New Pentax 645 and the death of the CF card
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From: Bruce on 15 Mar 2010 04:54 On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:48:08 -0700, Paul Furman <paul-@-edgehill.net> wrote: >C J Campbell wrote: >> Nomen Nesciosaid: >>> RichA wrote >>> Nomen Nesciowrote: >>>> >>>>> It seems to be the first pro machine that uses SD cards instead. The >>>>> Pentax K7 (semi pro) uses SD as well. >>>> >>> Pentax Rep told me when they brought out the * ist DS they went to SD >>> cards for several reasons; >>> >>> space requirements, SD bays take up a lot less space. >>> >>> CF pins, they would never have to do a warranty claim for bent pins >>> with the >>> SD card. I have seen a few bent pins in other CF cameras. Yes it takes a >>> certainly amount of skill to insert a CF and bend pins, yet people do it. >> >> Hey! I have never needed any skill at all to bend pins. > >I bent the pins in my old CF card reader eventually. It only takes a little piece of dirt in one of the slots.
From: Pete D on 15 Mar 2010 15:25 "Maroochy" <BarbaraH*REMOVE THIS*@ozdebate.com> wrote in message news:5v6dna1LY7oKdADWnZ2dnVY3go2dnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > Pete D wrote: > >> So how many have you lost, I have never lost any in many years of >> using many SD/HC cards, you must be something of a klutzzzz.. ;-). > > They're very hard to use/hold if you have arthritic fingers, that's a fact > of life, not being a klutz. > Thanks for that, I was having a joke there in case you didn't notice. ;-)
From: David J Taylor on 16 Mar 2010 15:50 "-hh" <recscuba_google(a)huntzinger.com> wrote in message news:30812502-3ccd-4b71-bf4c-03fffbe31222(a)q15g2000yqj.googlegroups.com... [] > The size issues of media that's smaller than CF isn't just personal > klutziness, but also includes an environmental dimension: try > handling a tiny form factor card while wearing gloves...or with > fingers numbed because you pulled your gloves off. The bottom line is > that there is such a thing as "too small" for objects intended to be > removable on a not-particularly-unique-case basis. [] > -hh When I've been in those situations, which I have twice recently, I made sure I had enough memory and battery capacity in the camera before I started. As I have small hands, I wouldn't have minded changing an SD card had the need arisen, though. However, I did find that one 3rd-party Li-ion battery didn't seem to stand the cold as well as a manufacturer's own Li-ion battery, and that Sanyo eneloops may have had better performance than generic NiMH cells (in a continually-on GPS). Cheers, David
From: David J Taylor on 29 Mar 2010 09:12
"John Turco" <jtur(a)concentric.net> wrote in message news:4BB06370.6DE9B09C(a)concentric.net... [] > Whatever became of the MiniSD version? I needed one, for a Nextar > "Snap3" > GPS unit (a February purchase) -- but, couldn't find any such specimens, > in town. (Even eBay lacked much of a variety.) > > Eventually, I settled for a SanDisk 4GB MicroSD puppy, on eBay. The kit > included MiniSD and SD adapters, plus a "thumb drive" type of SD card > reader ($12.94 USD, total). > > MicroSD has almost completely supplanted MiniSD, it seems. > > -- > Cordially, > John Turco <jtur(a)concentric.net> Yes, I believe that min-SD became obsolete a couple of years back. Glad you were able to get an adapter. I have a micro-SD for my GPS. Cheers, David |