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What is the safest archive media ?
I think, though I have to admit I have no evidence to back this up, the best way is, after the photos are on your hard drive, copy them to two external hard drives. For more security one of the external hard drives should be stored elsewhere. Hard drives, like any other storage media can fail, bu...
Posted by Tringa on 11/06/2012 - 10:34
What is the safest archive media ?
I've lost 2 out of 3 disks in Raid 5 and had to go back to a tape backup to restore a server at work. I've also been very luck with a CD of my first born, after a few years I manage to get the photos off it, but not all of them. They are now spread over a few laptops and I have a cheap NAS at home w...
Posted by Whizzkiddwill on 11/06/2012 - 16:26
What is the safest archive media ?
I keep all my images on my PC. Periodically I back them up to my NAS box using FreeFileSynch. My NAS box is on 24x7 and backs up every 4 hours to two attached HDD's. I also periodically back everything up to HDD's which I keep in my fire safe. Even with my belt 'n braces solution, I was rec...
Posted by Mannesty on 11/06/2012 - 20:42
What is the safest archive media ?
Unfortunately there's no simple solution to the problem and the more complex your solution gets the more knowledge you need. Having seen a friend spend two weeks trying to get his quad stripped RAID array back up and running, I'm wary of making it too complicated. You can never cover everything, ...
Posted by johnha on 13/06/2012 - 01:43
What is the safest archive media ?
I wouldn't discount the use of quality DVDs. They have the advantage of offering a wide range of storage options, totally flexible, such as many different case or sleeve sizes, splitting them into different locations etc. I used to back up on DVDs until it got too much of a PITA. DVDs don't hold en...
Posted by Smeggypants on 10/07/2012 - 22:29
What is the safest archive media ?
We never had such an obsession over our negatives and if they were lost, that was it. Well you and your old friends may not have but I was careful to archive all my negatives and catalogue them. Something that's enabled me to digitally scan them and even date most of them to the exact day I took the...
Posted by Smeggypants on 12/07/2012 - 00:18
What is the safest archive media ?
Yes, it makes me angry too Smeggypants. The old tapes have been a nnightmare though, when something has been available to play them back at all. Neglect. And that's the point I'm making. A film negative, properly stored, is just there. In 50 years it will still, all things being equal, still...
Posted by johnriley on 12/07/2012 - 08:37
What is the safest archive media ?
Which bring us back to the point that the safest storage solution is to use as many as practical and possible. It really depends on what value you place on your images. You could have them stored in 50 different media in 50 different locations but that would be expensive and a lot of work. And ...
Posted by greynolds999 on 12/07/2012 - 09:44
What is the safest archive media ?
"Most boards used capacitors made to a stolen formula that wasn't correct so they only lasted about 3 years." Algi. Most boards? All boards I can think of where affected including Apple ...... Possibly if they still made any in the US (Supermicro? ) they may have been OK if they used US made cap...
Posted by Algernon on 12/07/2012 - 10:51
What is the safest archive media ?
Hmm yes. How exactly have they tested this. Did King Ethelred back up his iTunes account to one? :P
Posted by greynolds999 on 12/07/2012 - 20:43
What is the safest archive media ?
Hmm yes. How exactly have they tested this. Did King Ethelred back up his iTunes account to one? :P hehe :) Advertisements never lie do they? :D :D :D
Posted by Smeggypants on 13/07/2012 - 02:40
What is the safest archive media ?
Hi all, I've seen nothing to indicate that Flash memory is proven reliable in storage (including compact flash). SSD drives in laptops for example have to have a write algorithm that moves around the chip to avoid repeat writes that will eventually fail. Time will tell how reliable hey prove to b...
Posted by wvbarnes on 13/07/2012 - 09:46
Free HDR software recommendations?
Hi all, Just got back from a weekend in Strasbourg where I attempted my first HDR shots. Now I want to process the pics and was wondering what software people use - for free? :D I do have PSE 10, but am only a beginner, if anyone has any good guides to point me to. I also shot an HDR pano ...
Posted by johnieutah on 10/06/2012 - 20:31
what do YOU do with your photos?
okay, this may seem like a really daft question, but what do you do when you have taken your photos? I load them onto my computer, and import them into Lightroom. I then evaluate them and spend some time editing the best ones. I then export them as 1400x1000 ( max size ) jpgs and import them in...
Posted by Smeggypants on 11/06/2012 - 03:41
what do YOU do with your photos?
I never delete anything, except ones which are utterly useless (like the photos of my feet when I pressed the button by mistake). I have come back to photos years later and realised I had something wonderful which I had initially dismissed. They run as a slideshow on my PCs so I get to look at...
Posted by greynolds999 on 11/06/2012 - 10:24
what do YOU do with your photos?
I love the idea of photobooks. I've thought about doing them for events and specific purposes, e.g. a photobook of pictures of my new baby niece, but why not just an annual book of the favourite/most memorable images of each year? Would be great to look back on.
Posted by Pentaxophile on 11/06/2012 - 17:41
K5 and IQ
I'm toying with the idea of "upgrading to a K5 and the one of the things preventing me is, the lenses I use are the kit lenses 18-55mm, 55-200mm which I got with the K7 and the Pentax 18-135mm, 50-300mm (the metal mount), Tamron 10-24mm and Sigma 105 macro. Out of those the 55-300mm has been the mo...
Posted by tyronet2000 on 16/06/2012 - 10:24
K5 and IQ
Hi Stan, You should be able to get decent sharpness with the 55-300mm. But there have been discussions previously about the lack of sharpness with this lens, and certain possible reasons. I found that i couldn't get a decnt focus, especialy at longer focal lengths, and the reason was because I...
Posted by darkskies on 16/06/2012 - 11:46
K5 and IQ
I'm getting better results with the 55 - 300 DA on my K5 than on my old KR. Autofocus is better, metering seems better and the quick focus ring sorts out occasional hunting when at wrong end of range. Curiously, spot AF is less necessary on the K5 than on the KR for wildlife. Spot or centre meter...
Posted by wvbarnes on 16/06/2012 - 12:20
