Traveling issues (gate at gaetanbeauchamp.ca)

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

On May 1, 2008, at 5:27 AM, Gaetan Beauchamp wrote:

> Hello everyone! Need advices on a travelling issues. I expect to go in
> Pragua for 10 days. How do I manage out there for charging batteries?
> Is it better to bring the more batteries I can? Do I need special
> electrical outfits to charge them? And what about memory cards SD? The
> more I have, the better it is? In your opinion, do I have to bring a
> laptop (to save photos) which is a boring thing to carry, isn't?  All
> your precious advices are welcome.

Power:
When traveling with the K10D, I carry three batteries and a travel  
charger. Three fully charged batteries can acquire approximately  
2100-2400 exposures ... that's 200+ pictures a day on a 10 day trip,  
usually much more than I shoot. A small travel charger with plug  
adapters for international power outlet requirements and an automotive  
12V plug adapter costs about $25 as backup.

Storage:
Each 2G SD card will hold 160-200 .PEF files and costs $20. I carry at  
least 10 of them. If I want to have a backup copy of my exposures, i  
carry a standalone backup card reader ... the Epson P2000. If I am  
planning to carry the laptop, I also carry a pocket FireWire drive and  
store the exposures on that.

Whether to carry the laptop or not depends on how seriously I'm going  
to be shooting. They are a bulky bit of a pain to carry, no matter  
what you do.

Godfrey