On 22 Jan 2004 at 19:49, John Francis wrote:

> As for damage: as long as you don't drop the camera while the drive is
> spinning, and avoid pounding the card with a hammer, you should be OK.
> All the regular motorsports shooters I know use nothing but microdrives
> (probably because, until recently, they were *much* cheaper than CF),
> and these guys don't baby their cameras like we do.

I've heard of microdrives suffering damage during removal and handling too, 
best handled by the edges gently.

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