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Doesn't that increase the chance of breaking the door? I'd say having extras is a safer choice.
Ideally you'd have extras too! Normally if I'm taking the card or battery out of my camera, leaving the camera safely in my bag (which is also not being moved), so there's no real risk of damage.
I'm a clutz some times. So, I have to close mine right away.
Extras can be pricey. I have two kids in youth sports and shoot a few games a season to give everyone photos. Bursts on an A9II drastically increase the odds of getting some good hero shots like a ball leaving a batt or going into a glove, but it's really easy to blow past 4k photos. Fast cards tend to be $$ :(
So anyway, I was at a game last weekend and scoping things out. I flipped the camera on and...