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How many people have actually had a card failure that was borderline catastrophic? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by KwokAndBirdLTD@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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Just curious to see if anyone's ever had a catastrophic card failure that either cost them a job, or perhaps have been saved by that dual-SD card slot that so many cameras have these days.

Thinking about upgrading from an a57 (2012) to an a6700 (2023), but I'm seeing a lot of people complain about the lack of a dual-SD card slot. My a57 has never given me any kind of SD trouble and so I'm debating if I actually should listen to the complaints about the a6700.

Has new technology increased the frequency of card failures perhaps?

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[–] Bunnyeatsdesign@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I have had a card failure only once. About 2 years ago so both camera and card were pretty new. Not talking old tech.

After a shoot and before transferring to my computer the card reformatted. Completely wiped.

I knew that the photos were there somewhere. I just had to somehow un-reformat it.

After going in to a few computer repair and camera shops for advice, I was able to run a data recovery which indiscriminately recovered every photo on that card. Including the ones I needed. It took hours but it worked.

After that experience I became a dual card shooter.