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you can find adaptors online to use bowens stuff with elinchrom heads, and prolly vice versa as well... suggest you look on google.
Comment by Don posted on Pro Line 180 at 06/06/2011 - 19:15
bretti_kivi wrote:
The card, if it's readable, should still have the files, but it's possible that many of them have grey sections. If the DNGs appear on the camera, you've got a good starting point.
Try Photorec and see what that comes up with. You will want to copy the contents of the card somewhere else, first.
The thumbnails are just that, I would not rely on them for anything.
Turning the K5 off while it's writing to the card will not break anything as the camera continues to empty the buffer until it's done (witness the orange light). I had some errors with the JPGs from the weekend, but that was because I was copying to a disk that decided to disconnect itself halfway through. Those pics are frequently half grey.
Bret
you are correct, now that the coffee's kickin in I remember testing this on the kr on purpose and was not able to replicate the original problem.The card, if it's readable, should still have the files, but it's possible that many of them have grey sections. If the DNGs appear on the camera, you've got a good starting point.
Try Photorec and see what that comes up with. You will want to copy the contents of the card somewhere else, first.
The thumbnails are just that, I would not rely on them for anything.
Turning the K5 off while it's writing to the card will not break anything as the camera continues to empty the buffer until it's done (witness the orange light). I had some errors with the JPGs from the weekend, but that was because I was copying to a disk that decided to disconnect itself halfway through. Those pics are frequently half grey.
Bret
Comment by Don posted on Potential disaster, please help :-( at 06/06/2011 - 15:19
bretti_kivi wrote:
... the bought ones are that price for a reason.
1. Guaranteed dispersion
2. portability
3. durability
that's not to say that they aren't overpriced, but after building one myself, I understood a lot more why we pay money for these things.
Besides, you'd get laughed at on a shoot with a home-made 'box.
Bret
Laughed at? by whom? the other photographers? ... the bought ones are that price for a reason.
1. Guaranteed dispersion
2. portability
3. durability
that's not to say that they aren't overpriced, but after building one myself, I understood a lot more why we pay money for these things.
Besides, you'd get laughed at on a shoot with a home-made 'box.
Bret
Whenever I get laughed at while on a shoot I just smile and remind myself the guys doin the laughing are the same guys the client didn't choose to hire...and I laugh all the way to the bank!
There are three reasons to go all MaGiver on your gear....
1) you don't have the money for the "Real deal", until you get some jobs, but you won't get the jobs if you have no gear....
2) you want to experiment without breaking the bank.... once you decide what gear you'll actually use, then you buy.
3)You've arrived at the job, but your gear took a wrong turn somewhere. YOU are the guy that delivers RESULTS not EXCUSES. That is what you promise now you got fifteen minutes and a roll of duct tape... make the shot or go home. (hint: you'll find elswhere in the forums I advocate using coolers as camera cases when travelling, you put the camera in a camera bag and the bag in a cooler.... so if I got a camera and a cooler and a roll of duct tape on me, I take a white t-shirt and portable flash out and can make a softbox if I have to....)
Comment by Don posted on My new studio at 06/06/2011 - 14:12
pentaxian450 wrote:
I remember photographing a wedding (a long time ago) with films, and the pro lab I was using got a processor malfunction, and ruined all the films. So, as you can see, nothing has been re-invented.
Anyway, your best bet is a card recovery software. Good luck.
A clause in the wedding contract should covers ones donkey/mule/ass in the unlikely event...... but yeah, software recovery.... I had one corrupted file for video on my kr while testing... I guess it might be due to turning the camera off whilst it was writing to the card, but not everyone agree with that theory....I remember photographing a wedding (a long time ago) with films, and the pro lab I was using got a processor malfunction, and ruined all the films. So, as you can see, nothing has been re-invented.
Anyway, your best bet is a card recovery software. Good luck.
Comment by Don posted on Potential disaster, please help :-( at 06/06/2011 - 02:05
Two photogs shooting at the same time. Otherwise it you are at the mercy of the software. It really isn't a common problem.
Comment by Don posted on Potential disaster, please help :-( at 06/06/2011 - 01:35
Daydreamjay wrote:
I shot my first (paid) wedding today and after taking every precaution that I thought possible i.e. buying a second camera body as a spare, extra lenses, spare radio triggers and lots of practice and research I was seemingly kicked in the balls by what looks like an SD card failure.
This is the first time it has ever happened to me and I am gutted - I can't envisage how it could have been prevented as the previews were showing up on the camera after every shot so I presumed everything was fine. Typical that in 1000's of photos shot the first ones to fail were at a wedding
Fortunately I anticipated every eventuality and spread my shots across 3 memory cards ( even though I have never had an SD card fail before ) so the shots lost are only about 30% of what I did. But typically they were the crucial group family shots. I really am gutted about this.
Anyway - the files still preview on the camera so the embedded jpg in the DNG RAW file is still intact, but when I try to import to LR or open in PS I just get file corrupt messages - also when trying to convert the RAW with the card in my K-5 to a jpg it throws an error.
I have read that the RAW file contains a fairly acceptable jpg preview image that although not ideal is at least something. I have yet to find a program that will extract this for me, can anyone help?
Also - a question for you wedding togs out there - how can you protect about such an eventuality happening? If an SD card fails but the previews still show on the camera then how can you know?
I hope someone can help.
I do a wedding, I bring TWO photogs, 4 d-slrs, 3 video camcorders and lighting equipment and dj equipment to the table... I shot my first (paid) wedding today and after taking every precaution that I thought possible i.e. buying a second camera body as a spare, extra lenses, spare radio triggers and lots of practice and research I was seemingly kicked in the balls by what looks like an SD card failure.
This is the first time it has ever happened to me and I am gutted - I can't envisage how it could have been prevented as the previews were showing up on the camera after every shot so I presumed everything was fine. Typical that in 1000's of photos shot the first ones to fail were at a wedding
Fortunately I anticipated every eventuality and spread my shots across 3 memory cards ( even though I have never had an SD card fail before ) so the shots lost are only about 30% of what I did. But typically they were the crucial group family shots. I really am gutted about this.
Anyway - the files still preview on the camera so the embedded jpg in the DNG RAW file is still intact, but when I try to import to LR or open in PS I just get file corrupt messages - also when trying to convert the RAW with the card in my K-5 to a jpg it throws an error.
I have read that the RAW file contains a fairly acceptable jpg preview image that although not ideal is at least something. I have yet to find a program that will extract this for me, can anyone help?
Also - a question for you wedding togs out there - how can you protect about such an eventuality happening? If an SD card fails but the previews still show on the camera then how can you know?
I hope someone can help.
your best bet is to head over to lexar and download thier data recovery software....
Comment by Don posted on Potential disaster, please help :-( at 06/06/2011 - 01:21
DYI softbox for under $20.00
link
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Comment by Don posted on My new studio at 06/06/2011 - 00:16
might as well be askin addicts if you should shoot up.....
DO IT!! DO IT!!! DO IT!!!!!!!
NO!! DON'T DO IT.... JUST GIVE IT TO ME!!!!!!
DO IT!! DO IT!!! DO IT!!!!!!!
NO!! DON'T DO IT.... JUST GIVE IT TO ME!!!!!!
Comment by Don posted on Why am I holding out ? at 05/06/2011 - 23:38
I already started a Pentax "Q" thread.
Comment by Don posted on New Pentax Mirorless ... Do you have any news ? at 05/06/2011 - 19:18
that is the great thing about old stuff... if you are creative, you never have to throw it away!
Comment by Don posted on Using independent flash ( e.g. Vivitar 283 ) with K5? at 05/06/2011 - 16:46
