Memory: 2 card or 1?

[mountainpete]

I want lots of storage for a multi-week backpacking trip. Which would you choose?

1 x 4 GB SD Card

or

2 x 2 GB SD Cards

I have NEVER had a data card corrupt on me yet...

Pete

 

[Dave]

I voted for two 2 GB cards. I've never had one croak either, but I've never taken one on a multi-week backpacking trip either!

 

[mountainpete]

I voted for two 2 GB cards. I've never had one croak either, but I've never taken one on a multi-week backpacking trip either!

Thanks for the vote

I should clarify about the backpacking - it is about 24 days backpacking through Europe bouncing between Hostels and Inns on the cheap. One carry-on size backpack each. That's it...

 

[crawler#976]

The Department of Redundency Department

 

[tdesanto]

I should clarify about the backpacking - it is about 24 days backpacking through Europe bouncing between Hostels and Inns on the cheap. One carry-on size backpack each. That's it...

It's generally accepted that more cards are better than fewer, just in case you have a card go bad. It is, after all, an electronic device.

However, 24 days of backpacking? I'd say you might need more than 4GB of memory for a trip of that length.

If you're shooting RAW, then a whole lot more.

 

[whitethaiger]

Like most of the others I'd suggest 2 cards. I've never had one fail (and I've used plenty of 'no-name' cards), but I do know a couple of people who lost trip pictures due to failure.

You could also keep your eyes open for opportunities (internet cafe's, fellow travelers in hostel with notebooks, etc.) to dump the cards content on a CD/DVD for backup. That's what I like to do on in a situation like this.

Enjoy the old world!

 

[seth_js]

I rocked western europe for 2.5 weeks with one 1gb stick. There are places every where to dump the pics to cd/dvd. some of the hostels may even have a machine to do it on.

 

[TeleScooby]

I always have more then one...you just can't tell when one is going to go south, and to have it happen in the middle of a train ride somewhere (oops, that was my Europe trip) sucks big time...

BTW - I did a month back in '99 on my way to Israel for 4 months...just me and a carry on size pack...no better way to travel Europe in my book!

 

[mountainpete]

BTW - I did a month back in '99 on my way to Israel for 4 months...just me and a carry on size pack...no better way to travel Europe in my book!

Very cool. This is my luggage (in grey):

http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/pro...&catcode=MAIN.CLOTHING_GEAR&style_color=48104

Plus a small Pacsafe security hip pack for my little Canon camera and Crackberry.

Pete

 

[bigreen505]

How big are the files from your camera? Another way to ask the card question is how many images are you comfortable losing at once? I'm running 2 GB cards which gives me 100 images per card and that seems to be a nice round number, though a few more would be better. Make sure that the number of shots you can take (images per card x number of cards) is also reflected in the number of batteries you carry.

 

[7wt]

For me it's an all your eggs in one basket thing.

 

[Desertdude]

For me it's an all your eggs in one basket thing.

:iagree: and thats why 'ole Jed's a millionaire



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[arcteryx]

I just went through this. I opted for 2 2GB cards. I just got back from Europe after spending 7 days there. One of the days I attended a buddies wedding and took about 600 photos just of that. I have a D70 and it was set for normal JPG. One card holds 1400. I did not even get through the first card though and I still took plenty of shots of Europe. HTH.
Cheers,
Jason