Bill, as has been stated here several times, you'd want a 133X - 150X SDcard in a capacity that suits your needs. Sticking with a good brand like SanDisk, Lexar, Transcend, and others, instead of a no-name or generic card is all you really need to be concerned with. Some cards at a rated speed may be a little faster than others (Aaron tested a Kingston card and, iirc, it wasn't quite as fast as others with a similar rating). As for capacity, well, at least for the time being, until the SDHC cards and readers are better integrated into the market, it might be wise to stay with2GB cards. However, by the time the K10D is released, there may be more SDHC cards and readers out there from which to choose.
As an aside, I read somewhere (DPreview?) that someone used a 4GB SD card that wasn't listed as being SDHC in one of their Pentax DSLR's that had the appropriate firmware upgrade, and found the card to function perfectly. It formatted to slightly less than 4GB, which is to be expected, and the camera was able to fill the card, format and reformat it with no problems. Maybe that's an indicator that either the card was SDHC compliant but not marked as such, or that Pentax doesn't have to use SDHC cards, but that any 4GB card can be used. However, at this point, I'd wait for definite confirmation on the latter point, especially in your situation where you're planning a major trip. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Bill Lawlor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 11/13/2006 1:05:23 PM > Subject: Re: On Topic Re: Best SD card for K10D > > So, what is the Best SD card for K10D? Can it be answered before people get > the cameras? > Bill Lawlor > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
