my nikon does compact flash the camera works through gphoto2 the cf card works in the cf slot of my usb attached hp printer the cf card also works in a cf/pcmcia adaptor ($17 DSE - not an advert) in the laptop.
each method has its conveniences. however gphoto2 also allows me to set up the camera and take photos by remote control - even from the other side of the world - like a 3 megapixel webcam :-) no doubt there are other controls I can set too from gphoto2, so if you are into that then having the camera working properly under linux can have advantages. eg my son and i want to make some stop action animations. the ideal setup will be the cam, a tripod, a cable to the laptop and some little script to take pics and upload them to the lappie, followed by running the program to turn it into an avi. childish perhaps, but these computers and cameras are just toys anyway aren't they? On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 15:35:42 +1200 (NZST) Jamie Dobbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well I recently bought a Fuji camera for the rest of the family to use. It > > has an XD card and its own cradle which connects to my Linux box without > > any > > problems. > > I too have a Fuji camera with XD and find it fine. It too has a cradle > that connects to the PC and it does work perfectly fine (even with Linux), > its just that a multi-format card reader would have some advantages. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
