Good deal on the update, looking forward to this!
I think the answer to the storage dilemma is a portable USB OTG ("on-the-go") drive. I just picked up this
one.
Hopefully it will work out. I want one anyway to transfer my photo files from my CF card while on the road. This way I won't need to plunk down more $ for expensive CF cards. Once I get it, I'll test it out and report back. But from the look of it, it is definitely the ticket. $80 for a portable, battery-powered external 30gb hard drive that can act as a host controller. At only 5" x 3.25" x 1", it is easy enough to bring into the field with you. On-board Li-ion battery is supposed to last for 2 hours, but you can always hook up something like the
power runner li-ion battery and get gobs of run time on it (20 hours?). With this gadget, you could probably squeeze by with two 2gb CF cards. Even in a festival setting, the OTG drive, a 2gb card, and a 4gb card should be plenty.
BTW, more description of this device:
Introducing the latest HighSpeed USB 2.0 OTG (ON-THE-GO) technology allow you Synchronize/Backup your entire data files from almost any of the USB devices to this Cintre DATASync USB 2.0 OTG External Hard Drive. Just transfer your data files by single press of the button without connect via your computer. The dual-role USB2.0 OTG Drive works as a regular USB 2.0 hard disk when connected to a PC and doubles as a USB 2.0 Host that can initiate file transfer from your Digital Camera, USB flash drive, Card Reader, and MP3 player... etc without going through a computer. The USB2.0 OTG Drive provides a fast and easy way to add more storage space to both your computer and USB/USB2.0 storage devices or Digital Camera.
