How many SD cards
May 31, 2018 07:21:20 #
Mainiac65
Loc: Maine
Get card holder and label them, either alphabetically or numerically. That way you will not mix them up and overwrite anything. 8 or 16GB cards so any lose will be minimized. Also, this will help when you return and go to organize them
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May 31, 2018 07:37:07 #
miked46
Loc: Winter Springs, Florida
My last trip was the same route, and I brought 12 16gb cards, and I changed cards everyday, I never used the same card 2-days in a row. Better to have too many, than be sorry
May 31, 2018 07:42:09 #
When my wife and I go on a cruise we each had our own digital cameras. She would have one while I had two. Each day or sometimes the evening before, we would write down the next city we would visit on a piece of paper, the camera used and the date. We would use SD cards big enough to hold that day's photos, usually a 16 GB card. We also numbered each card, 1-15 or however many days we would be gone. That way when we arrived home we had the entire cruise by day and the city we had visited. For us it made for an easy time to download the photos to the computers in order.
Dennis
Dennis
May 31, 2018 07:48:44 #
use both slots, choose the size you are comfortable with for primary, place a larger capacity card in the backup so you don't have to replace it as frequently, once used keep them separate so if lost/stolen, whatever, it's not likely both gone. You can spend a little time each night deleting the obvious ones, while critiquing what's working best, or not before you get home. I found bracketing due to fluctuating light on a river cruise to be very helpful with often inconsistent exposures the 'best ones'.
Nothing more frustrating on a great trip to be out of capacity or battery. Back up battery may be even more important, because you can often 'find' storage by deleting or reducing file size.
Probably nothing new here, but thought I'd add 2 cents.
Nothing more frustrating on a great trip to be out of capacity or battery. Back up battery may be even more important, because you can often 'find' storage by deleting or reducing file size.
Probably nothing new here, but thought I'd add 2 cents.
May 31, 2018 07:49:29 #
On a trip like the one you are going on, I take enough cards so that I have one for each day. I number the cards and at the end of each day I log where I have been and anything interesting that I saw and/or shot. That activity is then logged to that numbered card for that day. When I get home I make three copies of each card on separate media and then format the cards for the next trip. I buy 16GB cards in quantity. Enjoy your trip
May 31, 2018 08:05:22 #
I used to be surprised when I got to the end of a 36 exposure roll while working on ONE flower. On the other hand, my wife's response when I handed her a dozen exposed rolls to be developed, was NOT a surprise! With my old Nikon D200s (that is plural, for those more concerned with such things) a speedy 4 gig sandisk and a spare, was my standard. With my D750, a pair of 32s is standard fare for me. On an extended trip, I would probably go with 8 32 gig spares (in addition to the two in camera) and keep half of those separate from the others in case of loss. And of course download to a portable hard drive daily.
Sock it to me Word Nerds!
Sock it to me Word Nerds!
May 31, 2018 08:07:20 #
lamiaceae wrote:
I think you've answered your own question. Though can one still buy 16GB SD Cards? My last few have been 32GB and 64GB. I agree I would not want to put all my images on one card for a major trip or project. I'd never want to come close to filling a 128GB or 256GB SD Card, too much to loose all at once.
drklrd wrote:
B&H is selling 16 gig cards for around $10 right now. I bought 2 recently. D7200 gets about 1000 per 16 gig card. I use a 32 gig as backup to the main card. Of course that is jpeg only but since the studio only requires jpeg it's all I shoot for them.
Sorry if my 32GB and 64GB cards seem too big and expensive to some people. But I shoot RAW. As higher and higher storage cards come out I use the older lower capacity ones with my older and older cameras. Right now that is 64GB SD with 24MP Camera, 32GB SD with 16MP Camera, 16GB SD with 14 & 6 MP Cameras, and 8GB with a 7MP P&S Camera.
What capacity cards do people with a Nikon D850 buy?
I stand by my original answer, and 16GB cards would be fine for the OP if he can get them. And that seems to be his plan.
May 31, 2018 08:15:14 #
lamiaceae wrote:
I think you've answered your own question. Though can one still buy 16GB SD Cards? My last few have been 32GB and 64GB. I agree I would not want to put all my images on one card for a major trip or project. I'd never want to come close to filling a 128GB or 256GB SD Card, too much to loose all at once.
You can still get 8’s at Best Buy.
May 31, 2018 08:19:32 #
jaymatt wrote:
You can still get 8’s at Best Buy.
How about 4GB at the 99 Cent Store? Would it be worth the trip for the gas used?
May 31, 2018 08:19:43 #
I shot with 64gb and have a 32gb backup. These have been all I needed on two separate month long road trips for my mainly used DSLR. Also did lots of shots with Samsung cell phones and a Point and Shoot with a 16gb for posting etc....
Never have had a memory card failure, I use SanDisk only.
Never have had a memory card failure, I use SanDisk only.
May 31, 2018 08:34:29 #
lamiaceae wrote:
How about 4GB at the 99 Cent Store? Would it be worth the trip for the gas used?
Probably not.
May 31, 2018 08:44:10 #
Dikdik
Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
I have 4 - 64G cards and I almost never take the one of them out of my camera... Even have large capacity cards in my tablets, too. I have to lose my camera to lose the card. The other 3 almost always 'collect dust'.
Dik
Dik
May 31, 2018 09:08:35 #
Tomcat5133
Loc: Gladwyne PA
I travel with 2 small card cases. Keep in separate places. Use only 64 gig cards (15 gig to small) And the suggestion of a
WD portable for backup is what I use. I backup everyday on the MacBook air laptop and transfer to the WD Drive. This is how I did a 100
gig event a few weeks ago. One of the things I have learned in recent years shooting a lot of video what filming (video) strategy
is shoot carefully and edit your choices of subject as you are take visuals. This discipline which you probably know works.
I have never had a card fail. They are amazing and robust. The rating I need for hybrid video (not 4k) or your raw files
means you should have a number of cards getting better cards might be a problem on location. Enjoy the trip.
WD portable for backup is what I use. I backup everyday on the MacBook air laptop and transfer to the WD Drive. This is how I did a 100
gig event a few weeks ago. One of the things I have learned in recent years shooting a lot of video what filming (video) strategy
is shoot carefully and edit your choices of subject as you are take visuals. This discipline which you probably know works.
I have never had a card fail. They are amazing and robust. The rating I need for hybrid video (not 4k) or your raw files
means you should have a number of cards getting better cards might be a problem on location. Enjoy the trip.
May 31, 2018 09:24:22 #
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For the most part, everyone on this forum have been very respectful, and extremely helpful to those of us who are trying to improve their photographic skills. Unfortunately, there are some, that regardless of the level of education they were fortunate to get they don’t have any class.
During my youth and depending on the family financial situation, a college education was not even a consideration. The response was rude, insulting, and totally uncalled for.
For the most part, everyone on this forum have been very respectful, and extremely helpful to those of us who are trying to improve their photographic skills. Unfortunately, there are some, that regardless of the level of education they were fortunate to get they don’t have any class.
During my youth and depending on the family financial situation, a college education was not even a consideration. The response was rude, insulting, and totally uncalled for.
May 31, 2018 09:27:37 #
Haven't read all of the replies but Kmgw9v's advice makes sense and also, I'd like to believe that you could also purchase a few more while in Europe, should you see the need approaching.
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