Really important information about CompactFlash cards.

[Deuce 1]

Quade gave me this site in a PM a while back, and I just hunted it up because I think I'm going to need another card for the Perris trip.
Compactflash is not created equal. I was going to buy a card that would have been way too slow for my needs.

So. Good info here:
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/mediacompare/

[dragon2 2]

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Compactflash is not created equal. I was going to buy a card that would have been way too slow for my needs.

So true. I demo´d a 2nd hand Canon D30 from a store near our DZ. Shot 200 pics with it in a couple of hours (okay, so, ). When I decided I wanted to buy it, I found out I had been using a Ultra Compact Flash 256. I tried my own reg´lar 128, no good. I can take pics, but not at the full 2.5 fps. So I traded my digital snapcam in for that card.

Right now I´m handicapped since that CF card is broken It has warranty on it so I suppose I´ll get it back eventually..... (Been 2 weeks so far.) But I miss my card!!!!!

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[Deuce 1]

I just got a full gigabyte card, a super fast one, for $199 delivered after rebate.

Awesome.

http://www.pcconnection.com/scripts/productdetail.asp?product_id=299335

[fasterfaller 0]

I'm having excellent luck with my transcend cf cards . I am working with 1 gig cards and I getting close to 400 shots on one card at full resolution .

[newshooter12 0]

Be careful about what cards you get there are Type I, Type II and I believe Type III cards that aren't necessarily compatible with every camera.
My boss had a IBM microdrive fry in his Fuji SLR... He wasn't to happy about that to say the least and told me to never buy a microdrive.
matt

[Cajones 0]

Microdrives are also not recommended for skydiving. The platter floats on "air-bearings" - as IBM calls it. A rapid change in pressure can cause the drives to fail.

The laws of physics are strictly enforced.