Hi!
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.
It really is in one's style of shooting. I am often making just one take
on the motif that I see. I am very trigger unhappy. Yet of course, after
I got my *istD roughly a year ago, I've just noticed I am approaching
the 4,000 count. Say, I gave my camera to a friend once and, say, I had
to spend some 100 shots on request of my co-worked. Anyway, it is
roughly 10 shots every day - this is *huge* for me.
But on the other hand, the new cameras are using SD cards so chances
are, the CF is obsolete technology anyway.
Yes, may be... May be not. But who cares. I have my two 1 GB Sand Disk
cards and I hope they would serve me well for a long time. Why would
they stop doing so?
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.
That's a valid point. Without pun or offense - have you *lost* any cards?
Well, naturally I am going to be taking extra special care of my PD7X
when on travel. But, G-d forbid, on same note I could drop my camera...
Boris
