Chris Schmauch
Leading Member
I’d bet more people have suffered catastrophic image loss due to their whole camera(s) being stolen over complete, unrecoverable card failure.
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Clayton1985
Veteran Member
That's because so many people today have dual card slots
.T O Shooter
Forum Pro
You could be right, but what does that change?
I had a quick look at your site.
Do you shoot 1 card only? Are you backing up in any way as you shoot? And, not that it matters to the topic, but what equipment do you now use?
Chris Schmauch
Leading Member
I currently shoot with a d850 and d500. I shot with a d5 and d810 until my car was broken into in SF March 2016.
I’m not defending or rationalizing Nikon (and Canon’s) design choice, simply stating that statistically, I’m willing to bet that camera theft is much more likely than permanent XQD file corruption.
Anecdotal, of course - but it seems everyone I talk to has a camera theft story (either personal or someone they know), but I can’t recall any stories about permanent XQD card failure.
I can see the Z7 being a great details camera to replace my d500 at weddings. I wouldn’t use it for critical formals or romantics. I wouldn’t hesitate to use it for headshots or other commercial work that is either tethered or downloaded mid shoot.
I’m not defending or rationalizing Nikon (and Canon’s) design choice, simply stating that statistically, I’m willing to bet that camera theft is much more likely than permanent XQD file corruption.
Anecdotal, of course - but it seems everyone I talk to has a camera theft story (either personal or someone they know), but I can’t recall any stories about permanent XQD card failure.
I can see the Z7 being a great details camera to replace my d500 at weddings. I wouldn’t use it for critical formals or romantics. I wouldn’t hesitate to use it for headshots or other commercial work that is either tethered or downloaded mid shoot.
JMD-70
Senior Member
I know a guy,...from back in the day,...and in the grand days of the D2H/D2Hs/D2X,...who carried loads of Nikon gear around in his car,...leaving it on the rear car seat of his car in plain view! I said to him one day,..."you know, some people see a 'big old' black camera and think nothing of it,...and then, there are some folks that see a 'big old black camera and know that it,...the lens,...the speedlights, and other accessories costs a LOT of $money$". He just shrugged it off, etc.
Now get this,...we were at Barnes & Nobles one evening talking camera gear, etc. We had some of our expensive toys sitting on the tables, etc. So, I needed to make a restroom call,...only to come back and find that he had left our gear,...went out to his car, etc. Upon his return, I scolded him point blank,...and told him,..."bruh, I don't know how you look after your gear,...but I don't leave my gear of my sight unless I know it was with someone that I could TRUST to look after until I returned"! Had I known you would have left our gear alone (...my gear),...I would have at least taken my setup (...a D2X,...28-70 F/2.8/SB-800/Flash Bracket/WT-2) with me.
That said,...I saw him a year or so later,...asked how things were going, etc., he informed me that someone had broken into his car and stole all of his camera gear! At that time he HAD,...a D2H, a couple of SB-800s,...some other smaller lens (don't recall their sizes),..but more specific, he had a nice Nikkor 300mm F/2.8! Ouch!
So, I for one agree with you,...more gear is most likely stolen,...with cards inserted and very important images on them,...than cards failing.
I'm sure the guy learned his lesson!
msheikh921
Active member
oh...that means: with dual card slots you have 100% chance to lose 200% of the shots in case of camera theft
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Paul Pasco
Forum Pro
I believe that if one dies in a car crash, life insurance is more beneficial to ones survivors than health insurance!
T O Shooter
Forum Pro
Thanks for the info. I shoot for my own enjoyment, I've had one or two cards fail ( SD / CF ) and I've gotten 95% back through software.
But for someone's paying like you have, they are expecting images not excuses, and even if the odds are better that you'd win the lottery, not a chance I'd take on losing someone's images.
Clayton1985
Veteran Member
Yes and dual slots won't help you if you fall into a volcano or if your airplane plunges into the ocean. I think we can all agree that there are many things dual slots won't help with and that this has nothing to do with the purpose of dual slots.
Chris Schmauch
Leading Member
If 40k people die every year in car crashes think how many survive and need that insurance.I believe that if one dies in a car crash, life insurance is more beneficial to ones survivors than health insurance!
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