----Original Message Follows---- From: "Tom Pfeiffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: EOS cf speed Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 12:20:23 -0500
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > bud kuenzli > Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 3:54 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: EOS cf speed > > The main reason to use a high speed compact flash is for > transfer times. Write times within the camera and formatting > times, while meaningful, are less important for many people > than data transfer rates to the storage device. I'm > currently looking for a digital wallet with firewire and a > battery that will last for 20 gigs without recharging. That > or one that has replaceable batteries so xtras can be taken > along. Currently I use Sandisk Extreme and am happy with them.
No way!. The primary reason to use a faster card is to reduce the time it takes to empty the camera's frame buffer. I'd bet hardly anyone is that worried about shaving a couple of minutes off the transfer time. I'll admit in your case where you have a battery powered device (I'm guessing hiking/travelling away from AC a lot) that it would be important, but the vast majority of people either copy their cards to a computer or have AC power available for their storage device.
Tom P.
CF card can make a big difference on how your camera behaves.
Have seen how Transcend's 45X CF halved the time between shots compared to regular CF.
Both are 256MB. So when I'll be investing in new one it'll be a fast card!
Good light Grega
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