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 p.8 #17 · EOS 6D to be discontinued...so soon? | |
Shutterbug2006 wrote:
I have heard from more than one person that dual card slots are important.... but I have yet to be presented with any anecdotal evidence that a card failure was saved because of a dual card set up. I haven't found even one believable example where a photo-shoot was saved because a camera had a dual card system that was set up to record the same images on both cards and something bad happened during a shoot. I can totally understand how one might feel a lot more comfortable having two if they are being paid for a professional shoot and they need reassurances.
As for flash - I've found that with Canon cameras - using a flash can be especially challenging and I'm left disappointed often. Mind you, flash is a science in and of itself - and I suppose to make it work for me I have to invest an awful lot more time. I do have a particular leaning towards using natural light whenever possible. ...Show more →
Having a back-up camera is more important than a camera with 2 cards for a critical shoot, but having 2 reliable cards is important to me for a few reasons. Knock on wood - but so far, I've only had a few card-write errors and 0 full on card failures to date. They happened very sporadically with my 1D Mark III & 1Ds Mark III bodies during runway shows (constant shooting for 20 mins at a time), where when the buffer filled up, certain files would be corrupted on one card. In those cases, I'd then pull the same file from the other card - no harm, no foul.
The second main reason I want two cards is so that JPGs can be taken quickly from the 2nd card (for whatever reason - press release, social media needs, wedding slideslow, etc etc) while I continue working on the other card without interruption. Maybe I'm too careful, but I try to NEVER take out my primary CF card unless I'm done recording images to that card. (In other words, I don't like taking it out, and putting it in to write more files, taking it out, then putting it in to write more files - this is poor practice that encourages write-errors IMO).
Lastly, now that I have the 1DX with its fast processors - I use the dual card system as an archival method fairly frequently at long events like motor races or weddings. For instance, I might shoot with all fast/new 32gb cards in slot 1, with a slower larger card in slot 2. Knowing I have a back-up CF card with all of the files & no in-camera re-writing (ie. deleting files from culling, basically 0 chance of write-errors), I feel pretty comfortable about culling from my CF cards in slot 1 as needed throughout the day. If I happen to lose any of my many CF cards on a busy day of shooting, (again knock on wood - I've never lost a CF card yet), I'm covered.
In select circumstances, I also like having the option of quickly copying all files from one card to another during downtime - off the top of my head, I can't remember why I did this, but I recall having done it a few times & it being an incredibly useful feature to me at the time..
All in all, in comes down to what you, the photographer, are comfortable with when you select your tools. My mindset has always been "0 room for error as a professional" when I deal with my clients. I will say that CF technology has matured quite a bit since the days of the 1D Mark III & that most of my mentors/peers are not at all as careful as I am.
(Sorry for the late response btw, just noticed that you responded to me)
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