pook la roux wrote: > I'd love feedback from anyone who actually has > experience using a pc card smartcard reader or hooking > a newer camera to an older pb with a pc card usb. A > pro photographer I know says that she refuses to use > pc card media readers because they "fry" her cards and > make them impossible to use in her camera. Knock wood, > my floppy adapter hasn't done this to me yet. But what > she said made me a bit wary of spending good moolah > for another kind of adapter.
I've no clue what's wrong with your friends system, but I've NEVER had a problem with my $12 Sandisk flash pcmcia adapter on either a 5300 or a 540C, nor have lots and lots of other folks including professional photographers. Highly recommended. Also, if the card is usable on the Mac, it would be usable in the camera...she may have to re-format the card in the camera. Smartmedia tends to be flakier in general than flash...I personally wouln't buy a camera that used it, especially that 'secure media' drm crap they're foisting on consumers. It's entirely possible that this is the problem your friend is having, and in that case, the beef isn't with the pcmcia adapter, but the manufacturer of the card. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
