Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steven, If by "first" you mean getting one, I just got lucky...my local (I don't really want to say hole in the wall) camera store got a few, and I was the first to put my name down for one (actually two, one for a friend). I had a little time to play with it today. I haven't looked at the results yet, but the one thing that impresses me is the lack of any lag time. Whe you hit the shutter release it does exactly that without any hesitation. I compared it to my friends N80 and although you could see some similarities I think they are the ones that are related to all Nikon bodies. This looks like a cross between the 80 and 100. I did stop and get the microdrive. The clincher was the $50 dollar mail in rebate, that with the $100 gift certificate from Christmas, my out of pocket was minimal. As a side note, if I ever get asked about the 2 two year extended warrany one mor time I'm going to strangle something. Sam Krneta - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Steven Alexander Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 8:32 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] OT, B.D. I got it. D100 > Do you or any other Lugger have any thoughts on the IBM micro drive? Is > there any inherent lag due to its being a mechanical device as apposed > to compact flash being solid state? I imagine there would be additional > draw on the battery, but I wonder how much. IBM says that it draws 20 > milliamps at standby and 250 when writing. How would that compare to > compact flash? Any electronic whizzes out there? > > Wow, you are among the first...micro drives use more battery and can be damaged in handling. They are fast but not as fast as CF cards. CF's now have large storage capacity and are less expensive. WOW Happy snaps, Steven Alexander - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html