 Carolyn V Watson |
Wedding Photography - CF Cards I'm shooting my first wedding on my own. What would you suggest on the number of gb's I would need in a card or cards?
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Jon Close |
What size files does your camera create (megabytes, not pixels)? Multiply by the number of photos you're likely to shoot (200? 500? 1000?).
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- Carlton Ward Contact Carlton Ward Carlton Ward's Gallery |
Hi Carolyn, I use 4GB CF cards because after I download my Raw files to my Mac, I also burn the files to DVD which are also 4GB - so they are a nice match. I have (5) 4GB CF cards and a couple of older 2GB ones. Shooting weddings requires lots of backups, like cameras, cards, lighting, etc. The last thing you want is to start a shoot and have something fail with no backup or lack of equipment to do the job. I have a backup camera, and carry both a 580EX & 430EX flash along with all my lenses, tripods & cards. I rarely do weddings but do I bring everything with me when I shoot a wedding. Good luck and hav fun!
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- Dennis Flanagan Contact Dennis Flanagan Dennis Flanagan's Gallery |
I would go with a bunch of 1GB or 2GB cards. A 8GB card would work fine but why take a chance on Murphy raising his ugly head? If a single card gets corrupted, with a 1 or 2GB card, not all is lost.
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Carolyn V Watson |
Thank you all for your responses. I appreciate the suggestions.
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Donna Dunbar |
I'm sure by now you have already shot your wedding, but in case you haven't I'll have to confer with Carlton and tell you to have a back up everything 4GB cards are best in my opinion and have at least 2 batteries and bring your charger. You will use more than one flash unit because they do tend to over heat and for the unfortunate camera failure it is strongly recommended you have more than one camera. Weddings are a lot of hard work, but also a lot of fun to shoot.
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