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On 2005-01-25 06:01:20 +0100, "Scott Elliot" said:
Though you miss the opportunity to log your trip on a word processor which I find a good thing to do. Then you can always backup your pics on CD-R and store that somewhere away from your computer. I always do that, and find it cheaper than buying an extra gadget for image storage. Geir I find it easier to carry two smaller storage systems such as a FlashTrax. I keep one in my carry-on with my cameras and lenses and the other in my wife's carry on. I once had an Image Tank fail and don't trust storing all my photos on only one device. I store each flash card on both devices each day before reformatting in the camera for the next day of shooting. I don't want to spend my evenings editing photos so I don't miss a laptop. The only thing I sometimes miss if the ability to resize photos to an email size if I want to email some pictures to a friend. Scott "Bobby" wrote in message ... Is it practical to take a laptop on safari? I'm going on a lodge-based safari next week (in Kenya) and I would like to take my laptop to download and process photos each evening. I also like to write on holiday. But I'm moving from lodge to lodge most (not every) night and I was wondering if I might regret taking it due to the hassle. What do you think? Bobby -- .................................................. ........................... No matter where you go, there you are .................................................. ........................... Geir Ertzgaard iBook g3/500 iBook G4/977 iMac G4/1.2 iMac G3/233 .................................................. ........................... Minolta Dimage 5 Minolta Dimage F100 Minolta Dynax 5 |
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Geir Ertzgaard geir¾tertzgaarddotnet wrote: On 2005-01-25 06:01:20 +0100, "Scott Elliot" said: Then you can always backup your pics on CD-R and store that somewhere away from your computer. I always do that, and find it cheaper than buying an extra gadget for image storage. Last year I got an Apacer CD burner which worked fine for me, and I put it into my hold baggage because it was nothing like as expensive as a laptop. I'd maybe rather have had an Phototainer, but by the time I'd heard of them, they'd been raved about by at least three UK photo mags, so there wasn't one to be had... I also 'locked' the important pix on the camera's card, because I wanted to be double-sure. In fact that made extremely sure, because they were also burned onto each subsequent CD. I did think a laptop might be good for whiling away the return journey, if you had enough batteries! The older I get, the more tedious I find flying and all the hanging about airports etc. Slainte Liz -- Virtual Liz now at http://www.v-liz.com Kenya; Tanzania; Namibia; India; Seychelles; Galapagos "I speak of Africa and golden joys" |
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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:46:29 -0000, "Bobby"
wrote: Is it practical to take a laptop on safari? I'm going on a lodge-based safari next week (in Kenya) and I would like to take my laptop to download and process photos each evening. I also like to write on holiday. But I'm moving from lodge to lodge most (not every) night and I was wondering if I might regret taking it due to the hassle. Bobby, I travel with my laptop, because I need it to offload photos from the camera and tracks from the GPS, to show movies, to write my travel diary, and to communicate, for example to upload my travel diary to my web server while I travel. I've never declared the computer on entry or exit and don't know what would happen if I did or if they checked me. You may want to find out, but I think whatever you find out officially will not be reliable anyway. I have an inverter with me, so I can use and recharge the laptop from the car battery. For cars that don't have a cigarette lighter socket, I have a special cable with huge alligator clips, so I can go to the battery directly. In the lodges there is sufficient electricity to recharge it, so you can use it at least some of the time, depending on battery life. Some lodges, like the Lake Naivasha Hotel, even offer you a timed Internet connection. For that you have to sit down in the secretary's office and use her telephone line or some such. I forgot about the details. Then there is GPRS (mobile phone Internet) roaming, but you may want to be careful with the price. It may or may not be bearable. Ask your service provider for GPRS roaming rates (and be sure your mobile phone is GPRS capable and is a 900 MHz GSM phone. During travelling you want your laptop packed dust and shock proof, so bring an extra bag. Hans-Georg -- No mail, please. |
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"Hans-Georg Michna" wrote in message ... On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:46:29 -0000, "Bobby" wrote: Is it practical to take a laptop on safari? I'm going on a lodge-based safari next week (in Kenya) and I would like to take my laptop to download and process photos each evening. I also like to write on holiday. But I'm moving from lodge to lodge most (not every) night and I was wondering if I might regret taking it due to the hassle. Bobby, I travel with my laptop, because I need it to offload photos from the camera and tracks from the GPS, to show movies, to write my travel diary, and to communicate, for example to upload my travel diary to my web server while I travel. HG: Sounds to me like you could lighten your load considerably, and still do all those things, if you carried a good PDA. I just got an HP, and I'm still learning what it can do, but so far I am wondering why the hell I've been lugging my heavy laptop around when I can carry this thing that is about the size of paperback. --riverman |
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"Hans-Georg Michna" wrote in message ... On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:46:29 -0000, "Bobby" wrote: Is it practical to take a laptop on safari? I'm going on a lodge-based safari next week (in Kenya) and I would like to take my laptop to download and process photos each evening. I also like to write on holiday. But I'm moving from lodge to lodge most (not every) night and I was wondering if I might regret taking it due to the hassle. Bobby, I travel with my laptop, because I need it to offload photos from the camera and tracks from the GPS, to show movies, to write my travel diary, and to communicate, for example to upload my travel diary to my web server while I travel. HG: Sounds to me like you could lighten your load considerably, and still do all those things, if you carried a good PDA. I just got an HP, and I'm still learning what it can do, but so far I am wondering why the hell I've been lugging my heavy laptop around when I can carry this thing that is about the size of paperback. --riverman |
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riverman wrote:
Sounds to me like you could lighten your load considerably, and still do all those things, if you carried a good PDA. I just got an HP, and I'm still learning what it can do, but so far I am wondering why the hell I've been lugging my heavy laptop around when I can carry this thing that is about the size of paperback. Sounds like you have no idea what an avid photographer can produce on one trip. On my last trip (three weeks in New Zealand) I shot 2500 images in RAW format. That's 2500 x 15 MB (Canon 1Ds MKII), so that's about 37 GIGAbytes. You'd need quite a PDA to hold that kind of storage... -- Johan W. Elzenga johanatjohanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/ |
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Johan W. Elzenga schreef:
On my last trip (three weeks in New Zealand) I shot 2500 images in RAW format. That's 2500 x 15 MB (Canon 1Ds MKII), so that's about 37 GIGAbytes. Johan, was that as a test for one of the magazines, or have you switched "35mm" from Pentax to Canon? Regards, Hans ================================== Hans Martens Wildlife & Nature Photography http://www.wildpicture.com ================================== |
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Hans Martens wrote:
Johan W. Elzenga schreef: On my last trip (three weeks in New Zealand) I shot 2500 images in RAW format. That's 2500 x 15 MB (Canon 1Ds MKII), so that's about 37 GIGAbytes. Johan, was that as a test for one of the magazines, or have you switched "35mm" from Pentax to Canon? Regards, Hans I have switched both my 35mm and my 67 Pentax to one new system: Canon EOS 1Ds MKII. -- Johan W. Elzenga johanatjohanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/ |
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"Johan W. Elzenga" wrote in message . .. riverman wrote: Sounds to me like you could lighten your load considerably, and still do all those things, if you carried a good PDA. I just got an HP, and I'm still learning what it can do, but so far I am wondering why the hell I've been lugging my heavy laptop around when I can carry this thing that is about the size of paperback. Sounds like you have no idea what an avid photographer can produce on one trip. On my last trip (three weeks in New Zealand) I shot 2500 images in RAW format. That's 2500 x 15 MB (Canon 1Ds MKII), so that's about 37 GIGAbytes. You'd need quite a PDA to hold that kind of storage... Yowza! OK, you're right, you need the laptop. And a small truck to carry all your gear!! What did you do before digital??! What about a PDA and an external HD? My 200GB external HD is only a little larger than my PDA. I don't know if they can be connected, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was doable. On another note, how do you manage all those files? I already cannot keep track of my own personal pictures...I could not imagine trying to file 2500 images to be individually retrieveable on a moment's notice.. --riverman |
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riverman wrote:
Sounds like you have no idea what an avid photographer can produce on one trip. On my last trip (three weeks in New Zealand) I shot 2500 images in RAW format. That's 2500 x 15 MB (Canon 1Ds MKII), so that's about 37 GIGAbytes. You'd need quite a PDA to hold that kind of storage... Yowza! OK, you're right, you need the laptop. And a small truck to carry all your gear!! What did you do before digital??! I shot 70 rolls of 35mm film on a trip like that. If I took my 67 gear I would be more selective, but it could still be 150 to 200 rolls. What about a PDA and an external HD? My 200GB external HD is only a little larger than my PDA. I don't know if they can be connected, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was doable. I would never risk my files by saving them to ONE disk only. Hard disks can and will crash. I take a laptop and an external bus-powered FireWire disk for backups. On another note, how do you manage all those files? I already cannot keep track of my own personal pictures...I could not imagine trying to file 2500 images to be individually retrieveable on a moment's notice.. First of all, nobody shoots only perfect pictures. I used to throw away slides that aren't perfect, now I delete digital images that aren't. Secondly, it's not so much different than before. Having to find one particular image among 2500 digital files is no more difficult (in fact it's much less difficult) than having to find one particular slide out of 2500 slides. There are very good catalog programs, such as iView Multimedia Pro to keep track of your images. -- Johan W. Elzenga johanatjohanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/ |
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