> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 10:05:23 +1100 > From: "Trieu, Ethan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: EOS Microdrives.. Reliable? > > I would like to know if the Microdrives from IBM are reliable?
In Canon and Casio cameras - yes. Nikon is known to have extensive compatibility problems that result in very high failure rates. > Have they ever failed on you whilst on a shoot? Nope. Mine has well over 7000 clicks in one year now, two friends have almost twice as much on the clock. No failure, not even a songle hickup. Mine has taken quite some beating as well, most of them in operation. The hardest impact was while writing away a series of shots. The impact ruptured the steel mirror casing. (750 USD to fix it), but left the microdrive absolutely unimpressed. IBM warns though of operation in high altitudes (read: low athmospheric pressure) because the drives rely on an air cushion to keep the heads afloat. So, I keep around 250 MB on several flash cards as a backup. Never use it too much, though.... -- Michael Quack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
