bpulv Loc: Buena Park, CA

I have used external HDDs when traveling and they can be unreliable and add weight and bulk. High quality USB flash memory sticks are reliable, take up much less space and weigh almost nothing. This is important when traveling around the world.

I just got back from Europe on Friday. When I checked into Air New Zealand at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport), they weighed my carryon role-aboard camera case and informed me that I was limited to only 7 Kg (15.4 lb.) in the cabin overhead. I told the women at the counter that the 34 lb. case contained expensive cameras and she had me open it. When she saw that I wasn't kidding, she got a supervisor to approve my taking it into the cabin after I redistributed a token amount of weight to other luggage my wife and I were taking. I had no problem returning through Heathrow. The point is that as airlines are tightening up to soak the public, size and wight is becoming an issue that must be taken into consideration; especially on international carriers.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Good point. I have several like this.

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Ted Evans Loc: Jasper, AL

It is not our place as readers and hopefully
friends who are part of this website to
correct grammar of one who wants advice.
There are many reasons why one has not
learned basic spelling and grammar. We
are not proofreaders. If you know what a
Hoggers needs to know, just share!
From a retired teacher and part time
proof reader an one who has enjoyed
viewing and shooting good photos.
Ted Evans

Ted Evans Loc: Jasper, AL

And I just saw my own mistake - Hogger,
not Hoggers.

Ted Evans Loc: Jasper, AL

Also and, not an.

photoman022 Loc: Manchester CT USA

500 to 750 photographs? I hope that is per day! I would take multiple cards because I would take many more photos. But, that's just me. Have a great trip!

dukepresley

Point well stated; however, on our trips to Europe we have rarely seen a camera store. Perhaps we simply missed them, but I needed a SD card once ( not an emergency) & we never saw a place to buy one (or stores were closed). Again, my situation was “nice to have found one” & not an emergency.

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

Here we go again!
I think I'm loosing it.

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

Several smaller cards are preferable to one or two large ones. That covers you for losses and breakdowns. Even better is a second body in case camera failure.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

To copy a full SD card to the WD? Maybe 10 - 15 minutes, tops. i would set it up and go to dinner, when we got back, the process would be over, and the drive would have automatically powered down.

worldcycle Loc: Stateline, Nevada

I travel extensively throughout the year and from experience I have moved it to the next level. Yes, I always take extra SD and/or Compact Flash cards for I have had them crash. I go further by taking a small laptop computer (12" Lenovo) and a Seagate External 1.5tb hard drive to back up on. The small lap top and hard drive fit easily into my carry-on bag and my camera bag with a 5dMlll, 16-35, 24-105, 70-300 and 1.4 50mm goes as my "personal item". Tripod goes in checkin. I back up every single evening to both computer and hard-drive. After backing up I usually spend a few minutes doing a speed edit to eliminate the obvious bad photos. I use Lightroom Classic and do the editing directly from the external hard drive so when I get home I can plug the hard drive into my desktop (where the second licensed copy of Lightroom is installed) This way I have backup on cards, computer and hard-drive. Upon arriving home I back up to a second external hard drive my Lightroom Catalog. Keep it in a separate location so I never lose anything short of a major disaster. As a final touch, I then delete all files off of the lap-top and reformat my cards so everything is ready to go on the next shoot.

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

Are they compatible with English speaking cameras?

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

I do almost the same but use an Asus 13” Zen laptop , two 1-2 WD HDs, extra CF, SD, and XQD cards Daily down a copy to oneHD (for LR) and use the second external HD as backup

14kphotog Loc: Marietta, Ohio

My question for some of this B.S. about sentence punctuation, spelling, and such, is this; Could you read his question as written ?? and give an answer to the man!

JeffR Loc: Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

You don't use the internet to backup your files with this device.