On Jul 5, 2005, at 11:54 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
I needed some additional solid state storage media and in view of
Pentax's
recent change to SD storage I didn't want to be left with legacy
media so I
bought a CF (Type II) to SD adaptor. I'm pleased to say it works
fine and there
seems to be no speed deficit compared to similarly spec'd CF cards.
Details
follow:
http://www.mittoni.com.au/secure-digital-sd-to-cf-compactflash-card-
adapter-
type-ii-p-1238.html
http://tinyurl.com/
Thanks, Rob! I've seen two/three others of this kind of device
available, usually at about double this price. (B&H Photo carries the
Konica-Minolta branded version at $69). Since I still have two CF
cameras as well as the DS, I've been looking for one for a bit so I
can use the SD cards in all of them.
I do expect some performance degradation ... one review on a similar
product I read suggested about 14-15% reduction in speed using the SD-
CF adapter in a CF USB 2.0 reader vs using the SD in an SD USB 2.0
reader ... but in an *ist D you'd probably never notice it.
Godfrey
