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Why would someone want to have all their photos on a single card? Anyone worried how sucky it would be if you lost a days worth of shootiing because a card went bad?

I won't buy anything larger then a 2GB and even now will trade it out when I know I got some keepers on it during a day of shooting. Just this last Saturday I got six great shots because the clouds were perfect position...I switched out the card for a fresh one...just to be sure.

I guess it comes from being a network engineer and how many times I have seen things take a dump for no reason.

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I've mixed up cards and over written shots. I've lost cards. I've left cards in my pocket to get washed. But I've never had a card simply fail. (In fact the washed ones have always worked.) Now I leave a big butt card in the camera till I get home and move it into the card reader.... no more worries.

And technically, there is supposed to be more risk of actual card failure from insertion / reinsertion than anything else.

So I dunno... 8 gigs makes sense to me if you shoot that much at a time.

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Hemidart said:
Why would someone want to have all their photos on a single card?
Anyone worried how sucky it would be if you lost a days worth of
shootiing because a card went bad?

I won't buy anything larger then a 2GB and even now will trade it
out when I know I got some keepers on it during a day of shooting.
Just this last Saturday I got six great shots because the clouds
were perfect position...I switched out the card for a fresh
one...just to be sure.

I guess it comes from being a network engineer and how many times I
have seen things take a dump for no reason.

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Nikon D200, Sigma 18-50/2.8, Nikon 50/1.8, Nikon 35/2.0, Ricoh GR
and Canon A620.
http://dwinnert.zenfolio.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrlurch
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On my D70 I thought the 1GB cards were fine but that yielded 179 pictures. I have a 2GB card now that I use with the D200 and the 120 pictures to me is too little, especially with 5fps and the big buffer. I have a 4GB card on the way. I think that will be the ideal size for me. While waiting for the 4GB to come in I have pressed my old 1GB's into service and they fill up fast.

I could see using 8GB cards, especially if shooting sports.

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Yup, I feel there is more risk to dropping the card while changing it, formatting the wrong card, loosing one of many than having an 8GB card.

Reliability of a NAND Flash CF card is far greater than any procedure I can put in place for myself.

I'd rather have all my eggs in one basket and protect it carefully (i.e. with multiple backups) than scattered all over multiple cards.

But, I still haven't brought myself to buy the bigger card due to money rather than risk. I'm waiting for the 128GB card for $50. :-)

j.
 
I might get a bigger one if it gave me a better $ GB, but 2GB cards seem to be the lowest. I got a used 2GB Extreme III for $45 the other day at my local dealer. Fast enough to fill my D2x buffer quick, and cheaper than film - essentially disposable price. I have two of those and a 6GB microdrive if I fill them. I'll probably buy a few more for travel. No need for a portable hard drive if I can have extreme III cards for $20/GB.
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I agree with your agreement. When I started shooting weddings in digital in about 2002, it was a nightmare juggling smaller cards. I did have a card fail back then, but I haven't given it a thought in a long time. I am now using a couple of ridata's 150x 8 gigers. (about $150 from newegg, half the price of my first 512 mb, 12x card.) I still have extra cards just in case, but haven't actually had to have them. Once again, it's something I don't even think about any more.

Chuck
 
I'm pleased with my 8Gb card. Especially useful when traveling.
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I’m also in the chance of loosing, formatting or corrupting cards is more of a risk than card failure camp. I’ve never had a card fail, but I use brand name, non-counterfeit cards from Lexar, Sandisk and Kingston.

BTW, screaming deal on the 4GB Lexars… $42.97 after rebate from B&H. That’s cheaper than the 2GB ones right now.
 
As a network administrator, you know that data expands to fit its house. Are you shooting RAW+JPEG for sporting events ? My shoots currently use two 2GB and one 4GB for a two hour shoot with an 8 frames/second D2H. There is a much higher chance of losing shots due to cutting the card switch too close or feeling pressure to "chimp" your pictures when you see you only have 100 shots left.

For smaller events, shooting with the 4GB is a dream because you don't have to worry about switching/dropping cards.

For a camera such as a D2Xs , my needs would be two 4GB cards and one 8 GB card.
 
I personally never had a CF fail - the closet was a bad sector, that would result in an image not being captured properly (wasn't being written...) However, using a program like Rescue Pro allowed me to retrieve images that were "deleted" or if the card was accidentially "formatted".

As it is now, I have two 1GB cards and one 4GB card - the 4GB card stays in the camera. Between swapping out cards, lens caps, etc. - the risk of me losing a card is probably higher than a CF card failing....
 
I would not buy a smaller than 4 GB card at this point, and would probably buy 8GB cards if I were starting out now.
 
find much easier when shooting in RAW esp with sports...Heck might have to change a card and miss the shot that you might be worried about saving :> )
 
Complete hardware meltdown, replaced by Lexar. I lost about 60 RAW files of Mt. Rainier. Thank god it was vacation, not work.

I use 3 2GB now (2 sandisk Extr. III, 1 Lexar 80X), but would trade them in for 6 1GB if given the chance.
 
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