Hey everyone, first time poster. (yes I reposted this as being a newbie I posted it in the wrong place, sheesh)
I've been reading these boards the past couple weeks and you guys (and gals) really know your stuff. Glad I found you! Now to the chase. I'm looking at purchasing an HVX (which luckily I don't need until about May), but am still quite unresolved to the storage, power and weight concerns. Here is the deal. While mountain hiking I'll be taking this new little baby up with me. At the very least I'll be up a whole day (or 2 or 3) each time up. That's hours of shooting and hours of battery power needed in rugged environment, and already carrying plenty of other equipment. So weight is also quite an issue.
So far these are the possible solutions I am aware of:
1) Get as many 8g P2's as I can get my hands on (cost effective?)
2) Firestore (is 100 gigs enough? Ug, lug up several?)
3) G-Drive min (is 160 gigs enough? Other issues?)
4) CitiDISK (is 120 gigs enough? Other issues?)
5) Cineporter (will 320 gigs really be available soon? How much?)
6) Powerbook or laptop-type solution (more to lug up?)
7) Other hard drive solutions?
Anyway, you get the drift. I need maximum storage, maximum battery life, with as little weight as possible, on top of the other obvious technical considerations of making it all work. Ah, but the beautiful footage should be worth it. Any useful suggestions would be quite appreciated, since it seems you all know more about this than I do. :--))
I've been reading these boards the past couple weeks and you guys (and gals) really know your stuff. Glad I found you! Now to the chase. I'm looking at purchasing an HVX (which luckily I don't need until about May), but am still quite unresolved to the storage, power and weight concerns. Here is the deal. While mountain hiking I'll be taking this new little baby up with me. At the very least I'll be up a whole day (or 2 or 3) each time up. That's hours of shooting and hours of battery power needed in rugged environment, and already carrying plenty of other equipment. So weight is also quite an issue.
So far these are the possible solutions I am aware of:
1) Get as many 8g P2's as I can get my hands on (cost effective?)
2) Firestore (is 100 gigs enough? Ug, lug up several?)
3) G-Drive min (is 160 gigs enough? Other issues?)
4) CitiDISK (is 120 gigs enough? Other issues?)
5) Cineporter (will 320 gigs really be available soon? How much?)
6) Powerbook or laptop-type solution (more to lug up?)
7) Other hard drive solutions?
Anyway, you get the drift. I need maximum storage, maximum battery life, with as little weight as possible, on top of the other obvious technical considerations of making it all work. Ah, but the beautiful footage should be worth it. Any useful suggestions would be quite appreciated, since it seems you all know more about this than I do. :--))