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By: Preventing those vacation camera memory card miseries

Preventing those vacation camera memory card miseries — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:07:58 +0000

[...] card misery, but if you need to recover any photos from your memory card, read my prior column, When your camera’s memory card fails, can it be saved? to find out what to [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:35:11 +0000

This reminds me of the time a friend gave me a completed roll of film while we were at the Grand Canyon. I set it on some rocks to watch the sunset and forgot it. He ended up getting up at o-dark-thirty to take sunrise pictures the next day. Needless to say, I owed him big time for that stunt.

By: John F

John F — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:03:27 +0000

Thanks…would love to see some of your work. Can you link to a site in a future column?

By: Carrie Charney

Carrie Charney — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:53:15 +0000

This column has been an eye-opener for me, although I carry numerous cards on my trips. I never even gave card corruption a thought. (Politics is another story…)

Keep the photography columns coming, Ned. We amateurs can always use some news and reviews.

By: Nick Hawkins

Nick Hawkins — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:42:18 +0000

I’m a heavy photographer myself, bringing two digital SLRs and a point/shoot with me on trips. When a card fails, there’s lots of swearing that goes on. It happened in Egypt – a brand new 8gb card failed and I only lost 3 out of 400 images. I count myself lucky. I carry 6 CF cards of varying sizes.

Here’s tips I’ve learned:
1) The more the merrier. Cards are cheap enough that you should consider stocking up on the 1gb-2gb models and treat those as rolls of film.
2) Test out your gear before you leave the house.

Ned’s right: Don’t go cheap when it comes to memory. I love Sandisk Extreme III/Extreme IV cards. Lexar, Kingston and Sandisk are all pretty reputable. Sandisk Extreme III cards come with the RescuePro software.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:17:01 +0000

I, for one, heavily enjoy reading your columns on photography (as well as your forum posts), even if some of it is above my knowledge.

I say keep it up.

By: Zuri

Zuri — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:00:32 +0000

Hi,
Just in case anybody wants to know more about the Galapagos Islands including its wildlife, landscapes, flora and fauna and more, you can visit the following web site:

http://www.galapagos-islands-tourguide.com

Regards
Zuri

By: Dena

Dena — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:16:10 +0000

Good column, Ned. I appreciate your knowledge & hope that I can retain what you have written. Now I need to change some of my ways.