Hans Martens wrote:
> Johan W. Elzenga schreef:
> > Hans Martens wrote:
> >>Johan, was that as a test for one of the magazines, or have you switched
> >> "35mm" from Pentax to Canon?
> > I have switched both my 35mm and my 67 Pentax to one new system: Canon
> > EOS 1Ds MKII.
>
> I know, a bit off topic in this Africa Travel newsgroup.
>
> Indeed the 1Ds2 is a great camera. I had read two of your reports
> indicating that the 1Ds2 equals the quality of your 6x7. The fact that
> you have now switched says enough.
>
> I am using the 1D2 since last spring and although 8Mp is enough for me,
> I would love to have fullframe.
For Africa, the 1.3 crop is an advantage if you ask me. I've considered
a 1D MKII as my second camera (I obviously cannot afford to take only
one camera if I'm on an assignment). The only problem would be that the
8 Mpixel is so much less than the 16.7 Mpixel of the 1Ds MKII, that this
would become a pretty expensive backup camera, which I would not use
much as long as I have the choice between the two. OTOH, if I buy a
second 1Ds MKII I will really use both (with different lenses) as I used
to do when I still shot on film. Guess I'm waiting for Canon to bring
out the 1D MKIII with 14 Mpixels and 8 fps... ;-)
>
> A bit more back on topic now: How do you cope with backing up your shots
> when in Africa in a lodge with very limited electrical power? Most
> laptops will allow just 2-3 hours of operation and if you use an
> internal CD/DVD burner even much less.
Downloading a full 1 GB card takes about 3 to 4 minutes, so even after a
very successful shoot it takes less than 20 minutes to get everything in
the computer. It takes less than 10 minutes to backup all those files
over a FireWire conncetion to an external hard drive, so the total time
is about half an hour maximum. That means I can use my laptop without
recharging for at least 4 days. I've never been in a situation where I
couldn't recharge in 4 days.
However, I do not take any risks. I have a 12 Volt to 220 Volt (130
Watt) converter, that plugs into the car cigaret lighter, so I can also
charge laptops and cameras from the car battery if I need to. This
summer I will probably do an assigment in Zambia, where I may spend
quite some time in several bush camps. I'll certainly need the converter
in that case!
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