cf card for d70

[espn]

I like to divide and conquer. :bsmilie: Seriously, i have a belief that i do not lose all data with multiple cards. Just that a bit leh ceh lar. I shoot in JPG anyway, 1 card full res full quality can whack 170 pics approx. But i have to say that with the D70 if you are trigger happy, it fills up pretty fast. :bsmilie:

Murphy's law applies you can be using 20 64MB CF and all can still fail you

 

[2100]

Murphy's law applies you can be using 20 64MB CF and all can still fail you

Lose 1 huge CF card more jialick and more probable than 20 cards mah.... :bsmilie:

 

[2100]

I have tested with a Transcend card but without a speed rating. Maybe 16X?
I only got 9 frames @ 3fps. Compared to 18 frames with Sandisk Ultra II.

 

[mpenza]

anyone knows where to download ImageRescue 1.0? I forgot to install it the first time...
or can anyone send me the file at devilicboy@hotmail.com??

you should have the CD. get it from the shop where you purchase the card from.

 

[sykestang]

you should have the CD. get it from the shop where you purchase the card from.

errr... Lexar card does not comes with any CD. The image rescue comes in the card itself. So do copy it out before formatting.

Looks like devilicboy have to ask from those who uses Lexar here to give him a copy...

 

[mpenza]

oh.... didn't know ;p thought they came separately cos I saw "Image Rescue" boxes at IT Show in the show cabinet with the Lexar cards.

 

[AJ23]

oh.... didn't know ;p thought they came separately cos I saw "Image Rescue" boxes at IT Show in the show cabinet with the Lexar cards.

Those are probably Version 2.0 of the Image Rescue software that you have seen. The older packaging comes with Version 1.4 of the software only.

 

[Nikoniste]

:think:

Lexar good... :thumbsup:

What about "good old" microdrives in a D70? They now exist in up to 2.2 GB and are quite cheap compared to CF cards. Are they too slow for the D70, especially in continuous shooting and/or two-format saving (e.g. RAW and JPEG)?

Are they reliable?

Regards

 

[sykestang]

:think:

Lexar good... :thumbsup:

What about "good old" microdrives in a D70? They now exist in up to 2.2 GB and are quite cheap compared to CF cards. Are they too slow for the D70, especially in continuous shooting and/or two-format saving (e.g. RAW and JPEG)?

Are they reliable?

Regards

Microdrives is a little slow...

Recently, I bought a MuVo2 and ripped out the 4gb Microdrive from it for use in my D100. During testing, I find it ok. However, when I actually use it out in one of the shoot, I find that it is not fast enough to support my style, thus I ended selling it off.

Besides the speed issue, I do agreed that it is a very good storage card for shoot especially for RAW. All I can say is that it is a good device for casual shoot where time is not a factor.

Some figures when using D100 with 4gb Microdrive:
Start Up: 6-8secs
RAW: Every 2-3 Shot must wait abt 20-30+(anyway lose count already) sec for it to write
JPEG: Abt 5-6 shot must wait abt 10+sec for it to write
CONS: When the camera on power save mode, must wait 6-8 sec for it to spin up again.

However if you use to be a very conservative person ot you use to film base, where every shot counts, the Microdrive might be ok for you. Cheap and good as I paid $479 for the player where I ripped the 4gb and additional $48 for a 128mb CF to insert back to the player to make it functional again.

 

[2100]

:think:

Lexar good... :thumbsup:

What about "good old" microdrives in a D70? They now exist in up to 2.2 GB and are quite cheap compared to CF cards. Are they too slow for the D70, especially in continuous shooting and/or two-format saving (e.g. RAW and JPEG)?

Are they reliable?

Regards

Microdrives will be way too slow for burst, fast shooting in 2-format saving. I think dpreview tested the 1GB Microdrive to be around 2+ MB/s. I am talking about the D70 here.

 

[shutterbug]

Check D70 CF performance at robgalbraith.com

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-6816

 

[2100]

Check D70 CF performance at robgalbraith.com

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-6816

Great! Solid empircal data.

Now i report on real life, as promised. The Lexar 40X WA is probably about best case scenario 2-3 frames less than the Ultra II (max res, max quality). Sometimes as much as 4-5 frames for worse case. Really depends on the subject and ISO. If the subject is moving, i find that the cam tends to wait to get a lock before resuming 3fps. The bundled data recovery software is a real pull though. The Lexar tends to 'stutter' more after the buffer has been filled, the Ultra II seems like smoother (faster is to be expected anyway).

May i add also that uninterruptible 3fps is capable with the Ultra II in 1504x1000 in best jpg quality.

Anyway, i dropped my Ultra II into the sink full of oily water. :bsmilie: Luckily no problem.... :sweat:

 

[2100]

Hmm....wonder what's the difference.

Lexar Media 1GB 40X Write Acceleration
*new and improved*9 Lexar I 2004/3/18 3261K/sec 3894K/sec

Lexar Media 512MB 40X Write Acceleration
(Edge stamp, first two digits: 38; WA on front label) Lexar I 2004/3/18 2774K/sec 3227K/sec

 

[earthlings]

Check D70 CF performance at robgalbraith.com

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-6816

thanks shutterbug for the link.... guess I bought the right CF card afterall, Sandisk Ultra II is the second fastest card on the list!!! :thumbsup: