Right now only the new cameras, maybe only the K100D, will work with a 4GB card, and they need a firmware upgrade, and the cards must be SDHC compliant. The DS, with firmware 2.0, can only use a card with a maximum capacity of 2GB. I know the 4GB Transcend card is SDHC compliant.
Go to resellerratings.com and check out the comments on the shops you are considering making a purchase from. You'll find the newegg is rating very highly. Can't say the same for the store you mentioned. Get a card case so your cards don't have to be "floating around" in your camera bag half the time. BTW, many people prefer using a couple of smaller capacity cards instead of one huge card. They feel that if anything were to go wrong with the card, fewer images would be at risk. FWIW, I use this case: http://tinyurl.com/llw7z It's a bit of overkill, but it's already saved a card and paid for itself. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Glen > Hmm, it's only cheaper after doing a mail-in rebate, which I despise. > > Are you sure that the latest firmware won't support 4 gig? There was that > update once upon a time that allowed cards in excess of 1 gig. Is 2 gig > really the current limit? > > I suppose I could get a pair of 2 gig cards, but it would be nicer, and > slightly cheaper, if the 4 gig card would work. I'm less likely to lose a > card that stays in my camera all the time, as opposed to a card that is > floating around in my camera bag half the time. :) > > thanks, > Glen > > At 12:59 AM 8/16/2006, you wrote: > > >Newegg.com is cheaper by about $20.00 ... http://tinyurl.com/ovehd > >I'd go with the Transcend card because it's a known quality and I know it's > >SDHC compliant. > > > >Doesn't matter anyway, the DS won't be able to use the 4GB card at this > >time. If Pentax upgrades the firmware, it will probably be able to use > >such a card, providing the card is SDHC compliant. > > > >Best bet right now is the 150X 2GB Transcend @ Newegg. > > > >Shel > > > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > From: Glen > > > > > I found the following 4 gig SD cards, and I'm thinking of getting one for > > > the DS: > > > > > > http://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/s.nl/it.A/id.862/.f?sc=2&category=694 > > > > > > http://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1004/.f?sc=2&category=694 > > > > > > Are either of these brands more desirable than the other? > > > > > > What are your thoughts in general about getting either one of these cards? > > > > > > Anyone have any comments on the vendor? > > > > > > Can I get a better price elsewhere? (Needs to be a USA source.) > > > > > > Most importantly, the *istDS will work with a 4 gig card, won't it? :) > > > > > > > >-- > >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >[email protected] > >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > >-- > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.10/419 - Release Date: 8/15/2006 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
