on 12/3/01 2:56 PM, Harrison McClary ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > How much are the 1 gig micro drives now? > > At www.newegg.com you can get 256meg CF cards for $90.00, they are the Mr > Flash brand, some kinda generic name. I have two of their 128 cards and > they work as well as the Viking and Delkin 128 meg cards I have. I just > ordered a 256 from them....will probably order 2 more soon. Changing > cards, what is the big deal? It is quicker than changing a roll of film! > On RAW mode a 128 card holds about one roll of film images, on top jpg > mode about 70-90 images depending on the scene and iso settings. > > I guess I am just paranoid, but I'd have been shying away from the micro > drives...all it takes is one lost job and the difference in cost of the > cards is more than made up for. > > I look at like getting film souped at a pro lab vs Walgreens. There is a > difference in price, but the pro lab is a lot less likely to scratch your > film. > > As far as digital with the D-30 goes, I love it! I'd rather shoot this > than film. The quality is great and the versatility is great also. I'd > guess that at least 1/2 of my jobs are now shot on digital in place of film.
The 1GB Microdrives cost around $375 with the PC Card adapter, $350 without. It's a good idea to have multiple cards around, so it is less likely that you'll blow an entire photoshoot if one card messes up. As for which brands of flash memory CF cards, Lexar offers a free data recovery service for users of their Pro-series cards. Considering the cost of data recovery, this feature alone is well worth the premium price that Lexar charges. -- John Chennavasin | This article contains material which may inform and [EMAIL PROTECTED] | may be quoted, printed, forwarded, or redistributed www.fobpro.com | as long as the original attribution remains intact. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
