340 Microdrives for $85.00

[zdigital]

Anyone looking to save on media? Tallyn's has a special on 340 and 512 Microdrives. I havent found Microdrives any where cheaper.
Link to Microdrive page (https://www.tallyns.com/Secure/1GBIBMSpecial.htm)

Merry Christmas!
Zdigital1

[paco]

The 340 is priced right but a new 1 gig is $300 with reader, so the 512 @$160 is no deal.

[zdigital]

I wouild much rather have smaller cards and more of them than one big one. I don't like the idea of having all my eggs in one basket especially when shooting weddings. Can you imagine losing all your images if something should fail? I can not afford to take that risk. I guess there are "different strokes for different folks" and this is what works for me! :)

Zdigital1

[paco]

Sure, for business, you are correct. I agree.

[Wichita Wayne]

When you shoot weddings the tule its that you need 3 of everything. (3 cameras, 3 flashes, 3 of everything) We also usually shoot at least two shots of all the really important stuff. Since we have triple redundant equipment and double redundant frames we long ago decided to make the double redundant frames on two different cameras. I cannot tell you how many times this method has served us well. That added an additional layer of safety by putting the redundant frames on separate cameras. With digital photography there is no difference, and if you follow the above advice you can use the large microdrives with confidence that you will always get the shots that you want. The key is still to have triple redundant equipment and double redundant frames. If you cannot afford triple redundant digital cameras then mix digital with film on the important shots. We still mostly use Hasselblads with film for weddings but in the near future we may start using our S2 Pros as part of our redundant system.

[jbfocus]

You must have some very patient brides to let you shoot the same photo with 3 different camera setups. Kinda takes the spontaneity out of the photo.

[Wichita Wayne]

We only use two cameras on the really important shots, and when we do we have two photographers. That way there is no loss in time at all. We always send two photographers to each wedding so why shouldn't we give each of them a camera. Additionally we can cover twice as much at the dinner/dance with two shooters. The third camera is pure backup. We also have separate cameras for the existing-light shots during the ceremony so usually we have 5 camera setups at a wedding. With Hasselblads they usually stop working altogether when the break down so when we have trouble we just pick up another camera. That way we do not waste time trying to troubleshoot the problem camera. We have been doing this for a long time so just about everything from dropping a camera to shutter failure has happened to us without much loss in time or our ability to take pictures.

[bjnicholls]

Shooting raw files, a 1 Gig drive isn't even as many shots as three rolls of film. I've recently purchased two 1 Gig drives, $230 from Googlegear for a bulk package drive, and about the same at Focus Camera for the Fuji kit that includes the drive, a cleaning kit, 4 NiMH batteries and a charger. The Fuji kit is a great deal.

If your particular situation calls for redundancy and reliability, Microdrive isn't the best choice. Solid state CF cards are much more reliable and durable.