![]() ![]() With Canon and Nikon having introduced full-frame mirrorless camera bodies in 2018 that, to the shock of many professional photographers, only had one card slot (though dual-slot models have subsequently been released), a lot of heated debate has flared up over this issue, with the wedding photography community sharply divided into two camps. This is a non-negotiable feature for any camera I use for documenting weddings or any other similarly crucial event. ![]() I strongly recommend shooting with cameras that have dual card slots. It's usually because they simply hadn't gotten around to making backups, thought they had backed up but hadn't, or that they mistakenly reformatted and reused a memory card a few days after the event but forgot to copy the images to their computer first, all very easily avoidable mistakes. I cringe whenever I see a wedding photographer post on social media groups asking for recommendations for data recovery services. In addition to the cost, success rates vary wildly, with often only a partial recovery is possible, or no recovery at all. ![]() These are the companies that specialize in recovering files from a malfunctioning storage device, often utilizing specialized software and techniques, or in extreme cases also going so far as to disassemble the hardware and replace the controller board or other defective parts (which can get quite expensive). If there is one service that wedding photographers should virtually never have to use, it's data recovery. Backup Strategies for Wedding Photographers ![]()
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