On Fri, 14 Jun 2002, Mike Mansheim wrote:

>I'm considering getting a digital camera for an upcoming long trip that
>is likely to generate a lot of pictures.  However, carrying a bunch of
>memory cards looks expensive (no laptop either).  Are there
>"intermediate" storage devices that might be more cost effective?
>
>I'm thinking of a stand-alone hard drive package that you could plug the
>card into, transfer the contents, then re-use the card.  Eventually, when
>the trip is over or the drive is full, the contents are transferred
>to your pc.  Given the size and cost of large drives today, it seems
>this device could be quite compact and possibly cost effective.
>Does such a thing exist, or does anyone have other suggestions?
>Thanks.

They exist. Check digital photo supplies. Exactly as you described, you
pop the CF card innto them and they copy it to a hard drive inside, then
reuse the CF. Professional photographers need these because they do large
format and they ruon short of even the largest CF cards (even microdrives).

Peter

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