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From: Alan Kim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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Nancy L Haitz wrote:
> Microtech has been really good at moving to OSX support.
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> I highly recommend Microtech. Even though you plan to go with Compact
> Flash, I would buy the dual format reader.
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Thanks for the comment, Nancy -
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One thing I found out is under OS-X, the Microtech firewire reader will see
the
cards only as ReadOnly that is write protected.
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That MAY be a vendor SW limitation. The Nikon Cool Pix S/W that delivered
with the CoolPix 990 did/does the same thing for USB. (Read Only)
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After transferring the contents, the card has be ejected and the reader
unplugged
and plugged back in for reading another card.
(But this means the reader can't be used for reformatting the cards, which
is a good
idea to stay out of trouble.)
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I believe that the CF cards can only be formatted in the camera, at least on
Macs.
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No big deal, I guess, with hot-plugability of Firewire.
This may not be an issue under OS 9.X.
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Speaking of hot plugging, be sure to unmount the card (aka Put Away or
Trash) before ejecting same. If the card is mounted when it is ejected, it
corrupts the card and it must be reformatted (in the camera).
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As for dual format reader, I'll have to check on that.
Most higher pixel prosumer and pro cameras seem to be mostly compact flash
these
days.
And only the USB Mircrotech reader offers dual format. (But at $49, what a
great buy
!)
Alan
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Surprisingly, this reader was INCLUDED in the Canon BJ8200 printer package
at $200 when I bought mine. With $72 worth of ink cartridges and (at that
time) a $60 card reader, the Canon was a whale of a deal. The new model
S800, includes a card reader (CF only), but the price has risen to $300.
As to FW vs. USB, keep in mind that the pixel count keeps going up and up. A
2 mega pixel camera like the CoolPix 950 shooting 24 exposures 1600x1200
normal JPEG takes less than a minute to transfer to my G4 using USB (around
12 MB give or take). Imagine the output from a Canon 1D in RAW mode (max
resolution), I don't know the numbers off the top of my head, but you're
looking at 8 MB or more per image, so say a rough order of magnitude
greater. Most people will be using 4 to 6 mega pixel cameras in the very
near future.
So, go for the FW reader.
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