 Irene Troy |
Compact flash cards decision Recognizing that by asking this question I am also opening the door to a variety of answers, I need some help figuring out flash cards. I need to purchase a back-up card and am debating the various options. I currently use a 2GB Sandisk Ultra II Compact Flash card. Does anyone have an opinion (backed up with experience if you will) between the Lexar and Sandisk cards? I often find myself shooting moving subjects – think birds and other wildlife – so write speed is an issue. I understand that write speed is both a function of the camera and the card itself. I use a Konica-Minolta 7D camera. My second question: should I consider getting a smaller capacity card – say a 256MB card rather than another 2GB or 1GB card? I have read and heard, on this site, that some people believe that you are better off with 2 smaller capacity cards because you may need the backup instead of a single high capacity card. Any advice will be welcomed! Thanks Irene
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Jon Close |
If you haven't done so already, make sure you've updated the 7D's firmware to ver. 1.10. Among other fixes, it speeds up access and writing to the memory cards. Available for free download from Konica-Minolta USA website.
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Jon Close |
D'oh!! I just figured out that I'd already given you the firmware update back in May. (link). Nevermind! ;-)
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I like less cards. I am moving from 2 gig cards to 4 gig cards. I am also considering moving to Microdrives over solid state technology. I just purchased a 4 gig Hitachi Microdrive card for testing in the field. I have never heard of anyone losing images from a card. They can always be receovered, even if you erase them. The only time you can't recover an image is if you overwrite over the card. Cheers,
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Irene Troy |
Thanks anyway, Jon!
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BetterPhoto Member |
jerry ,that was my next question. I thought once you format -game over Four gigs sounds nice epsically since I have a trigger finger. But thats alot to lose if something should go's wrong. Like in the case of someone I know that kept his cards in a gig-wallet in his zipper and button pocket for extra insurance that it couldn't fall out. Well after a shoot, he and the rugby team that he shot went to a nearby restuarant/bar and he stayed out late with them. He got home and went straight to bed. The next day, because of the hangover, woke up really late. His wife had washed his clothes and his 3 chips were history. Luckily he still had the 1gig in the camera. So this is a point, were I think having all your eggs in one basket can be risky. Im sure there are many horror stories out there.
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Washing them doesn't clear them. At least in my experience. Also, I have a process I use and I never waiver. I wouldn't have gone out with anyone until I went home and at a minimum downloaded to my laptop. So, that gives me 2 places where images are. Later on, usually the next day, I go and download them onto my desktop, which has a raid 1 system, meaning essentially, I now have them in 5 places. Then, on top of all that, I make 2 DVD copies and store the DVD's in separate places. Call me paranoid if you want to. But, the media for memory is cheap, the memories I am storing are not.
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