Memory card management / backup in the field.

[sirhawkeye64]

Shoot less.

Do you realize how much (dollars and weight) your spending, let alone stress of managing it all? What do you plan to do with the image, eventually?

Whether pro or amateur, you should always have a goal in mind. Shooting a lot of pictures doesn't equate to good photography.

Whether it's computer files or just household "stuff" people seldom think of how much they are paying to store things.

Think about your mortgage and how much of your floor space is actually used by humans vs storing boxes and junk.

Not much really. Because hard drives take up little space (my NAS is about the size of about 2 video cassettes stacked). Actually most of my space is used up by furniture and camera gear (and a home studio).

The above also applies to time. Being focused saves time.

The thing is, is that many people don't really even think about backing up their photos while traveling (or even measures to reduce or eliminate lost photos). Many people try to travel light, and there is nothing wrong with that, but I mean really light, like no backup drives, no tablet, no laptop, nothing that could be used for backing up while traveling, and I've heard some pretty sad stories about people losing all their photos from their vacation because they didn't back up their card because it had 256GB of storage and/or they only backed up every few months. In fact, backups in general, most people dont employ backup strategies until they suffered some loss, except for those who learn from other's mistakes and just start doing it from the start. But for some, they have to experience it before they realize the benefits and necessity for things like backing up photos. You've gone to all that trouble to go somewhere to photograph perhaps (atl east in the OP's case it sounds like) why not spend a little extra on some way to backup your photos each day?

 

[Wildlife Guy]

Shoot less.

Do you realize how much (dollars and weight) your spending, let alone stress of managing it all? What do you plan to do with the image, eventually?

Whether pro or amateur, you should always have a goal in mind. Shooting a lot of pictures doesn't equate to good photography.

Whether it's computer files or just household "stuff" people seldom think of how much they are paying to store things.

Think about your mortgage and how much of your floor space is actually used by humans vs storing boxes and junk.

Not much really. Because hard drives take up little space (my NAS is about the size of about 2 video cassettes stacked). Actually most of my space is used up by furniture and camera gear (and a home studio).

The above also applies to time. Being focused saves time.

The thing is, is that many people don't really even think about backing up their photos while traveling (or even measures to reduce or eliminate lost photos). Many people try to travel light, and there is nothing wrong with that, but I mean really light, like no backup drives, no tablet, no laptop, nothing that could be used for backing up while traveling, and I've heard some pretty sad stories about people losing all their photos from their vacation because they didn't back up their card because it had 256GB of storage and/or they only backed up every few months. In fact, backups in general, most people dont employ backup strategies until they suffered some loss, except for those who learn from other's mistakes and just start doing it from the start. But for some, they have to experience it before they realize the benefits and necessity for things like backing up photos. You've gone to all that trouble to go somewhere to photograph perhaps (atl east in the OP's case it sounds like) why not spend a little extra on some way to backup your photos each day?

Totally agree with you and know people that made those mistakes on major trips. I was at a workshop and one of the folks knocked over his tripod breaking the lens mount on Day 2 of 5. He was a nice guy so I loaned him my backup camera (insured) to finish the trip.

You can’t have a backup for everything, but there are a few key items. For people shooting the new Nikon or Cann mirrorless systems, it is a good idea to carry a lens adaptor for the old lens systems. It is easy to find a loaner / rental EF or Nikon lens even in Africa or other locations.

 

[sirhawkeye64]

Shoot less.

Do you realize how much (dollars and weight) your spending, let alone stress of managing it all? What do you plan to do with the image, eventually?

Whether pro or amateur, you should always have a goal in mind. Shooting a lot of pictures doesn't equate to good photography.

Whether it's computer files or just household "stuff" people seldom think of how much they are paying to store things.

Think about your mortgage and how much of your floor space is actually used by humans vs storing boxes and junk.

Not much really. Because hard drives take up little space (my NAS is about the size of about 2 video cassettes stacked). Actually most of my space is used up by furniture and camera gear (and a home studio).

The above also applies to time. Being focused saves time.

The thing is, is that many people don't really even think about backing up their photos while traveling (or even measures to reduce or eliminate lost photos). Many people try to travel light, and there is nothing wrong with that, but I mean really light, like no backup drives, no tablet, no laptop, nothing that could be used for backing up while traveling, and I've heard some pretty sad stories about people losing all their photos from their vacation because they didn't back up their card because it had 256GB of storage and/or they only backed up every few months. In fact, backups in general, most people dont employ backup strategies until they suffered some loss, except for those who learn from other's mistakes and just start doing it from the start. But for some, they have to experience it before they realize the benefits and necessity for things like backing up photos. You've gone to all that trouble to go somewhere to photograph perhaps (atl east in the OP's case it sounds like) why not spend a little extra on some way to backup your photos each day?

Totally agree with you and know people that made those mistakes on major trips. I was at a workshop and one of the folks knocked over his tripod breaking the lens mount on Day 2 of 5. He was a nice guy so I loaned him my backup camera (insured) to finish the trip.
You can’t have a backup for everything, but there are a few key items. For people shooting the new Nikon or Cann mirrorless systems, it is a good idea to carry a lens adaptor for the old lens systems. It is easy to find a loaner / rental EF or Nikon lens even in Africa or other locations.

Agree. If one has two cameras, bring them. I no longer travel with just one camera, unless it's a short weekend trip and the focus is not really photography (say a weekend with the family). But on my photography trips, I always bring a backup body. One of those things you hope you don't need, but it's there if you do. I have been with people who have had cameras that have malfunctioned in the field, and their only option as to buy another camera at a store or use their phone. (I don't loan out my cameras though even if someone is sitting right next to me using it, had a few get damaged so I don't do that anymore).

of course not everyone can afford two identical cameras, but even a cheap(er) version in the same line-up or a used camera (maybe one that uses the same lenses) would work too. Something just in case. Camera bodies are less likely to fail, but again, if you're going to make the effort and spend the money to go somewhere special, spend the little extra and buy (or rent) a backup body too (especially if you'll be in places where getting it repaired or finding a replacement is going to be hard -- like on an AFrican safari or some other remote area). For those instances, I would say bring plenty of extras (extra body, lots of batteries and memory cards, etc) in addition to your backup drives/tablet, etc.

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