Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have managed to kill at least two card readers by bending their CF pins, although I have never have a dead CF card yet. I use SD more often, and at least two physically broke like others have described, and have failure of a card may be after 2-3 years of use. Then I just threw them out. I do not have a camera that allows both choices. It's either or. On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 5:29 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com> wrote: > That's been my experience as well. I prefer SD cards. > > As for read/write speeds, they're quite equivalent. SD cards were faster > for a couple of years, but CF cards seem to have caught up. For similar > size and performance though CF cards seem to be more expensive, probably > because SD sales are many times that of CF cards. > > > On 2011-08-14, at 2:56 AM, Marty Deveney wrote: > >> I've had a lot of problems with CF cards and readers, but never with >> SD. ?Sample size is low, but my bad luck has always been with CF. >> >> Marty >> >> On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 1:07 AM, J. Newell <john.o.newell at comcast.net> >> wrote: >>> In theory, that's right, but how often do you read reports of >>> bent/broken pins? In contrast, reports of physical/electrical failures >>> in SD card cameras and readers are surprisingly common. >>> >>> >>> John >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Marty Deveney" <benedenia at gmail.com> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 9:38:19 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Thinking about a D700 or D7000 >>> >>> 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 >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > Henning Wulff > henningw at archiphoto.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]