Another uploading question

[ubejammin]

What type/brand of card reader do you use to upload your images to your PC?

I'm looking to speed up my post-processing (aren't we all?) and by reading

others' comments in a different thread, it appears many of you have this down

to a fine science and it doesn't take you long at all. I'm using 4gig CF

cards and with two shooters we usually use 4 cards, occasionally 5. It takes

me too long to upload these images.

 

Are you willing to share your process? Are you using multiple card readers at

one time? Any input is appreciated. Thanks!

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(2) Lexar USB 2.0 readers. Looking at a 3.5 in floppy / 5in1 reader for more permanent solution. And use the usb readers with laptop when needed. Just my $.02.

 

http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Lexar%20Media%20Lexar%20USB%202.0%20Multi-Card%20Reader%20Memory%20Adapter:1991244090

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One more point I forgot to add. I never transfer images during a shoot. I did this one time and almost lost shots by recycling a card that I thought I had already transfered. Bring enough cards to cover the entire event.

[patrickn]

Lexar FireWire CF reader. It used to take over 20 minutes to read a 1G CF using a USB1.1 reader. The same card in the Lexar FW reader take about 90 secs.

 

You can also chain the Lexar Firewire readers to read several cards simultaneously.

[ronald_moravec1]

Yes you learned. Reformat when done. Never erase and overwrite.

 

Are some readers faster than others? Does it depend on if it a high speed card?

 

I do landscapes, nature, family parties. Speed is not important to me.

[fotografz]

That what I do also, down load 4 cards at the same time using Lexar Pro CF readers that

stack on top of one another and are daisy chained together using the included short

firewires.

 

You do need to make sure you set your camera to contineous numbering and NOT so it

resets itself for each new card. It's a menu item, and stays that way once set.

 

Once all the files are in one folder, you can use the browser to sort by time shot ... and the

whole wedding will instantly be in the order that it happened. If you use more than one

camera, be sure to sync all of the camera's clocks with the computer time before leaving

for the shoot.

[ubejammin]

Thank you everyone. I just checked B&H and the Lexar Pro readers are fairly inexpensive (and on special right now). I will definitely be getting a couple.

 

I NEVER delete images from a CF card in camera or otherwise. I always re-format when it will be used for the next event. I've read too many horror stories and I'm not willing to risk corrupting a card in this manner. And yes - I carry double the amount of cards I could ever need for a wedding just in case.

 

Thanks for your input!