> You might want to check the storage card tests at www.robgalbraith.com > (I think there may be a similar one at www.dpreview.com), which shows > that, with the D30 at least, the best flash cards are only about 1.5x as > fast as the microdrives. This may have changed a little in his new > test, but I think that test was only for the D1x. A lot depends on the > camera, rather than the max write speed of the card.
I knew that the D30 accesses the microdrive at approx. 70% the speed of a D1 (700 kb/s vs. 1000 kb/s), but I didn't know that access to flash cards is slower as well. Perhaps that's why the D30 has less of a problem with heat generated from the microdrive!? > Also, something to consider is the size of the card...several 128MB > cards are not as good as a single 1GB for my use, because I have to > switch cards after about 30-40 shots. With wildlife, this can make the > difference between getting a shot and not getting a shot. Of course > this is less of a problem now that there are 512MB and 1GB card coming > to market, though they are still quite expensive. Yes. I, too, prefer the convenience of 1gb in a single unit. I'm not going to step down to 128mb or even 512mb. When I got my D30, first thing I did was sell that puny 16mb card that came with it. Got a whopping $20 for it back then - in April :-) Lars -- Lars Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] 87GT http://www.larsmichael.com/ * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
