a given vendor's cards all have about the same failure rate, regardless of
size. that means that the more cards you have, the more likely you will have
a failure. conversely, if you have a failure on a large card, it will be
more destructive only if it disables the card completely. soft failures
where a single image is corrupted is more likely. OTOH, inserting and
removing a card is about the same probability of damage no matter what kind
of card or capacity.
Herb....
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: IstD vs IstDS
I shoot RAW exclusively and use 1 gig CF cards. I don't mind switching
cards after 72 frames. I figure if something goes wrong with a card, at
least I won't lose too much. I've never had a card problem, but I'm not
certain that I never will. However, I will invest in some 2 gig cards when
the price drops.
