Jeko
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Aug 3, 2006, 10:59 PM
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Re: [chrissyology] How many GB's?
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Chrissy, it really depends on your photo shooting style.
My brother shot weddings for years before digital. He was trained to be more conservative in his approach to film use, and still is even with digital. I am instead much more "wasteful" --I take 4 or five frames of group shots when one would usually do (at least get one with all eyes open), I shoot blind while reaching the cameras hi and low, and I don't hesitate to "burst" during action sequences (I mean a quick 25 frames sometimes).
Brother would take 300-450 shots at a wedding day --I take 3000 to 5000 (with assistant shooting some too). So consider your expected number of shots, the quantity your card can hold (card size, file type and size) and leave a safe buffer. The biggest factor here is whether you shoot RAW or JPEG --which really should be determined by the end use. OK, thats another discussion.
Do be very safe regarding memory though. Check that you have enough space before key events --especially Procession and Recession. Take more than you could use....
Personally, I started out with 10G (10x 1GB cards) which was good for a Canon 20D shooting in FineJPEG mode. I also had and used an OTG portable hard drive (recommended here by Daremo I think) to dump to...
Now, I go well past that due to bigger file sizes from better cameras.
Jeko
Sony VX2100's, iRivers, M-audio 24/96, Canon 5Ds/20Ds (and too much glass), Vegas6, PhotoShop CS3, Lightroom, etc.
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