Someone had mentioned this a while ago and I had dismissed it as a dumb idea. Clearly i should have knwon better. The SD card works fine but typically DSLR users want big cards. I guess Pentax is not thinking of the Baby D as a backup to the *istD.
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9/4/2004 9:24:24 AM >>> Oh so typically Pentax. Compare to Canon that is using the same card type (CF) in all their cameras, from the diminutive Digital Elphs to the 1D. If Canon can cram a CF in the Elph whay exactly stops Pentax doing so in a SLR sized camera ? OTOH Pentax is using SD cards in the Optio line, so maybe they want to standardize on that. But then the Baby should be a dual format (CF and SD) to allow for the transition for people that bought the ist D and the possibility to use your Optio's card in the baby in some emergency cases. If you think this is a moot point, just look at the memory stick challenged Sony. They made sure that the F828 and V3 can take both CF and stick. On the high end digicams the XD challenged Olympus is doing the same. So maybe it's actually important. graywolf wrote: > On the other hand, after the istDs (baby istD) comes out, the istD may > become totally unavailable. The problem with that is, according to > someone who has actually handled a prototype, the istDs will only use SD > cards, so memory cards will not be interchangeable between the two > cameras, not a good thing for someone who has already invested a bunch > in CF cards.
