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07/31/2003 01:15:00 PM · #1 |
I know we recently had a discussion on this matter but I have overlooked the thread in my searches so I'm asking again. What do you use for storage? I have a Canon EOS 10D and just to get better, I'm taking 7 and 8 and 10 pictures of the same thing from slightly different angles and then deciding what I like later on. I generally shoot about a gig worth of pics and then move them onto my computer and onto CD's. Basically every shoot takes 2 CD's. Does anyone have a better methodology? I have 320 Gigs on my computer but I've lost the hard drive before and so that's not an option. I want these for archiving purposes. Anyone like DAT? What about DVD's? What do you find are your costs for these mediums (or whatever you use)?
Thanks,
Kevin
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07/31/2003 01:22:52 PM · #2 |
I'm using DVDs - 4Gig per disk, and about $2 per disk or so.
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07/31/2003 01:25:02 PM · #3 |
CDs can hold up to 700MB of data, more than 480 times as much as a floppy disk. DVDs can store 4.7GB of data, the equivalent of about 7 CDs, 18 Zip 250 disks, or 3200 floppy disks. With this kind of capacity, you can easily back up your entire digital photo collection ΓΆ€” and keep them safe for years.
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07/31/2003 02:34:51 PM · #4 |
| I would not even know what to do with 320G. My CP only has 120G. And im only using about 20% of that. Thats alot of GGGEEEEESSSSS. |
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07/31/2003 02:45:08 PM · #5 |
Yeah, DVDs are just about okay. I require 18 DVDs to correctly back up my digital files from the last 2 years. This is just the RAW images, not any of the processed, converted, or generally tidied up versions.
At some point I'm hoping the storage technology will leapfrog the requirements - its just about catching up now though.
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07/31/2003 02:45:11 PM · #6 |
DVD. 70p a pop in tubs of 100 so it's cheaper per MB than CDs at 20p each.
I only throw away the obviously bad shots, and keep all the psd files I create during processing so it soon adds up.
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07/31/2003 04:25:46 PM · #7 |
My strategy is to use cameras with lower resolutions so that my thousands of pictures can fit on a couple of cds, but they usually just reside on my tiny 18 gig harddrive so that someday it can crash and destroy all my work.
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07/31/2003 06:51:29 PM · #8 |
or...
you could create a folder named "Great Shots". Depending on how discriminating you are, you may not have anything to archive for a while... ;-) |
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