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Flash
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Cards & Pocket Drives
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Iomega Micro Mini
128MB, Mini 512MB and Mini 1GB USB keychain drives
We have all probably owned
some
Iomega drives at one time or another, and many of us own one or two
right now. The latest release from Iomega is the Micro Mini 128MB
pocket drive. It should be appearing on computer store shelves any day
now, or buy direct from Iomega using the link provided here. Very
sweet and at this low price pretty hard to resist. More usefull to most
of us photographers is of course the 1GB model
which allows us to transport quite a good sized portfolio at all times.
All three sizes make a great key
chain in any case.
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SanDisk
Ultra II
256MB CompactFlash
and standard 1.0GB CompactFlash
There is just no way to get around it, RAW files eat up a lot of
digital film space, the more storage space you have on your card the
longer you can shoot without stopping.
I am presently testing both a
1 Gigabyte standard SanDisk
CompactFlash card and a 256 Megabyte Ultra II high-speed CompactFlash
card. Since I am testing the Nikon CoolPix 5400 this week and it is
very slow in processing images, I have seen no difference in using
either card in this camera. (Using a high speed DSLR there is a
distinct speed advantage with the more expensive Ultra II cards)
For the first time since starting these tests though, I am not "running
out of film" all the time. At FINE JPEG and 5 million pixels I am
getting over 400 images on the 1 Gigabyte card, and over 100 images on
the
256 Megabyte card.
RAW images in the 5 and 6 million pixel range produce files
approximately 10 Megabytes in size, meaning that a 1 Gigabyte
CompactFlash card would give you around 100 images, enough not to
constantly be worried about having enough space on the card.
My conclusion is that if you are shooting FINE JPEG image files with a
5-6 million pixel digital camera, a 256 Megabyte CompactFlash card is
large enough for most situations, but if you are shooting RAW image
files with the same camera, you should consider getting a 1 Gigabyte
CompactFlash card.
Sandisk - http://www.sandisk.com
Thailand Distributor - http://www.epsitplus.co.th
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Lexar
512MB CF
Professional Series, Jumpshot Cable and Image Rescue Software
The jumpshot cable and USB ready card make for a very compact package
in the field, and the Image Rescue software allows you to feel secure
about your data files. To test the Image Rescue Software I erased a
full
card of RAW image files with my computer and ran the program. To my
surprise
the software was able to recover all the images, almost 500MB of data.
I
then tested the secure erase function of Image Rescue and was not able
to
recover even one image, the card was blank. This is the kind of
software
all photographers need and the newest version now available from Lexar
will
work with all Cards and Card Readers.
Lexar - http://www.lexar.com
Thailand Distributor - http://www.niksthailand.com
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NEW - Kiesel VR300 Backpack/Hydration Camera Bag
- Now
Available for $119.99
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Beat
the Summer Heat
with a backpack that carries your cameras and quenches
your thirst. The bag is equipped with a 1.5L no-taste bladder
and
shut-off bite valve for convenient hydration while hiking or on a
location shoot.
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Professional
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Backpack
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Messenger
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Shoulder
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Canvas
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Pouch
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SALE
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