I figured out on my own a long time ago that deleting images from a CF card and continuing to shoot was a losing proposition and I stopped.
CF cards are designed to run circularly through their memory to avoid wearing out any cells. They used a primitive filesystem that is about as robust as using toilet paper to make prints on. Since then, the file system has improved somewhat to allow the file sizes that cameras expect these days, so we can upgrade the analogy to two-ply toilet paper. The last little bit of this puzzle is that fact that camera manufacturers don't typically have a background in filesystem implementation. They are good at embedded control systems, but the subtleties of database design (ie, the filesystem) just isn't in their repertoire. I have deleted some images from my Canon DSLRs and "professional" Lexar flash cards, and these days they do seem to be able to handle it without trashing the filesystem. Perhaps enough people complained that the camera manufacturers are finally starting to get it right. I still wouldn't trust it 100%. File deletion seems outside the range of design assumptions that went into the basic paradigm of how cameras and flash cards interact. Doing things outside the box is an invitation for disaster. Stick with doing things the way the system assumes they will be done. -- -- Schlake This is my gmail account, I can also be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED], if the TCC is working. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
