how to backup photos in the field?

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I would like to ask if you can advice me/ give me any recommendations on how to back up photos in the field (from CF cards into hard drive) without bringing my laptop?

what are basically my options? not very expensive


Thank you very much
 
Like @HERC says - Around £300 on Amazon, unaware of any cheaper but it's possible
 
I can't see a price on any of the above with a quick look but a surface would do it, you can get the first version for about £150 and then you can use any usb card reader and any hard drive, it's the one thing I wish my iPad could do.
 
CF Card readers for Ipads are less than £15. would that not work? or is the ipad the fault in that solution? Sorry I know nothing about ipads
 
If it's a Canon 1 series with a WFT-E2 you can transfer image files from the camera to external hard via USB cable
 
I wouldn't bother, just buy plenty of CF cards.

That way you don't stand any chance of problems during the downloads or if your hard-drive goes bang.
 
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CF Card readers for Ipads are less than £15. would that not work? or is the ipad the fault in that solution? Sorry I know nothing about ipads
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You can't plug a card reader in and an external hard drive at the same time as there's no USB ports, the surface has USB ports so even the first version would work for this purpose, also, the biggest you can go with an iPad is 128gb, it would be a lot cheaper to just buy 4 more 32GB cf cards
 
Does your camera have two slots? If it does setup to backup to both memory cards. I've tried an iPad and found it not to very good. I also tried a hyperdrive colour space, it was quite good but I found its just another expense. My camera with two memory card slots can be used to copy from one card to another (does the same as the hyperdrive) so I sold it on.

A while back I wrote something on my website here about how I do in field backing up. I need to update it as I now use two 32gb cards just because file size on the d800 is pointless using a 8gb card.
 
For speed, convenience and cost, more cards is the way to go. If your camera have two slots, then set it to back up as per Rob's advise. But take care not to get them mixed up if you have lots of cards.
 
Used to use a portable hd Archos... But the brand went downhill as the years passed including not caring for customers.
I believe there are still a few hd type things like this around, just need to look for them. Usual price around 250ukp upwards for 250gb.
Used to use archos 5 with an (optional) extra plug in you could pretend it was a computer and offload all the images (usually whilst eating in a restaurant) to clean the card ready for an afternoons shooting.

One thing to make sure before you delete is that it copied all the files, hopefully ok...

A lot lighter than a laptop. Just needed to be charged whilst you slept.

However, can't use it now as the battery leaked (after 4 years).

Memory Cards are pretty cheap now, but you'll need a nice pouch to keep them in and separated from the used to the ready to use...
 
I'm in the buy more cards camp, it they are required.

Years ago when I had my 20D and a relatively small capacity card I bought a "Flashtrax" which incorporates a little screen and was and is a joy to use and when on holiday I used to back up my card every night. These days I have different cameras which produce bigger files but I also have bigger capacity cards and I've never even come close to running out of space. If going to the back of beyond where cards just can not be bought or if intending to take literally thousands of shots I'd take a spare card or two but as I'm not a machine gunner I've never come close to running out of space even with just the one card.
 
The cheap (but rather slow) option is a USB OTG connector for your smartphone, and a reasonable capacity micro SD Card.
Transfer images from camera to phone via USB OTB.
Then Transfer images from phone to USB Stick(s).

I also have a wireless media sharing device (~£20) which has multiple USB sockts, as well as CS & SD slots - this should enable a more direct option of connecting the camera and a USB stick (or USB HD) simultaneously and transferring direct, but I've yet to have a combination of the time to set it all up, and a suitable set of images to test with.
 
I use a Colorspace UDMA 2 along with enough cards to ensure I don't need to reuse them until I'm back home. The Colorspace is available without a hard drive so you can install whatever capacity you need. Installing an SSD makes the battery last even longer.
 
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I use a Colorspace UDMA 2 along with enough cards to ensure I don't need to reuse them until I'm back home. The Colorspace is available without a hard drive so you can install whatever capacity you need. Installing an SSD makes the battery last even longer.
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That's what I did when I purchased one. It worked out the same price for comparable sized HDD but instead I got SSD HDD for the same price as a full package.
 
I use the Colorspace (bought without drives) with 2 x 1tb drives, & 3 batteries for it. I find I get about 8ish copys (8x32gb) using each battery & once its on the 2nd drive, I reuse the card.
 
so what hard drives are available to get for the HyperDrive ColorSpace UDMA2 3.5?
what is the one that comes originally with it and is it better to get HD separately?

thank you
 
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You can fit any 2.5 inch drive to it but if they are bigger than i think 9.5mm then you cant fit the back cover - no real issue.. its cheaper to source your own drive.
 
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