Re: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-19 Thread Mark Cassino
Jens Bladt wrote: Mark , did you try to store a card with recordings from several days? My X'drive seem to be downloading only one folder of files - from the latest day. K10D makes one folder for each date it's been recording on that card. Only the latest get's recorded. Did you experience

Re: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-19 Thread Doug Franklin
Mark Cassino wrote: Jens Bladt wrote: Mark , did you try to store a card with recordings from several days? My K10D just dumps everything into one folder, so I never tried to download multiple folders into the X's Drive. The only time I've seen multiple folders on a card is when the

Re: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-19 Thread John Francis
On Sat, May 19, 2007 at 10:59:41AM -0400, Doug Franklin wrote: Mark Cassino wrote: Jens Bladt wrote: Mark , did you try to store a card with recordings from several days? My K10D just dumps everything into one folder, so I never tried to download multiple folders into the X's Drive.

Re: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-19 Thread Doug Franklin
John Francis wrote: I don't believe it's a date-related thing. The DCIM specifications put a limit of around 500 files (512?) that can be stored in a single folder. Mine has done it with as few as one photo in a folder. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-19 Thread George Sinos
This is an option, check the manual. The setting is called folder name. You can have a separate folder for each day, or one big folder. See you later, gs http://georgesphotos.net On 5/19/07, Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jens Bladt wrote: Mark , did you try to store a card with

Re: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-19 Thread John Francis
In that case, though, the folder name changes. Instead of 100PENTX, 101PENTX, ... you get 100_0516, 101_0517, ... On Sat, May 19, 2007 at 03:06:46PM -0500, George Sinos wrote: This is an option, check the manual. The setting is called folder name. You can have a separate folder for each

Re: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-16 Thread Thibouille
I found an old no brand card of 256MB which made me a breakthrough record of 150KB/s. Not sure I will find something better .. huh (worse I mean). -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-16 Thread Jens Bladt
, please? Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Mark Cassino Sendt: 16. maj 2007 02:54 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: SD card speed for K10D Jens

RE: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-16 Thread Jens Bladt
List Emne: Re: SD card speed for K10D I found an old no brand card of 256MB which made me a breakthrough record of 150KB/s. Not sure I will find something better .. huh (worse I mean). -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML

Re: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-16 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 16/05/07, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark , did you try to store a card with recordings from several days? My X'drive seem to be downloading only one folder of files - from the latest day. K10D makes one folder for each date it's been recording on that card. Only the latest get's

RE: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-16 Thread Jens Bladt
earlier. Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Jens Bladt Sendt: 16. maj 2007 12:21 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: RE: SD card speed for K10D Well

RE: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-16 Thread pnstenquist
: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: SD card speed for K10D I found an old no brand card of 256MB which made me a breakthrough record of 150KB/s. Not sure I will find something better .. huh (worse I mean). -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX

RE: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-16 Thread Rick Womer
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Jens Bladt Sendt: 16. maj 2007 12:21 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: RE: SD card speed for K10D Well 2GB in 30 minutes equals somthing like 20 KB/s ! Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248

Re: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Rick Womer Subject: RE: SD card speed for K10D Hmmm...I have an Ultra II 2 gig card, and got 8-9 RAWs at 3fps with it. That's the buffer filling up, and isn't related to the card speed at all. Once the buffer fills, the UltraII card will give you one RAW

Re: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Go to my timing test page http://homepage.mac.com/godders/Pentax-DS-150x-timing/ and look at the 60x and 150x RAW QuickTime movies. You can step through them. The 60x card (Sandisk Ultra II) runs 9 exposures before the buffer fills faster than the write, the 150x card (Transcend 150x) runs

RE: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-16 Thread Jens Bladt
Thanks, Rob Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Digital Image Studio Sendt: 16. maj 2007 14:07 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: SD card speed

RE: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-16 Thread Steve Bullock
I recent bought a 17 in 1 to CF adaptor (£15-ish) that does SDHC for my P2000. Have you measured what the transfer speed is? I'd be curious. I've done a quick(?) test:- Full Transcend 2G 150x in P2000 SD socket: 10m 13s. Same in CF adapter: 13m 35s. 4G Class

Re: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 16, 2007, at 1:15 PM, Steve Bullock wrote: Have you measured what the transfer speed is? I'd be curious. I've done a quick(?) test:- Full Transcend 2G 150x in P2000 SD socket: 10m 13s. Same in CF adapter: 13m 35s. 4G Class 4 SDHC with same 2G of data:

SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-15 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi all I never understood the meaning of card speed. What should the speed be in order to fully utilize the maxiumum camera speed (FPS) when storing images in RAW+ format, please? I got a 60x speed card in the mail today, alleged high speed. That is 60x. It says 9 Mb pr. second. But with 3 FPS

Re: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
My tests show that the K10D's write performance continues to improve with every faster card I've tested in it. Right now that means the Sandisk Extreme III (nominally 133x) are fastest, followed by the Transcend 150x, followed by the Sandisk Ultra II (nominally 60x) etc. The Extreme IIi

RE: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-15 Thread Jens Bladt
- that is whebever I have a car near by :-) http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Godfrey DiGiorgi Sendt: 15. maj 2007 16:02 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: SD card speed

Re: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-15 Thread Thibouille
Jens, see if you know anyone going to US for a small trip, vacation etc. and ask him/her to bu a couple cards for you. That's what I will do this summer. Cards in Europe are really really expensive IMO (specially good cards). -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille --

Re: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 15, 2007, at 12:29 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: Wow, tho 250 seconds - that's fast. Yes, the Extreme reader is very very fast. I am looking forward to getting my Extreeme III card - my photo dealer wants 120 USD for a card like this - I found one in Germany for less than half !

RE: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-15 Thread Steve Bullock
I am looking forward to getting my Extreeme III card - my photo dealer wants 120 USD for a card like this - I found one in Germany for less than half ! Everything is so expensive here :-( Transcend 150x cards in 2G capacity here are about $21@ at present. Sandisk Extreme IIIs run

Re: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 15, 2007, at 1:08 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Wow, tho 250 seconds - that's fast. Yes, the Extreme reader is very very fast. ... I think I'll time the Epson for a more accurate transfer speed assessment. :-) I decided to this as my earlier assessment, I realized, was based on what

Re: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 15, 2007, at 1:49 PM, Steve Bullock wrote: Class 4 4G SDHC can now be got for about the same price as high speed 2Gs here in the UK (7dayshop). That's good to hear. I recent bought a 17 in 1 to CF adaptor (£15-ish) that does SDHC for my P2000. Have you measured what the

Re: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-15 Thread John Francis
On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 09:49:05PM +0100, Steve Bullock wrote: Transcend 150x cards in 2G capacity here are about $21@ at present. Sandisk Extreme IIIs run about $36@ right now. They're giving them away. I just bought six more of the Transcends ... the additional speed between them and

Re: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 15, 2007, at 3:23 PM, John Francis wrote: On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 09:49:05PM +0100, Steve Bullock wrote: Transcend 150x cards in 2G capacity here are about $21@ at present. Sandisk Extreme IIIs run about $36@ right now. They're giving them away. I just bought six more of the

Re: SD card speed for K10D

2007-05-15 Thread Mark Cassino
Jens Bladt wrote: I never understood the meaning of card speed. What should the speed be in order to fully utilize the maxiumum camera speed (FPS) when storing images in RAW+ format, please? The faster the better. :-) I have a Sandisk Extreme III, a couple of Transcend 150x cards, and a