On 10/13/05, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here is the question. Why on earth I would want to buy a 8GB compact > flash (for serious money) if I can buy a couple of 1 GBs and as much as > 80GB hard drive for PD7X? >
You wouldn't. Seriously though, when I got the *istD about 2 years ago, my husband told me I should get as large a memory card as I could afford (his exact advice was for me to get the best price-per-byte, but specifically I should get the 2GB card), since devices are on an upwards trend where gobbling memory is concerned. e.g. I only just started playing with RAW recently, and so I sort of wish I had heeded his advice, because the 1GB card that used to carry 300 JPGs now only carries about 75 RAWs. But on the other hand, the new cameras are using SD cards so chances are, the CF is obsolete technology anyway. I *think* that the other thing about CF cards vs the storage device, is "less moving parts" (I am not sure that applies to an 8GB card, but it applies to the cards I have right now). I could -- and have -- drop/ped a CF card but would hate to be that clumsy around a storage device.
