I prefer option B. Because I can see things on your desk.

I was nodding along thinking "cool, his system is a lot like mine" until you went downstairs to the whole different floor of employees and special storage lockers! LOL. I love your "pair and a spare" approach. I thought I had a pretty good system, but there are definitely things to improve. Thanks!

Great to see you’re not just some schmuck with a Leica and a funny hat. Your vids have been a pleasure to watch during the pandemic. Great to see the work flow, gear and insight of a professional. Very helpful in growing my own photography business. Cheers! 🍻

Option B! As a visual artist, a painter, I thought your studio, interior, set, etc rather special. Personally, I think it was because your set up is displayed in a clear range of values. I am not a ‘you-tuber’ or super savvy tech person. Thus, I found myself engaging on a purely visual level. While I listened intently, I drifted off to the window, the plants imagining the varied textures, etc…. I did not realize this until after I watched your entire video on “is the Leica worth it?” Next, I watched another video, on a similar topic, by another interesting person. I soon cut out of their discussion and returned to your video on archiving and back up. You posed the question and I thought ‘B’! It is rare to see a photographer with such a keen eye for tonal relationships. Bad color Blinds me! Although, your videos are not purely black and white….I am interested. The discussions are amazing for many reasons. Thank you!

More apartment. I like your space. Extra like for deleting the negativity!

Another great video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge Justin!

Hi there love the camera movement in your intro! Option B much more natural eye-line and maybe you could shift the white balance a bit to the warmer side or throw some back 3/4 light onto you from camera left at 4300K to add some warmer tones as it currently looks very cold? Just my 2 cents!

Hi Justin, Thank you - very thorough. I saved videos and photos on a hard drive. Less than two years later I was unable to access anything from the drive. The drive was not Sandisk. I have since learned that one has to regularly spin it (use it) regularly. Do you/your assistant regularly check on old hard drives to ensure they are still functional. I have since heard and read many stories of external hard drives failing. I'm considering the G drive SSD from Sandisk you recommended. I just want to hear your feedback. I am currently using Sandisk 124 GB cards. Thank you!

Drinking game: one shot (of whatever you want, can be juice) every time you hear the words « file » or « drive ». Hardcore version: Add « copy », « back-up », and « location ». Enjoy your day/evening 😉! (Thanks for the very informative video by the way!)

It looks like a lot of work but well worth the security and piece of mind. What “format” are you keeping your archive in? I’ve been struggling between deciding on mountable image backups vs. direct files and folders for archives.

I LIKE YOUR WIDE ANGLE, ADD'S A LAID BACK FEEL WITH THE ROOM VIEW. NICE AMBIENCE!

03:00 I do my folder naming pretty much the same, but I have date in the order year month day (yyyymmdd). This way the folders sort by date very easily, when looking at the folder structure.

Really good Info. Wow, I learned a few things today. Thanks!

How often you test your archives? Hard drive loose charge over time. And some more the others. How often do you update archives and reimage the drives?

Love your KZfaq broadcasts

One more question: you mentioned "formatting." Ddoes one have to do that. I normally just buy the card and stick it in my laptop and transfer files to it. Is there an advantage to formatting the card? Thank you.

Valuable know how. Much appreciated

Which Camera Angle do you prefer Option A (Close-Up) or Option B (Pulled back) ?

The apartment view is better than looking at a big head.

B. but it's more of the view, not less of you.... great video

Option B What capacity size are your external SSD's for field work? I'm currently using a pair of Sandisk 1TB SSD's with an M1 iPad Pro for field editing.

Option B

B - is more flattering, nice defocus in BG. Also - the low "up your nose" angle is not the most flattering:-)

Option B with the Stairway to Heaven behind you.

Would you recommend shooting in RAW all the time as well? I was doing it for a while but storage got rather big and camera produces much better JPEG files than I can achieve myself so i stopped doing that.

Do you use any form of raid or nas also or do you just rely on paired drives one on site abs one offsite

I was hoping you would make a video on this topic, thanks! I like B because it looks more natural. A looks like a webcam pointing up your nostrils.

I have been told to always go with sandisk cards. Sony just had a recall on some of their cards too, if I’m remembering correctly.

the wide angle is the go-to view, version A is too much "talking head"... and why are there only 2230 followers?? i mean, not that it matters that much, but that's just BS. i enjoy your content so thank you. and don't even think about talking any slower, i wouldn't have the time to watch the videos... :)

Option b

B

Got to be B !

And I thought I was paranoid with backups.

Option B

B