I'm pretty much in agreement with you for now. My next card will be either 1gb or 2gb, depending on cost, brands available, and speed.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Patrice LACOUTURE ( > Thanks for this investigation Shel. > > Looks like we'll have to look carefully to future SDHC logo soon. > > In the meantime, I'll stick to < 2GB cards, as I feel safer with more > smaller cards than with a unique big one (just in case of crash, > failure, loss or any other disaster), and the price is still more > advantageous yet. > > Patrice > > > Shel Belinkoff a écrit : > > A week or so back I asked about the compatibility of the istDS (and, the > > DS2 and DL as well) with 4GB SD cards. A few responses suggested the > > camera "should" be able to handle them. I decided to look further for an > > answer, and contacted Pentax directly. This afternoon I received a > > response: > > > > ================================ > > > > Currently, the *ist DS camera with firmware version 2.0 > > supports 2 GB SD cards (SD Association version 1.1). > > When newer SD cards with the designation "SDHC" > > (SD Association version 2.0) of capacities of 4GB > > become available Pentax will support this new SD > > card standard with a firmware update for our *ist DS > > camera. > > > > There are 4 GB SD cards not carrying the "SDHC" > > designation available now, but these were released prior > > to the definition of the SD Association version 2.0 standard > > (SDHC) and could well be incompatible with our cameras. > > > > In summary, Pentax plans to support the new SDHC > > standard (and higher capacity SD cards) as it comes on > > line in the very near future but our *ist DS, *ist DS2 and > > *ist DL camera are currently compatible with SD cards > > 2 GB and less. > > > > ================================ > > > > The way I read it, some 4GB cards may work with these cameras now, but > > Pentax does not officially support them. IOW, you're on your own if you > > decide to use such cards before the next firmware upgrade. > > > > Shel > > > > > > > > > >
