Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Slobodan Dimitrov <s.dimitrov at charter.net>wrote: > SD cards can split apart, bending the inside guts as it's pushed in. > Lots of fun! > Yes, I've had this happen twice, both times with 16 gig SD cards. > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA