Thanks for the useful account, Jan. I wasn't sure if I'd split it into 2 1Gb cards, but I think I'll get the 2Gb after all.
Cheers, Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan van Wijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 10:27 PM Subject: Re: Hitachi 4Gb microdrive not working in *ist D > On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 15:31:52 +1000, Ryan Lee wrote: > > >Yeah, but the thought of shooting 34 RAW shots on a 512, then having to > >change cards.. so much for the digital no-more-film-loading advantage! I > >think the 1GB cards are probably the most practical option, but I was still > >thinking of the 2gb, not because I'm a gambler, but because I'm quite > >confident in a reasonably big name like Lexar or Sandisk > > I started out with one 512Mb and two 1G cards which was plenty > since I was mostly shooting JPG. > > However, since switching to RAW alsmost exclusively, the 35/70 > images per card are on the low side. > > I have added one 2Gb SanDisk ultra-II card now, and use that as my > main CF-card. It holds about 140 images, enough for most of my shootings. > > If I need more, I still have the 1Gb and 512Mb cards as spare ... > > (and on hollidays I have a laptop with me so can offload stuff each night) > > I also have an older 340Mb Microdrive, but don't really use that since it > is noticably slower and takes at least twice the power ... > > > >(though Lexar does offer the WA 'technology'.. anyone compared it > >to normal CF cards?), > > All major brands use similar techniques now, these "write accelerated" > cards are a bit more expensive than the older ones, but will be the > only thing you can get before long :-) > > The fact that they could transfer data upto 40 or 80 times faster than > the very slowest ones does not men that much 'in camera' since > it is not just the card speed that matters. > > The speed advantage is noticable, but in the realm of 10 to 20% at most. > > >and > >wasn't he talking about his experience with rather dodgy cheap CF cards? > >Also, I think babying my equipment counts for something too. Of course, if > >something goes wrong, I'll let you reserve the right to go 'I told you so'. > > Yes, his bad experiences seemed to be with the older and el-cheapo stuff. > > Regards, JvW > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery > > >
