>I've rarely met a user of SD cards who hasn't experienced some kind of >failure.
I've been using SD's for over 2 years, probably not shooting as much as you Paul, but I've yet to experience an issue with them. Might be an issue with your reader? Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 10:09 AM Subject: Re: The psychology of fanbois > I've had the plastic dividers fall off two SanDisk Extreme III cards. > Never had a problem with CF during four years of use. I've heard stories > about bent pins but have neveer run across anyone who actually experienced > that. On the other hand, I've rarely met a user of SD cards who hasn't > experienced some kind of failure. Most common seems to be the locking tab > falling off. I had that happen to an Extreme III card as well. I haven't > had any breakage problems with Transcend cards, but I did have one that > just quit working after a few hours of use. I want my CF cards back! > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Charles Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> On Mar 24, 2008, at 8:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > I still hate SD cards as well. The little plastic bars that separate >> > the contacts tend to start coming apart. And when one of them gets >> > in the way of the contact, the card won't read. I've had to remove >> > some to access my files. I would be willing to make the camera >> > larger if that means I could go back to CF cards. >> >> Wow, are these name-brand cards you're talking about here? >> >> I've been using SD cards since getting my DS back in... 2004? And >> I've never had one come apart the way you describe. >> >> After fixing a camera and a card reader which each had their CF pins >> bent from having a card shoved in less-than-perfectly, I can say that >> I'd rather repair a $20 card than a $900 camera though. IMO, CF is >> far less "robust" than SD in the hands of the average user. >> >> >> -Charles -- 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.
