I am planning to visit indian and will be taking a lot of photos. During the trip I'd like to transfer photos from compact flash cards to a portable storage. Which one would recommend?
csondagar Senior Member 792 posts Likes: 2 Joined Mar 2004 Location: Victoria, Canada More info | Jan 20, 2013 23:52 | #1  PermanentlyI am planning to visit indian and will be taking a lot of photos. During the trip I'd like to transfer photos from compact flash cards to a portable storage. Which one would recommend?
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Stone13 Goldmember  1,690 posts Likes: 8 Joined Aug 2009 Location: Huntersville, NC More info | Jan 21, 2013 00:11 | #2 generally, I'll just make sure I have enough cards to get me thru a days shooting and then transfer them all to my laptop and make a second backup to my external USB hard drive when I go in for the night. Probably the most cost effective option. There are dedicated storage devices that allow you to copy your CF contents and even view the raw files on a small lcd, they're fairly pricey for what you get IMO. Have a look at this article from adorama for ideas: Ken
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Jan 21, 2013 05:03 | #3 If weight and size are going to be important considrations then a Hyperdrive Colorspace (buy the bare casing and a separate HDD) is the best option. Otherwise a laptop/netbook. Frank Hollis - Retired mass spectroscopist
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starkyrulz Senior Member  561 posts Joined Oct 2011 Location: Calcutta, India More info | Jan 21, 2013 06:16 | #4 a small laptop with enough storage would be handy - i just got back from India last week and between 2 cameras and over 70 GB of data my CF cards (3x16gb) and SD cards (1x32gb, 2x16gb) served me well. I had a laptop as well which finally crashed with a lot of data but thankfully I had not erased any of the cards. | 5D Mark III | T3i | 24-70 f2.8 MK II L | 70-200 f2.8 IS mk II L | 18-200 f3.5-5.6 | Σ 30mm f1.4 | 50 f1.8 | 430exII | YongnouYN560 | YongnouRF603 | Vangaurd 263AT |
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Simon_Gardner Goldmember  1,307 posts Likes: 3 Joined Mar 2010 Location: Twitter @Simon_Gardner More info | Jan 21, 2013 06:26 | #5 starkyrulz wrote in post #15514823  a small laptop with enough storage would be handy - i just got back from India last week and between 2 cameras and over 70 GB of data my CF cards (3x16gb) and SD cards (1x32gb, 2x16gb) served me well. I had a laptop as well which finally crashed with a lot of data but thankfully I had not erased any of the cards. Learning - carry enough cards with me that last me the travel duration. I shoot that much in a day regularly. I use Stone 13's solution - laptop and external 2Tb drive. The other reason for taking a laptop is processing at least some overnight. A contra indication would be security. @Simon_Gardner | Since 27 Nov 1987 | Tripod fetishist - moi?
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Jan 21, 2013 07:04 | #6 Whilst I've never shot 70GB in a day (that's one image every 10 seconds, continuously for 8 hours!) I will shoot more in 10 days than will fit on a sensible number of cards. In the past I used a netbook, but it was a lot of weight to carry around (don't forget the power brick - almost doubles the weight) just to store photos. (I really do have better things to do on holiday than to sit around in the evening processing images on a tiny, poorly calibrated laptop screen). Frank Hollis - Retired mass spectroscopist
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Simon_Gardner Goldmember 1,307 posts Likes: 3 Joined Mar 2010 Location: Twitter @Simon_Gardner More info | Jan 23, 2013 14:12 | #7 hollis_f wrote in post #15514905 Whilst I've never shot 70GB in a day (that's one image every 10 seconds, continuously for 8 hours!). I just shot 73Gb today. @Simon_Gardner | Since 27 Nov 1987 | Tripod fetishist - moi?
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mjww Senior Member 675 posts Likes: 6 Joined Jul 2008 Location: Cayman Islands More info | Jan 23, 2013 21:17 | #8 It all depends on how much space you have. I agree with hollis_f that a Hyperdrive or other such data storage unit is the way to go. I use Epson 3000 with the 80GB upgrade. This allows me to view and delete the really bad images. Then I copy the images to a memory stick. So you end up with the original on the CF/SD card, a copy in the bulk storage and a third copy of the memory stick in the space of a paperback book. Equipment list - According to the wife - "how many more lenses do you need? Yet another camera?"
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NickSully Member 41 posts Joined Feb 2011 Location: Anchorage, AK More info | Jan 24, 2013 15:37 | #9 My recommendation is for the Hyperdrive Colorspace 2 like this one: Hyperdrive Colorspace 2 5D MK III Gripped | Canon 70-200mm F2.8 IS II USM | More to come!!
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cisobe Senior Member 257 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2007 More info | Jan 24, 2013 19:02 | #10 I have an older version of the hyper drive color space. I use it when ever I travel to back up my RAW files... I have a 320gb file in mine.... the nice thing about it is its battery powered so you can use it on the go too. Its not the fastest thing in the world.... 40GB takes about 40min to backup.... 5D MKIII|7D w/ Grip|EF-S 10-22MM f/3.5-4.5|EF-S 17-55MM f/2.8 IS|EF 24-105MM f/4L IS|EF 50MM f/1.4|EF 70-200MM f/2.8L IS|85mm f/1.8|35mm f/2 IS|70-300MM f/4-5.6 IS|580EX|Manfrotto 055PROB|2x PCB Einstein 640
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Simon_Gardner Goldmember 1,307 posts Likes: 3 Joined Mar 2010 Location: Twitter @Simon_Gardner More info | Jan 25, 2013 00:00 | #11 cisobe wrote in post #15529926 40GB takes about 40min to backup.... Sh1t. That's slow. @Simon_Gardner | Since 27 Nov 1987 | Tripod fetishist - moi?
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Jan 25, 2013 00:57 | #12 Simon_Gardner wrote in post #15531034 Sh1t. That's slow. Yup. My Hyperdrive UDMA is about twice as fast as that. Frank Hollis - Retired mass spectroscopist
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joeseph "smells like turd"  More info | Jan 25, 2013 01:42 | #13 And I thought my Canon M80 was slow... (takes BP511's though...) some fairly old canon camera stuff, canon lenses, Manfrotto "thingy", and an M5, also an M6 that has had a 720nm filter bolted onto the sensor:
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Jan 25, 2013 02:55 | #14 joeseph wrote in post #15531188 And I thought my Canon M80 was slow. It is. Canon specs Frank Hollis - Retired mass spectroscopist
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Simon_Gardner Goldmember 1,307 posts Likes: 3 Joined Mar 2010 Location: Twitter @Simon_Gardner More info | I'm fed up with how long it takes to transfer 32Gb Lexar 1000x via Firewire 800 to a modern Mac in the field. I'm clearly in luxury. @Simon_Gardner | Since 27 Nov 1987 | Tripod fetishist - moi?
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