The Luminar Adventure Tour in Iceland served as the inspiration for this article. Unfortunately, my close friend and photography enthusiast, Carl Peterson, experienced a devastating memory card failure. This happened while transferring his images to his computer. Consequently, all the incredible shots he took during this costly expedition were irretrievably
It happens all the time. We’re in our camera menus, we play around, and oops, you get a finger happy and accidentally format your SD card! Now, what do you do? After all, there was a whole wedding on that card. Don’t worry — it’s possible to recover an SD
Let’s face it, as creators, we would be sunk if we didn’t have access to fast SSDs and ultrafast SD and CFexpress cards. We need these items, so, it’s always a blessing when you can get what you need on the cheap. These deals will save you money and they
Let’s talk memory cards. We have SD cards, CF cards, CFast cards and many options within those to choose from. We all have them, need them and use them. But what does it all mean? Let’s discuss taking care of our cards and preventing potential problems that can and will
Have you ever been on a photoshoot, come back to your computer, and realize that some, if not all, of the images on your memory card are corrupted? This is where using two memory cards in-camera can help to protect your images. In this video, landscape photographer Elia Locardi explains
As photographers, we often take for granted one of the most important pieces of equipment we can invest in — memory cards. Whether you use CF or SD cards, there’s some simple things to remember in order to avoid card failure. Don’t delete … format! While it might make sense to
It’s been a great week at Photofocus! Here’s a few of our favorite posts from the past week. First, Chris Anson discusses the FAA forcing recreational drone users to register via LAANC, while Bryan Esler reviews Sony TOUGH memory cards. Vanelli talked with judges Kevin Ames and Michele Grenier about
It’s September 28th, 2007, around 1:00 am. My wife was gently sighing in her sleep in our luxurious Masai Mara safari camp tent. I was in charge of downloading and backing up the compact flash cards from our Nikon D200s. Even at 10.2 Megapixels per image, those old CF cards
The last place you want gear failure to happen is overseas when you’re on a job or just on vacation. There are several different ways to avoid this and keep your camera data safe and secure so you can edit when you’re back home. Regardless of whether you’re the most
For a while now, I’ve been on the lookout for a good, secure card case that can help hold all my memory cards during my upcoming travels. The Ruggard Card Case is just that — a secure, hard case that will keep your memory cards safe and secure. The Good
This is article #5 in the DSLR Video Weekly series. If you’d like the whole thing in one shot, check out the book Creating DSLR Video: From Snapshots to Great Shots. Once you get the hang of video, be sure to monetize it by becoming a contributor to Adobe Stock. When you
I’ve had this card for over 6 months, and I get so baffled every time I think about it. 200GB in a microSDXC card! That’s just ludicrous! Every time I think about what I could do with this card, I kind of freak out. It shouldn’t really surprise me in this
