Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No statistics - that's the problem - the possibility of becoming a statistic is worse Douglas A CF card did fail on me many moons ago Eric wrote: >B.D.: > > > >>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. >> >> > >How often does a full card totally fail and become completely unrecoverable? >Have any statistics? > >I've seen no scientific studies, but the anecdotal evidence I've heard is >that one file or so becoming corrupted is the most likely scenario. And >even that is fairly rare if common sense precaustions are taken. (Such as >formatting the card with the camera you're using.) > >Personally, I think the odds are better of bending a pin or misplacing a >card if you're swapping out cards frequently. I have nothing to back this >up. Just a gut hunch. > > > > >-- >Eric >http://canid.com/ > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >