What about storing binary data(e.g. images) in HBase?

[Konrad Tendera]

Hello,
I'm wondering whether it worths to store my binary data using HBase?
I've read lots of articles and presentation which say that it is 
highly not recommended but maybe there was some changes in the 
newest versions? Possibly please write how data size influences 
performance (what size of files do you recommend for HBase?).