Forrest Burger
August 13th, 2008, 11:04 AM
My EX-1 is arriving tomorrow, and I have a couple of questions.
Back Up
I'll be running with several 8 gig cards for now. Are people satisfied with backing up to DVD-DL? If so, are you using -R or +R? I can also back up to Blu-ray.
Polarizer
Any suggestions for a thin polarizer that will enable the lens hood to be attached? I saw a Hoya thin circular polarizer on B&H's website.
Matte box and other add ons will come later.
Thanks a lot,
Forrest
Ned Soltz
August 13th, 2008, 11:08 AM
My EX-1 is arriving tomorrow, and I have a couple of questions.
Back Up
I'll be running with several 8 gig cards for now. Are people satisfied with backing up to DVD-DL? If so, are you using -R or +R? I can also back up to Blu-ray.
Polarizer
Any suggestions for a thin polarizer that will enable the lens hood to be attached? I saw a Hoya thin circular polarizer on B&H's website.
Matte box and other add ons will come later.
Thanks a lot,
Forrest
The Hoya would work, as would the B+W.
I think optical based backup is slow. And it depends upon the archival life you need of the data. A few years-- optical media should last. 10 years. Longer. I'd go with DLT or even better LTO tape.
Alister Chapman
August 13th, 2008, 11:54 AM
Just remember to spool you DLT or LTO tapes from time to time or they won't last either.
Forrest Burger
August 13th, 2008, 12:09 PM
A few years is probably fine. I do a lot of medical/healthcare work and that is ever changing...so a combo of hard drive and optical back up may be fine, albeit somewhat slow.
Forrest
Dean Harrington
August 15th, 2008, 04:05 PM
was going to throw away a DLT machine! I grabbed it ... LOL ... I couldn't believe it!
Ned Soltz
August 15th, 2008, 05:43 PM
was going to throw away a DLT machine! I grabbed it ... LOL ... I couldn't believe it!
I wish I had such friends...