2GB is the limit for the SD spec. There are some 4GB SD cards available, but they aren't guaranteed to work in anything and thus probably won't. For 4GB and up, they need to be SDHC cards, and the only camera to support the SDHC cards right now is the K100D with the latest firmware.
-Adam Glen wrote: > 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 >>PDML@pdml.net >>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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
