Digital frame counters are never accurate, because the camera doesn't know how large the file will be (especially a compressed one). Highly detailed files will take more space, less detailed will take less.
If you want to get LOTS of pics on a card, emulate Dag Thrane and shoot minimalist. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 6:21 PM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > My 16GB cards indicate 300 RAW exposures. Are you shooting some jpegs? > > Jack > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Sharpe" <[email protected]> > To: "PDML" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 12:53:10 PM > Subject: Re: Any probs remaining with K-3? YES > > My only issue with my 3 month old K-3 (~2500 actuations) is that the > frame counter for the cards is out. It shows a maximum of about 150 > exposures on an empty 8gb card but I get closer to 250 per card. > > -- > > The Office Gallery - Scenic and Landscape Photography by Steve Sharpe > > 24 Maple Avenue > Ellershouse NS > B0N 1L0 > > [email protected] > • > > http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
