Comments on: Digital Photo Storage On the Road

By: Starrpoint

Starrpoint — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:09:46 +0000

I usually travel with my laptop and transfer all my files to it, then put them on a dvd or cd.

I also have on line storage that I can upload to.

By: EllenK

EllenK — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:19:25 +0000

I have used a variety of methods for storage when travelling, usually depending on the type of trip.

On a month long trip to Australia in 2002 (mostly camping) I took sufficient memory cards to not have to delete anything. The next trip required two trips to places that burned CDs for me (one for $5 and one cost $15).

I have also brought my own CDs and borrowed laptops to burn photos.

On car trips and business trips, I usually have my laptop.

Last year before a 3 week trip to Alaska I bought a Digital Foci portable storage device. Each night I downloaded my photos and could view them on the screen to ensure they were there. One advantage was that it reads any type of card, so I was able to store my brother-in-law’s photos when he ran short of memory card space. You can do some editing on this device, but I never had the time. I have used it on a couple of other trips since. It plays sound and video files as well, but I haven’t explored that aspect much. You can also connect it to a TV to show the photos. I am very happy with it, and I think they have come way down in price since I bought mine.

EllenK

By: xlt

xlt — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:08:13 +0000

i use two CF cards – 4 Gb and 8 Gb, try not to overshoot (thats pretty hard and delete often. Its okay for short trips / event shooting though not enough for longer trips.

When i traveled to Romania for more than two weeks i was more than glad i took my laptop with me to store all the photos. still the laptop is much of extra weight (well, not a problem if you go with a car) so portable storage devices might be an option.

overwriting is not a problem for me – i delete pics from a card just i download them.

By: Sherri

Sherri — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:43:16 +0000

This is my first visit to this site & I have to say – WOW. I’ve read some awesome ideas & hints that I will definitely use in the future. I’m a relative newbie to the photo world. I hope to learn more from all of you.

Something that I noted is that everyone is worried about using a memory card they’ve already used (not a problem for me yet as I only have one). What if you wrote a small number on the label & then used them sequentially. So if your removing card #3 from your camera, the logical choice would be to replace it with card #4. Just a thought.

I generally back mine up to my laptop when I’m travelling & then when I get home I download to my computer & then back it up to an external HD (I have a 500GB SimpleTech that I picked up at BestBuy for about $130).

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:11:35 +0000

When I take my camera on motorcycle trips I try to go to a Walgreens drug store. I can upload my pictures and get two cds. Then I mail one home.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:57:15 +0000

I use a smartdisk with 40GB and 2 160GB external HD’s when I return. Date and exif on download. Files I change or photoshop go into a sub folder.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:56:14 +0000

I just got back from a 10 day trip to Maui with my new panasonic super-zoom and an my old Norcent 1020 point and shoot (which is great for family shots). I had a freaking blast! 4000 Hawaiian photos later… I’m still feeling the love!
The best thing I found before I left was a trip to my local MicroCenter where they sell 8gb sdhc cards for just under $30 (get the bulk kind with the store name on it!) which was pretty good… I bought two of these to augment my supply of (5) 2gb sd cards and (4) 4gb sdhc cards mostly for the Norcent which my spouse used extensively, but I took when we went out to restaurants or cultural events because it hid nicely in my shirt pocket and lets you still have full control when you want it. (but back to storage)

I had both our laptops and back up drives to back up to but still didn’t have to delete anything from the cards! it was amazing!
Now my problem is figuring out which photo editing/organization program to buy to really put it all together! And which online service to start storing the stuff on! OY…

By: ride no evo

ride no evo — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:35:46 +0000

I am leaving for a trip about Europe in about 24 hours…I have a new D300 a pile of CF cards, my laptop, and a stack of blank DVDs. The plan is to shoot as much as possible, then back them up to DVD, I will only erase the CF if I really need to but I should be good, I’ve got enough to hold 6000+ exposures

By: Greg Goodman

Greg Goodman — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:47:17 +0000

I recently backpacked through Central America and just didn’t have the money to buy tons of memory cards, so a Wolverine drive was my answer. Despite being terrified every time I put my precious memories onto that drive (I got the one without a viewfinder, so all I knew was that the available drive space was lower), the photos and the drive made it all the way through my 3 month adventure.

That said, I have read horror stories about the drives and, should I ever make it rich one day, I will 100% be traveling with a pouch of 16 gb memory cards!

For more on my adventures across Central America and the rest of the world, check out Adventures of a GoodMan at http://www.AdventuresofaGoodMan.com.

By: Czar

Czar — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:10:57 +0000

Well, having all the pros and cons of the two stuffs laid down, I guess I’ll be sticking on using the multiple storage cards.

Since I made my choice, can somebody tell me what’s the best multiple storage card in town right now?