I have 2 256Mb CF cards, and have never filled one up in an evening of shooting. I also don't use the camera for downloading image, I use a card reader.
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "lazarus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 5:23 PM Subject: Researching which media to use for my new *ist D > Hello, > I'm about a week or two away from ordering my *ist D and I've got > another question for the group. Simply said, which Media is preferred > by you guys: > > A. The MicroDrives, if so which brand as I've seen and IBM and maybe one > other. > OR > B. CF, I've seen that these have some of Accelaration feature which the > *ist D has support for. > > I've seen a few specs on the Microdrive claiming 45mb/sec and 9mb/sec > on the CF cards with accelaration. I'd prefer to have the larger > capacity item as I'd rather not have to deal with downloads in the > middle of a party or while I'm out on the boat/lake. However, I'm > wondering how this affects battery life on the camera since initially > I'm not getting the grip since I've heard so many things about battery > issues. > > Any input would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! > Rod > >
