*OFFICIAL* general photography conversation thread

The1 · 09-01-2011, 12:31 AM

back to the travel and equipment conversation, I have proof of purchase for all my pieces in a side pocket in my bag, just so if i'm ever questioned at a border, i have a date for purchases of every component of any value.

hasn't come up as an issue yet.... and i hope it won't.

Weebl · 09-01-2011, 12:53 AM

I hope they include the serials or it's duty time.

Chewy734 · 09-01-2011, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weebl

I hope they include the serials or it's duty time.

That's true... unfortunately most receipts don't have serials on them.

gary88 · 09-01-2011, 05:04 PM

Looks like posting on reddit is a good way to boost views, all these in the past hour

gary88 · 09-01-2011, 05:14 PM

744...

gary88 · 09-01-2011, 07:19 PM

3.616

Chewy734 · 09-01-2011, 07:37 PM

I wonder why LR3 doesn't allow importing of pngs?

rodi · 09-01-2011, 08:45 PM

my internal hard drive crashed yesterday. no, i hadn't backed it up in a LONG time. (all my work-related media is backed up on double-redundancy drives regularly, however).
i lost all the photos i took this year, except what's uploaded to flickr and whatnot, and yeah pretty much everything that is not footage for my business, is gone.
giant fail.

Chewy734 · 09-01-2011, 08:47 PM

holy crap man... how bad was the crash? is the HD clicking?

gary88 · 09-01-2011, 08:49 PM

That sucks

rodi · 09-01-2011, 08:54 PM

basically, they couldn't recover anything in a clean room (replaced heads) and suggested shipping it to a data center that can do damaged media recovery. and even then, it's only possible. Quoted $700-2,000. Insurance deductible is $500, but they might not even be able to recover anything.

i was uploading a file, walked away. came back and typed my password in to resume from screen save, and it hung. powered sucker down, rebooted, violent clicking. and that was all she wrote.

M_Six · 09-01-2011, 08:58 PM

Damn, that sux.

Chewy734 · 09-01-2011, 09:23 PM

damn rodi, that sucks. If you decide on doing recovery, I recommend drivesavers.com.

That being said, you need a RAID backup system in place since you're a pro and all.

rodi · 09-01-2011, 09:51 PM

this was my internal macbook drive. can't raid that. and as i mentioned, i keep my actual work-related footage on double-redundancy backups. meaning, i've got backups of my backups. i just haven't backed up my other shit in quite a while. i just checked, and my last backup of my photos was in December. ugh. idiot.

UdubBadger · 09-01-2011, 09:58 PM

rodi what is your day job?

Chewy734 · 09-01-2011, 10:03 PM

doh... that sucks. Sadly you can't blame anyone but yourself.

rodi · 09-01-2011, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UdubBadger

rodi what is your day job?

editing the weddings that i film on the weekends. that's my "day job."

UdubBadger · 09-01-2011, 10:10 PM

ah, well you claim to not be a photographer... thought you were like a trader or something at night. Videographer makes sense though.

rodi · 09-01-2011, 10:12 PM

i am not a videographer.

and i said i wasn't, by definition, a professional photographer. meaning i don't make the majority of my income from being a photographer. just a very small minority of my income.

M_Six · 09-01-2011, 10:34 PM

If you're an idiot for not backing up since December, I guess that makes me a....oh, never mind.

Gotta go to Staples tomorrow anyway. Time to grab an external USB drive.

rodi · 09-01-2011, 10:35 PM

yeah, i bought one today just for use as a time machine for my internal drive. it has nothing to back up yet.

M_Six · 09-01-2011, 10:38 PM

I do "card dumps" here and on my office machine, but my docs, iTunes, and other assorted junk are vulnerable to a crash.

09-01-2011, 12:31 AM	#1431
The1 Major General 78 Rep 5,114 Posts Drives: white 135 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: KW ontario/vancouver temporarily iTrader: (0)	back to the travel and equipment conversation, I have proof of purchase for all my pieces in a side pocket in my bag, just so if i'm ever questioned at a border, i have a date for purchases of every component of any value. hasn't come up as an issue yet.... and i hope it won't.
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09-01-2011, 12:53 AM	#1432
Weebl Weebl wobbles but eats Pie 97 Rep 1,794 Posts Drives: 2012 X5 d,2008 335i, 2000 740i Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0)	I hope they include the serials or it's duty time. __________________ Kevin Goto 2000 740i-Annalisa (sold 2018) 2008 335i-Weebl. Weebl may wobble but has DTC 2012 X5d in Sparkling Bronze ( The Ultimate Cat Carrying Machine)-RIP BMW buyback 2019:2017 A3, 2018 Audi SQ5
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09-01-2011, 05:04 PM	#1434
gary88 Ikea enthusiast 344 Rep 8,140 Posts Drives: '07 E92 335i Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (3) Garage List 2007 E92 335i [7.96]	Looks like posting on reddit is a good way to boost views, all these in the past hour __________________ garyhebdingjr.com \| flickr \| Instagram
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09-01-2011, 05:14 PM	#1435
gary88 Ikea enthusiast 344 Rep 8,140 Posts Drives: '07 E92 335i Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (3) Garage List 2007 E92 335i [7.96]	744... __________________ garyhebdingjr.com \| flickr \| Instagram
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09-01-2011, 07:19 PM	#1436
gary88 Ikea enthusiast 344 Rep 8,140 Posts Drives: '07 E92 335i Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (3) Garage List 2007 E92 335i [7.96]	3.616 __________________ garyhebdingjr.com \| flickr \| Instagram
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09-01-2011, 07:37 PM	#1437
Chewy734 Major General 499 Rep 6,798 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i ZPP, ZSP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: LA, CA iTrader: (15)	I wonder why LR3 doesn't allow importing of pngs? __________________ Currently for sale: [19" Linea Corse LC818 wheel], [19" Fallen FK452 tire]
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09-01-2011, 08:45 PM	#1438
rodi . . . 192 Rep 2,391 Posts Drives: your FACE! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta proper iTrader: (-1)	my internal hard drive crashed yesterday. no, i hadn't backed it up in a LONG time. (all my work-related media is backed up on double-redundancy drives regularly, however). i lost all the photos i took this year, except what's uploaded to flickr and whatnot, and yeah pretty much everything that is not footage for my business, is gone. giant fail. __________________ 2009 135i \| space grey \| sport \| navi \| hifi \| heated dinan stage 2 software \| bmw performance exhaust kw v2 \| hotchkis front sway \| vmr v710
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09-01-2011, 08:47 PM	#1439
Chewy734 Major General 499 Rep 6,798 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i ZPP, ZSP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: LA, CA iTrader: (15)	holy crap man... how bad was the crash? is the HD clicking? __________________ Currently for sale: [19" Linea Corse LC818 wheel], [19" Fallen FK452 tire]
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09-01-2011, 08:49 PM	#1440
gary88 Ikea enthusiast 344 Rep 8,140 Posts Drives: '07 E92 335i Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (3) Garage List 2007 E92 335i [7.96]	That sucks __________________ garyhebdingjr.com \| flickr \| Instagram
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09-01-2011, 08:54 PM	#1441
rodi . . . 192 Rep 2,391 Posts Drives: your FACE! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta proper iTrader: (-1)	basically, they couldn't recover anything in a clean room (replaced heads) and suggested shipping it to a data center that can do damaged media recovery. and even then, it's only possible. Quoted $700-2,000. Insurance deductible is $500, but they might not even be able to recover anything. i was uploading a file, walked away. came back and typed my password in to resume from screen save, and it hung. powered sucker down, rebooted, violent clicking. and that was all she wrote. __________________ 2009 135i \| space grey \| sport \| navi \| hifi \| heated dinan stage 2 software \| bmw performance exhaust kw v2 \| hotchkis front sway \| vmr v710
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09-01-2011, 08:58 PM	#1442
M_Six Free Thinker 19985 Rep 7,561 Posts Drives: 2016 MB GLC300 4matic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Foothills of Mt Level iTrader: (0)	Damn, that sux. __________________ Mark markj.pics "Life is uncertain, eat bacon now." -UncleWede
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09-01-2011, 09:23 PM	#1443
Chewy734 Major General 499 Rep 6,798 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i ZPP, ZSP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: LA, CA iTrader: (15)	damn rodi, that sucks. If you decide on doing recovery, I recommend drivesavers.com. That being said, you need a RAID backup system in place since you're a pro and all. __________________ Currently for sale: [19" Linea Corse LC818 wheel], [19" Fallen FK452 tire]
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09-01-2011, 09:51 PM	#1444
rodi . . . 192 Rep 2,391 Posts Drives: your FACE! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta proper iTrader: (-1)	this was my internal macbook drive. can't raid that. and as i mentioned, i keep my actual work-related footage on double-redundancy backups. meaning, i've got backups of my backups. i just haven't backed up my other shit in quite a while. i just checked, and my last backup of my photos was in December. ugh. idiot. __________________ 2009 135i \| space grey \| sport \| navi \| hifi \| heated dinan stage 2 software \| bmw performance exhaust kw v2 \| hotchkis front sway \| vmr v710
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09-01-2011, 09:58 PM	#1445
UdubBadger Banned 664 Rep 24,685 Posts Drives: '04 330i ZHP Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chicago Burbs iTrader: (22) Garage List 2004 BMW 330i ZHP [9.50] 2011 135i [7.46] 2008 328xi [8.76]	rodi what is your day job?
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09-01-2011, 10:03 PM	#1446
Chewy734 Major General 499 Rep 6,798 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i ZPP, ZSP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: LA, CA iTrader: (15)	doh... that sucks. Sadly you can't blame anyone but yourself. __________________ Currently for sale: [19" Linea Corse LC818 wheel], [19" Fallen FK452 tire]
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09-01-2011, 10:10 PM	#1448
UdubBadger Banned 664 Rep 24,685 Posts Drives: '04 330i ZHP Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chicago Burbs iTrader: (22) Garage List 2004 BMW 330i ZHP [9.50] 2011 135i [7.46] 2008 328xi [8.76]	ah, well you claim to not be a photographer... thought you were like a trader or something at night. Videographer makes sense though.
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09-01-2011, 10:12 PM	#1449
rodi . . . 192 Rep 2,391 Posts Drives: your FACE! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta proper iTrader: (-1)	i am not a videographer. and i said i wasn't, by definition, a professional photographer. meaning i don't make the majority of my income from being a photographer. just a very small minority of my income. __________________ 2009 135i \| space grey \| sport \| navi \| hifi \| heated dinan stage 2 software \| bmw performance exhaust kw v2 \| hotchkis front sway \| vmr v710
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09-01-2011, 10:34 PM	#1450
M_Six Free Thinker 19985 Rep 7,561 Posts Drives: 2016 MB GLC300 4matic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Foothills of Mt Level iTrader: (0)	If you're an idiot for not backing up since December, I guess that makes me a....oh, never mind. Gotta go to Staples tomorrow anyway. Time to grab an external USB drive. __________________ Mark markj.pics "Life is uncertain, eat bacon now." -UncleWede
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09-01-2011, 10:35 PM	#1451
rodi . . . 192 Rep 2,391 Posts Drives: your FACE! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta proper iTrader: (-1)	yeah, i bought one today just for use as a time machine for my internal drive. it has nothing to back up yet. __________________ 2009 135i \| space grey \| sport \| navi \| hifi \| heated dinan stage 2 software \| bmw performance exhaust kw v2 \| hotchkis front sway \| vmr v710
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09-01-2011, 10:38 PM	#1452
M_Six Free Thinker 19985 Rep 7,561 Posts Drives: 2016 MB GLC300 4matic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Foothills of Mt Level iTrader: (0)	I do "card dumps" here and on my office machine, but my docs, iTunes, and other assorted junk are vulnerable to a crash. __________________ Mark markj.pics "Life is uncertain, eat bacon now." -UncleWede
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