I don't see any advantage in this. There already is a standard bus in many of the cameras - CF. But some manufacturers aren't using it; they chose SD instead (and other manufacturers use both). Expecting camera makers to standardise on yet another interface is a pipe dream.
I don't want a camera bulked up to take something larger than a CF card. Nor do I forsee a need for more in-camera storage than the capacity of current CF media (12GB, I believe), let alone the capacity in development. I think we'll see more wireless download (not just in high-end cameras), which means you rarely have to take the media out of the camera at all, so there's less opportunity for the media to get lost. Sam Jost mused: > > I'm happy with CF. Never had worries about size, handling or losing them. > > (just my 2 cent) > Sam > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Collin Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > One of the issues that many digital photographers have told > > me about is the small size of all, including CF, memory modules. > > They're easy to lose. They fall out of bags. It's a pain. > > > > And since digital cameras are (finally) becomine real computers, it would > > stand to reason that we need a better, more universal bus in the camera > > and a more modular method for handling memory modules. Here's what I'm > > sending to the manufacturers: > > > > 1. Establish a common bus *in* the cameras. Maybe a mini-PCI or SCSI. > > > > 2. Create memory "packages" to hold several modules of choice. > > xD, sD, CF, whatever. The bus would be the common factor. > > You could put multiple large cards in your package, > > plug it to the camera bus, > > and shoot as long as you needed. > > > > Advantages: > > a. Use as many or few modules as needed. You control the cost > > b. The camera OS would span multiple modules as needed. Larger > > individual pictures & net volume are now available. > > c. Have a bad module that won't "span"? Just take it out or swap it and > > keep shooting. > > d. Intelligent writing could automatically span bad modules, preserving > > your work progress and the image integrity. > > > > Your thoughts? > > > > Sincerely, > > > > C. Brendemuehl > > -------------------------------- > > 'Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to > > realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.' Ronald > > Reagan > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net > > > > > > > > >
