Traveling without a laptop
Mar 8, 2020 06:55:29 #
I am going hopefully going on a two trip to Spain and Portugal. I do very little with my images while I am away and thinking of traveling without a laptop and external hard drive to save the images too. My questin is what options are out there. So far I have looked at the following options:
1. Buy multiple cards and number them by day and camera, I normally travel with my 6D and 7D MkII.
2. Purchase a Dazuinfo XferMax X8-C, then add a Hard Drive, and rechargeble batteries and I am out over $600.00
3. Purchase a LaCie DJI Copilot Boss, about $250 and not as nice as #2.
What do you guys do? Are there other options, I am early into this investigation.
Thanks, Gary
1. Buy multiple cards and number them by day and camera, I normally travel with my 6D and 7D MkII.
2. Purchase a Dazuinfo XferMax X8-C, then add a Hard Drive, and rechargeble batteries and I am out over $600.00
3. Purchase a LaCie DJI Copilot Boss, about $250 and not as nice as #2.
What do you guys do? Are there other options, I am early into this investigation.
Thanks, Gary
Mar 8, 2020 07:12:44 #
I have numerous cards if I don't want to take a laptop. I have a small laptop for travel, thin and light, so I always take it.
Mar 8, 2020 07:36:51 #
gwong1 wrote:
I am going hopefully going on a two trip to Spain ... (show quote)
I just take multiple cards and label them. They take up hardly any space and they weigh almost nothing a all.
Mar 8, 2020 07:48:46 #
We travel with Samsung tablets that allow us to read electronic books and access the internet, among other things. I use an on the go plug that has a card reader and usb slots. If I am not bringing my Mobilite and portable hard drive, I us the OTG plug to back up my SD card to a flash drive and store the sd card and the flash drive in separate locations. I would not go on a meaningful trip without a back up system.
Mar 8, 2020 07:50:06 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
gwong1 wrote:
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Depends on the purpose of my trip. If it’s for serious photography, I take about twice as many rolls of film than I think I may need. For anything else, I take a digital point and shoot and extra memory cards.
Mar 8, 2020 08:07:57 #
scubadoc
Loc: Sarasota, FL
gwong1 wrote:
I am going hopefully going on a two trip to Spain and Portugal. I do very little with my images while I am away and thinking of traveling without a laptop and external hard drive to save the images too. My questin is what options are out there. So far I have looked at the following options
Take a look at the RavPower from Anker. It is a storage device, a transfer device, and a wireless access device. You can automatically transfer files from your card to any USB storage device.
Mar 8, 2020 08:11:22 #
Mar 8, 2020 08:12:56 #
Mightnwant to wait until they sort out the COVID-19 outbreak in Spain. Travel for pleasure right now could belp to spread this virus. Your safety and any you come i contact with could be jeapordized.
Mar 8, 2020 08:14:30 #
gwong1 wrote:
I am going hopefully going on a two trip to Spain ... (show quote)
I decided three years before I went digital that I would need a laptop computer to go digital and that I would make multiple copies of my files every night. Even when I went to California by train - and saved space by taking only my smallest camera - I still took a laptop.
But you can make your own choice.
Mar 8, 2020 08:24:49 #
Does anyone make a hard drive that I can download my SDG cards to that does not require a computer?
If not, someone should invent these, would make travel backup so convenient.
If not, someone should invent these, would make travel backup so convenient.
Mar 8, 2020 08:47:14 #
I take extra cards an a small note book. Taking a computer is too much hassle getting thru security plus the weight. Also, I only take my 6D which is all I need. Lenses are more important than two DSLRs.
Mar 8, 2020 08:54:46 #
Cards are cheap...you don't need all high capacity ones. Mark cards with a sharpie.
Mar 8, 2020 09:49:57 #
When I travel by air I normally do not take my laptop.
I use a card per day or two, review some in camera,
then save the images when I get back to the house.
I use a card per day or two, review some in camera,
then save the images when I get back to the house.
Mar 8, 2020 10:04:17 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
IF YOUR CAMERA HOLDS 2 CARDS I WOULD DUPLICATE THE PHOTOS AS A BACK UP.
Mar 8, 2020 10:42:03 #
I spent two weeks in Ireland last fall and didn't even fill one memory card even though I felt like I was attached to my camera. I just made daily notes for myself so I could remember where we were and what we were doing for the photos I took. Of course, I was only shooting with one camera, but I would think you could get along just fine without taking along a backup. I would carry cards and switch them out daily if you're that afraid of a failure.
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