Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]SD cards can split apart, bending the inside guts as it's pushed in. Lots of fun! S.d. On Aug 13, 2011, at 6:38 AM, Marty Deveney wrote: > The readers for CF cards, being multi-pin, are easier to damage, as > are the the in-camera connections. If you bend or snap a pin, > everything is ruined. I have had a reader that broke and caused me > considerable grief, but I eventually recovered the files. SD cards > have a sliding contact and there are no fine parts that can get bent > or break. > > Marty > > > On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 10:39 PM, J. Newell <john.o.newell at comcast.net> > wrote: >> CF cards have faster write speeds but are physically larger and tend to >> be more expensive than SD cards. Not relevant for most users, they also >> have a higher potential capacity. >> For the fumble-fingered, they're harder to drop. ;-) >> >> >> As a non-technical impression, I read tons of posts about problems with >> SD cards and don't remember the last time I read about a CF card problem, >> but that's just impression, not science. >> >> >> John Newell >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i at earthlink.net> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 8:34:13 AM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Thinking about a D700 or D7000 >> >> Question on the type of memory card used... >> >> Is there any advantage to a CF card relative to a SD card? Vice versa? >> >> Yes, I realize one card is smaller than the other... but I wonder why >> Nikon ( for one) uses CF cards in some cameras, and SD cards in >> others..... >> >> Frank Filippone >> Red735i at earthlink.net >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf >> Of A. >> Lal >> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 12:54 AM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Thinking about a D700 or D7000 >> >> >>> I have also looked into the D700, which seems to be unfortunately very >>> hard to find in dealers shelves, outside of the >occasional demo. >> >> Rumours are that the D700 is no longer being made and will be replaced by >> a >> 24MP FF model later this month. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information