Purchase two external hard drives. Using only is risky because these drives can fail. Back up all images to each. Store them in two totally separate locations so if there is a burglary or a fire one will survive.

Purchase two external hard drives. One is risky because they can fail. Back up all images to each. Store them in two totally separate locations so if there is a burglary or a fire one will survive.

You can get a simple gold Patek Calatrava for only $35,000. Much more affordable for the masses.

Most pro's use it from what I can tell. I have used it for years on my Canons.

I waited for it to load for about 5 seconds before I caught on.

I knew there was a good reason not to like Gatorade!

Turned 60 in July and I look and feel 40. Everybody tells me so. It must be true.

Simple: The market demands both. Even my Leica does decent video. Take the video off and your company goes bankrupt. Canon started it with the 5D MK II and every one had to follow or lose market share.

True. I have been re-editing shots I took 10 to 15 years ago with much lesser equipment than I have today. True, some of the technical specs, like noise, dynamic range, and pixel count do not measure up. On the other hand I am finding some shots that I totally "nailed" and that are superior overall to most of what I shoot today with my $8,000 (each)Leica lenses and bodies or my latest and greatest DSLR equipment.

Three things to consider:

First -- One could find specifications for a Dodge Dart that beat out a Mercedes SL. Chrysler were notorious for doing that in their 1970's advertising. How about gas mileage for starters?

Second -- You are comparing 2.5 year-old technology (MK III) with Nikon's latest realease (D810) and Sony's one-year-old A7. To continue with an automobile metaphore. . . Canon have gone in for a pit stop but when they come out with the MK III replacement they should have a full tank of gas and pass Sony and Nikon who need to make their next pit stops. If they are truly "fat and happy" and do not improve the product enough to pass Nikon and Sony they will lose market share. Canon know that. The wonders of competition in a free market never cease and the benefits accrue to us the consumer!

Third -- There is more to photography than camera body features, functions, and specs. Canon's current lens offerings are generally regarded better than Nikon's, especially when you look at some of the superstar lenses from Canon like the 135 F2 L. A7 lens selection is also more limited.

I was on a plane the other day and when they served the meal it caused turbulence. They had to stop the meal service in order to stop the turbulence!

There is no sign of science in any of these "sky is falling" scenarios. They are the same government grant-dependent SINO's (Scientists in Name Only) who are telling us the polar ice caps are melting when we can see they are not.

The main difference between Obama and Carter is that Obama has actually succeeded in achieving his intended outcomes. Carter's disasters were accidental results of his incompetence and idealism.

Bottom line: We were founded on principles of freedom and individual responsibility for our actions, lives, and happiness. Those principles served us well but were gradually eroded by ever increasing local, state, and national government bureaucracies led by idealistic control freaks. The erosion continues with almost every bill passed, every tax levied, every student brainwashed, and every politically incorrect idea banned from free speech. Time to reset our governments at all levels to address the basic functions we need them for and get them out of our personal and social lives.

Exactly my experience that I seem to use the 35 most at Disney.