Yes, write speed matters when you're doing continuous sequences! G
On Nov 22, 2007, at 10:01 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Went photographing a charity 5K run this morning. > Used the K10D and DA16-45/4. > > The first 50-60 shots went on a 1 Gig 133X speed card. > I took the last few shots as the winner crossed the finish line. > Then I changed SD cards and proceeded to shoot more finishers. > > The camera acted strange as I started taking bunches of photos. > The buffer was locked up writing the RAW photos to the card. > The battery began to show half full. > The camera wouldn't let me take more photos! > > On further review, as I download the 2 Gig card to my computer, > I notice that it is a 60X model, not a 150X. > Wow was that a mistake! > I've got two other 2 Gig cards that are 150X, but didn't grab them. > The speed difference is noteworthy, and important. > With the 150X cards, I've never encountered the wait to write to > the card. > > Thought you might like to know. > Regards, Bob S. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
