Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-25 Thread Ryan Lee
GB and convenience, it's fantastic. Hope this helps! Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: Dave Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 7:25 AM Subject: Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain Has anyone used one of those portable hard drive enclosures

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-25 Thread Dave Kennedy
and convenience, it's fantastic. Hope this helps! Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: Dave Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 7:25 AM Subject: Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain Has anyone used one of those portable hard drive enclosures

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-24 Thread Butch Black
CF card slots are too easily damaged to not go with something that is less delicate. -- How so, Bill? It's not something I've noticed. When I handle the SD cards for my wife's Option S4, I always think they feel fragile (compared to CF) and so small that they would be very easy to

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-24 Thread Dave Kennedy
Has anyone used one of those portable hard drive enclosures with the slots for SD/CF cards? You install your own 3.5 hard drive I've seen them online in a few spots, and was wondering if they are any good. dk On 10/23/05, Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 05:55 PM 10/23/2005, William Robb

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-24 Thread keith_w
Butch Black wrote: CF card slots are too easily damaged to not go with something that is less delicate. -- How so, Bill? It's not something I've noticed. When I handle the SD cards for my wife's Option S4, I always think they feel fragile (compared to CF) and so small that they

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-24 Thread Rob Studdert
On 24 Oct 2005 at 17:25, Dave Kennedy wrote: Has anyone used one of those portable hard drive enclosures with the slots for SD/CF cards? You install your own 3.5 hard drive I've seen them online in a few spots, and was wondering if they are any good. Quite a few of us do, however they aren't

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-24 Thread Doug Franklin
On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 17:25:02 -0400, Dave Kennedy wrote: Has anyone used one of those portable hard drive enclosures with the slots for SD/CF cards? You install your own 3.5 hard drive I've seen them online in a few spots, and was wondering if they are any good. I picked up one at Fry's a

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 24, 2005, at 6:42 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: Has anyone used one of those portable hard drive enclosures with the slots for SD/CF cards? You install your own 3.5 hard drive I've seen them online in a few spots, and was wondering if they are any good. I picked up one at Fry's a couple

OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-23 Thread Ryan Lee
Hi all, Just discovered this deal (from Dell) on a 4gb Kingston Elite Pro CF card with lifetime warranty, USD189 shipped (after applying a dell coupon, think it expires in the next two days). http://www.ilikecheapstuff.com/2005/10/kingston-4gb-compactflash-elite-pro.html Not in a position to

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-23 Thread Joseph Tainter
Just a caution: I have a 4GB CF card (Lexar). My D boots with it unacceptably slowly -- so much so that I use it only as a last resort. Maybe the son of D will have a faster bus and make these cards useable. Also, I won't buy any more CF cards because I expect Pentax to stiff those of us who

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain Also, I won't buy any more CF cards because I expect Pentax to stiff those of us who bought the D. I am expecting its successor to take only SD cards. But I would be happy if I am wrong. Not sure about

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-23 Thread Joseph Tainter
CF card slots are too easily damaged to not go with something that is less delicate. -- How so, Bill? It's not something I've noticed. When I handle the SD cards for my wife's Option S4, I always think they feel fragile (compared to CF) and so small that they would be very easy to

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain CF card slots are too easily damaged to not go with something that is less delicate. -- How so, Bill? It's not something I've noticed. When I handle the SD cards for my wife's Option S4, I always

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Oct 2005 at 16:06, Joseph Tainter wrote: CF card slots are too easily damaged to not go with something that is less delicate. -- How so, Bill? It's not something I've noticed. When I handle the SD cards for my wife's Option S4, I always think they feel fragile

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Oct 2005 at 15:55, William Robb wrote: Not sure about the terminology of stiffing us, but i expect that SD will be the card of choice going into future cameras. CF card slots are too easily damaged to not go with something that is less delicate. Sadly, I have 4x1 gig cards that won't

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-23 Thread Glen
At 05:55 PM 10/23/2005, William Robb wrote: We may get lucky and Pentax will see fit to put a dual card slot onto the next generation of DSLR cameras. Personally, I would prefer an SD slot, along with some way to connect a common external hard drive directly to the camera, for the purpose

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I have cameras that use both types of cards. I find the SD cards more convenient and easier to manage. Durability etc is on the SD card side due to the large, simple contact surfaces. Godfrey On Oct 23, 2005, at 3:06 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: CF card slots are too easily damaged to not go

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-23 Thread Herb Chong
i don't think it is the camera. my *istD likes Sandisk Extreme III cards and comes up very quick. Herb - Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 5:37 PM Subject: Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain Just a caution: I

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-23 Thread Cotty
On 24/10/05, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: The nice people at Canon have apparently elected to stay with CF in their DSLRs and apparently their cameras are generally shrinking in size too. Oh I dunno, my camera can't make up its bloody mind... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O)

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-23 Thread Scott Loveless
On 10/23/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sadly, I have 4x1 gig cards that won't see much use if the next model doesn't use them. Not a problem, really. I'd guess that whomever buys your D when you upgrade might also purchase the CF cards. (I'm assuming you'd be selling/trading your

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-23 Thread Ryan Lee
What sized cards Herb? Regards, Ryan - Original Message - From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 10:26 AM Subject: Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain i don't think it is the camera. my *istD likes Sandisk Extreme III cards and comes up

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-23 Thread Herb Chong
1G, 2G, and 4G. Herb - Original Message - From: Ryan Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 9:12 PM Subject: Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain What sized cards Herb? Regards, Ryan - Original Message - From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain

2005-10-23 Thread P. J. Alling
Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: Re: OT: 4gb CF bargain CF card slots are too easily damaged to not go with something that is less delicate. -- How so, Bill? It's not something I've noticed. When I handle the SD cards for my wife's Option S4, I