Re: CF dying?

On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 20:34:41 -0600, "Ron Recer" <RonRecer@xxxxxxx> wrote:


"George Kerby" <ghost_topper@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On 6/2/09 6:27 AM, in article 4i2a25drual1ub8isc3o38kp11ke5858q2@xxxxxxx,
"Gary Edstrom" <GEdstrom@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I just got back from a trip where I used RAW format 100% of the time.
It's great, but it really takes the memory! For my Canon 50D, CR2 raw
files average 20.7 megs. Converting them to DNG format takes the
average down to 16.2 megs. Good old high quality JPG format takes it
way down to 5.8 megs.

That means that I can only store about 207 CR2 files on a DVD. I guess
it's about time to invest in a BlueRay drive!

Gary
Naw. Just get a DL drive. A LOT cheaper for both drive and media...

Just buy a couple of WD Passport 500GB drives. They are powered off a
laptops USB port, are about the size of a 1/2" thick passport, cost $120 and
can store 24,000+ 20.7mb images. Use two drives for redundancy and it will
cost you about 1 cent per image to store those 20.7 mb raw files.

Ron

That's fine for local working storage, and I do us it, but files on
magnetic media are too easily lost or glitched. I could accidentally
erase a file and not know it.

For permanent, archival storage, I still prefer DVD's. They are still
very cost effective compared against BlueRay although I need more of
them. I store two copies of each DVD in separate locations to guard
against disaster. The files I store on the DVD are the original
pictures, right as they came out of the camera. I check every single
DVD in my collection once a year to make sure they are still readable. I
have never had a problem yet, but if I do, I will go to my other backup
and burn a new backup DVD.

For the copies I have on hard disk, I apply IPTC headers with as much
descriptive information as I can. For new pictures, I apply the
information after loading them into the computer from my camera. I also
have a large collection of about 10,000 scanned pictures from both my
father's and my film collections. Some of these transparencies date
back to 1951 and B&W pictures dating back to 1910. It is an ongoing
process to annotate these old photos. I want there to be enough
information there so that the scene is completely identifiable from a
single picture. I am doing this for my niece and nephew. They are both
interested in the collection of pictures that I have.

Of course, once I am gone, it is going to be up to them to maintain the
collection.

Gary
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