People tend to focus more on cameras and lenses when discussing camera gear. Those are exciting, fun purchases! However, once a new photographer find themselves out taking photos, the next piece of gear takes center stage, and becomes infinitely more important: memory cards. All digital photographers must use them to store photos, and indeed, you … Read more
Keeping your memory cards organized and safe is more important than ever. Whether you’re a professional photographer, an avid traveler, or a content creator, having a reliable memory card holder or wallet can make all the difference in protecting your valuable data. One of the worst feelings is to finish a long day of shooting … Read more
Memory cards are the lifeline of digital photography, ensuring that every captured moment is safely stored. However, like all technology, they have a lifespan and can show signs of wear over time. One of the most common issues among both hobbyist and new professional photographers is the lifespan and “safe retirement” of memory cards. When … Read more
What is your biggest fear as a photographer? Probably losing your images, of course. Of course, if you actually lose a memory card, or if your camera is stolen, there is almost nothing you can do. However, what if your SD card corrupted? If you have a corrupt memory card, your precious photos aren’t lost … Read more
In any photographer’s workflow, one of the most important things is how you handle your image files. Memory cards, hard drives, external storage, cloud storage…there’s a lot to think about! We always place a heavy emphasis on redundancy and backing up images, but we shouldn’t overlook the one BIG step in between capture and storage/backup: … Read more
Try as we might to secure our files and keep our images safely backed up, there are times when our memory cards fail, or appear to fail, usually when we least expect it. If you ever plug an SD card into your card reader only to find your memory card is not recognized, know that … Read more
Over the years I have owned dozens of SD cards. Almost all of my Sandisk SD cards have had this exact same catastrophic failure…
Sony issues a product advisory and offers replacements for 9 SD memory cards that may damage data
DSLR Video shooters have a new Memory Card to drool over! SanDisk has recently released their new 1TB Extreme Pro SDXC Memory Card that will probably last longer than your battery!
If these memory card products and software from ProGrade Digital work as described, we may not ever need to worry about file corruption on our shoots ever again!
A promising move in the world of memory
Most photographers will follow recommendations or settle on a brand of cards they find the most reliable, but what happens when that brand decides to cease production? Earlier this year Micron Technology announced that it would stop production of the beloved Lexar brand. While the memory cards still look to be currently on sale, it … Read more
