ;) :p :cool:

camo

[BestVisuals]

The problem is not how they're stored, but where.

I shoot 1,000 images a wedding on average, and put my used CF cards back in their plastic cases they came in, but more importantly, they go in a special pocket of my fanny pack. I'm very careful to zip it up. Pants pockets are unacceptable (per a previous toilet post) as they change aspect when you sit. A zipped fanny pack can be turned upside down and not lose the contents.

And I don't use high-GB cards, either. Just big enough for about 100 photos. That way if you lose a card (or it gets corrupted), you don't lose half the wedding.

And backing up a solid-state device to a non-solid-state device (CF card to disk) makes no sense to me...the disk (moving parts) is far more vulnerable than a CF card. I also don't have the time to be making copies at a wedding, it's far to busy.