Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is an excellent, excellent point and warning: The fact that a card has a life-time guarantee may save you a few bucks if it fails, but it will not save your priceless images - and in your specific case Doug, your income-producing images that you go to super-human lengths to produce. :-) While higher resolution sensors, and therefore larger RAW images, have necessitated going to larger-capacity SD/CF cards, I would stick with the smallest card that will store a reasonable number of images - and in most cases that is still about 2 gigs. That way, if a card crashes and you can't recover all the images, you'll only be out 100 to about 150 images - 3 or four rolls of film :-( - rather than a number I don't even want to contemplate with the 8 gig cards. And, yes, of course, it means buying more cards if you shoot a lot of images at once, and it also increases the possibility of losing a card, but I still think those inconveniences and risks are far, far outweighed by the risks of having a full 8 gig card go south on you. B. D. On 3/24/06 10:07 PM, "pwerner@bluewin.ch" <pwerner@bluewin.ch> wrote: > I would be very careful not to put too many eggs in the same basket. If > something > goes wrong with the card (it does happen), you lose too much. > Peter > >> -- Original-Nachricht -- >> From: "Christopher Williams" <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:11:33 -0500 >> Subject: [Leica] Re: new to DMR >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> >> >> There's supposed to be a new SD card design with ability to go to 8gb. Or >> so >> says Panasonic. >> >> Chris >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Adam Bridge" Subject: Re: [Leica] new to DMR >> >> >>> I think the biggest SD memory card is 2 GB (design limitation without >>> special hardware in camera) and you should get one of the FAST ones >>> like the Sandisk Extreme III which have a life time warrenty. >>> >>> Adam >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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