The logic in you statement just doesn't hold, so how is what you stated any different with the SD card. Maybe the universe of CF cards was just bigger than SD cards.
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Celio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: How does one unlock an SD card?? >> When Pentax said they were swtiching to SD cards, I did my own >> investigating on them and learned about the lock that will prevent the >> user erasing anything important. I heard that CF cards were headed in >> that direction, but never have seen a CF card with a lock on it to >> prevent >> erasure. I have lots of CF cards for my *ist D and Optio 230 Pentax. >> Too >> bad Pentax didn't allow a dual use system like, I believe, Canon did >> with one of there EOS dslrs. > > This is just an educated guess, but I think a major reason most cameras > now > use SD cards (other than the smaller size compared to CF) is the number of > warranty repairs they had to do on those little pins in the CF slot. At > the > camera shop I worked at, we got dozens of people coming in with bent pins > because they put the card in the wrong way. We always made a point of > showing people how to do it when they first bought a camera, but it still > happened. Most people with this problem bought their cameras on the > internet, though. > > Many digital neophytes have problems remembering how to insert CF cards, > even when the card has a little arrow on it, or the camera has a diagram > showing the proper orientation. Older folks with poor vision have the > worst > time with it, I found (no offense to older folks here, I'm just reporting > an > observation). > > Bent pins are a nightmare, because you have to support the customer for > something they did from not following the instructions. It's not a > manufacturing defect, but the customer will usually piss and moan like it > is. > > I think that was a big motivating factor for the switch to SD. > > John > > -- > http://www.neovenator.com > http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
