Is that enough?

The other day, a friend of mine e-mailed me a deal from FutureShop.  FutureShop was selling these new Duracell 16GB SDHC Class 10 cards for $25.  My first thought was, wow, $25 only?  When did Duracell enter the computer storage market?  It certainly is not searchable on Duracell's website, as of this writing.  Anyway, I thought there was no need to purchase more memory cards as I already have a couple of 16GB, one 8GB, one 4GB, and one 2GB.  When I thought I had enough memory, a single trip to Ecuador in December would prove me wrong--stupid me, I brought only two 16GB.

The problem with memory requirements is not so much because of the photos we take.  I could not possibly have taken that many photos to fill up 32GB of storage.  That would require more than 4000 JPEG photos taken at the highest quality on my D7000.  If I had taken photos in RAW NEF format, maybe I'd need 2000 photos to fill up 32GB.  The problem was, I was doing video as well.  High definition video can eat up memory fairly quickly.

My friend was going to pick up one SHDC for himself.  He ended up purchasing four cards, two for him, two for me.  I will now carry around with me four 16GB--64GB of storage.  Is that enough?

Case for AA batteries

I am looking for a small case to carry extra batteries (I have 17 rechargeable batteries in total) and other small camera accessories on my belt or in my pocket for easy access. I am thinking of buying this:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Case-Logic-MEQB-1M-Eva-Hardshell-Small-Digital-Camera-Case-Blue/10297714

For $8, it's pretty cheap uh?

For a cheaper alternative, there is this DIY battery case:

http://www.diyphotogear.com/AA%20Battery%20Case.html

However, there is no belt clip or carabiner.

BTW, about those Duracell batteries I just bought ... I used them yesterday (after the Energizers failed to work) -- these Duracells worked great.

Rechargeable batteries for my SB800

I had to throw away a couple of rechargeable Energizer 2500mAh AA batteries that I used in my SB800 speedlight. Below are the two batteries I threw away. Notice the white blotches on the side wall of the batteries and white powder residues on the edge of the negative terminal. I don't know what caused the white blotches and the residue -- the negative terminal is made of one piece, like those pressed aluminum cans of Coke, so it's not like something leaked out. In any case, I threw these two batteries away and bought some new Duracell 2000mAh Pre-Charged rechargeables. These Duracell rechargeables behave like the Sanyo Eneloop rechargeables in that they will maintain 80% of their charge for up to a year, unlike normal rechargeable batteries.

Just to be clear ... you should not mix the different types of batteries when used in the speedlight. I will keep the Energizer set separate from the Duracell set.



For more information on the Duracell Pre-Charged Rechargeables: http://www.duracell.com/en-US/product/pre-charged-rechargeable-batteries.jspx