CF can be bad for that reason ($200-$350 CAN repair on most cameras), but at least the contacts on the cards are protected. With SD (like other cards), the contacts are exposed, so you don't want to get them too dirty or scratched. CF feels tougher, too.
If Pentax is expecting people to upgrade from p&s digitals, they're hoping for brand loyalty. Pentax's digital compacts all take SD, but the 'prosumer' models of almost every other brand take CF, even if they also have another slot. Olympus's C-8080, for example, takes xD and CF; the Minolta A2 takes CF, Sony's F828 takes MS and CF, etc. etc. SD is by far the most popular card for p&s digitals, though. It's used by many Nikons, some Canons, all Minoltas except the A2, and by all Kodaks, Panasonics, and Pentaxes. When it comes to prosumer and DSLR models, though, everyone's already shooting CF, so it looks like Pentax isn't catering to them. Instead, they're looking to convince people shooting consumer digital cameras to upgrade to a DSLR without having to buy all new storage media. It's actually not a bad idea, and it fits in with their history of being just a little different from everyone else. The more I think about it, the more I like the idea. They've potentially just captured an entire market segment that no one else is even trying for. Chris On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:43:07 -0800, Alan Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Costco here had one of the Noritsu console damaged for the same reason > as well. The way the slot was design, it is not difficult to bend the pins, > especially when people got nervous and being rough. > > > > Alan Chan > http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
