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2010/3/28 Malcolm Smith malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com: naah, they start at EUR 3.99 From my 0.99, that's a huge percentage increase! Still, I hear what you say and it doesn't look so bad at that level. Beware, some prices will go up April 1st the company just told me... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Any recommendations for an SD memory card for a K7, largest capacity at best price? I don't know about largest capacity at best price - I wonder if those are the best criteria for a memory card. I use Sandisk Extreme III cards, the largest available for whatever camera I'm using. The lowest prices appear to be from Amazon and 7dayshop.com, both of which supply them from Guernsey so you avoid the VAT. I chose this particular brand/model when I bought my first dslr because they appeared to be the fastest and most robust available, and where very widely used by photojournalists. Their write speed is very noticeably faster than cheaper ones I have also tried in the past. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I just bought SDHD memory cards made by ADATA in the 16GB capacity. These cards are rated as being a class 10 card. So far, they seem to be doing a good job and they weren't too expensive. I think I paid slightly more than $28 per card and I bought three. There was also an $8 + S/H charge. Here is a web sight for the cards: http://www.adata-group.com/EN/product_show.php?ProductNo=ASDH16GCL10-R RB On Mar 28, 2010, at 5:17 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Any recommendations for an SD memory card for a K7, largest capacity at best price? Thanks, Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I was way off on the price. I paid $39.99 per 16GB card and S/H was $8.32. The total price was $128.28. I bought them from: ord...@mydigitaldiscount.com I'm not sure if this was the best possible price out there, but it seemed reasonable to me. Hope this helps. RB On Mar 28, 2010, at 5:49 AM, Richard D Bush wrote: I just bought SDHD memory cards made by ADATA in the 16GB capacity. These cards are rated as being a class 10 card. So far, they seem to be doing a good job and they weren't too expensive. I think I paid slightly more than $28 per card and I bought three. There was also an $8 + S/H charge. Here is a web sight for the cards: http://www.adata-group.com/EN/product_show.php?ProductNo=ASDH16GCL10-R RB On Mar 28, 2010, at 5:17 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Any recommendations for an SD memory card for a K7, largest capacity at best price? Thanks, Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Bob W wrote: I don't know about largest capacity at best price - I wonder if those are the best criteria for a memory card. I use Sandisk Extreme III cards, the largest available for whatever camera I'm using. The lowest prices appear to be from Amazon and 7dayshop.com, both of which supply them from Guernsey so you avoid the VAT. I chose this particular brand/model when I bought my first dslr because they appeared to be the fastest and most robust available, and where very widely used by photojournalists. Their write speed is very noticeably faster than cheaper ones I have also tried in the past. 7day shop - yes, I'd forgotten about them, many thanks. The question I also should have asked is has the K7 a limit to the size of card it will support? Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Richard D Bush wrote: I just bought SDHD memory cards made by ADATA in the 16GB capacity. These cards are rated as being a class 10 card. So far, they seem to be doing a good job and they weren't too expensive. I think I paid slightly more than $28 per card and I bought three. There was also an $8 + S/H charge. Here is a web sight for the cards: http://www.adata-group.com/EN/product_show.php?ProductNo=ASDH16GCL10-R Thanks Richard. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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2010/3/28 Malcolm Smith malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com: The question I also should have asked is has the K7 a limit to the size of card it will support? the SDHC standard has a ceiling of 32 or 64 GB. afaik K-7 fully supports SDHC Pentax recommends SanDisk Extreme III (it is in the manual and also on their web page) and my experience with SanDisk since 2003 is only positive so far. I buy my cards at amazon and best value per GB is currently at 8 GB htht ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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eckinator wrote: the SDHC standard has a ceiling of 32 or 64 GB. afaik K-7 fully supports SDHC Pentax recommends SanDisk Extreme III (it is in the manual and also on their web page) and my experience with SanDisk since 2003 is only positive so far. I buy my cards at amazon and best value per GB is currently at 8 GB htht ecke Yet to see the manual. Certainly does help, many thanks. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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2010/3/28 Malcolm Smith malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com: The question I also should have asked is has the K7 a limit to the size of card it will support? the SDHC standard has a ceiling of 32 or 64 GB it is 32, I just checked ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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oh one more thing, a piece of advice from personal experience, card reader chipsets make a tremendous difference, too - I just picked up a digisol unit (you may not get that make in the US, they are assembeld in Germany so it is kinda endemic) and it has a UT335 chipset which is just awesome; I get nearly the full 20 MB/s of the 20 MB edition card and CF read speed with UDMA transfer exceeds 30 MB/s. A good card reader can save lots of time... again hth ecke 2010/3/28 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: 2010/3/28 Malcolm Smith malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com: The question I also should have asked is has the K7 a limit to the size of card it will support? the SDHC standard has a ceiling of 32 or 64 GB it is 32, I just checked ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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oh and there is also the UT330 sorry about all the little bits of info 2010/3/28 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: oh one more thing, a piece of advice from personal experience, card reader chipsets make a tremendous difference, too - I just picked up a digisol unit (you may not get that make in the US, they are assembeld in Germany so it is kinda endemic) and it has a UT335 chipset which is just awesome; I get nearly the full 20 MB/s of the 20 MB edition card and CF read speed with UDMA transfer exceeds 30 MB/s. A good card reader can save lots of time... again hth ecke 2010/3/28 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: 2010/3/28 Malcolm Smith malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com: The question I also should have asked is has the K7 a limit to the size of card it will support? the SDHC standard has a ceiling of 32 or 64 GB it is 32, I just checked ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Sandisk Extreme III have proven the most reliable in my heavy use. I have several in 8 gig size. The only Sandisk card failure I experienced was due to physical damage. I've tried Transcend cards as well. They're top of the line card isn't as fast as the Extreme III, and I bought one that was dead on arrival. But I do keep a couple of them as well. They're usually a bit less pricey than the Sandisk cards. Paul On Mar 28, 2010, at 7:17 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Any recommendations for an SD memory card for a K7, largest capacity at best price? Thanks, Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Hi Paul, Sandisk Extreme III have proven the most reliable in my heavy use. I have several in 8 gig size. The only Sandisk card failure I experienced was due to physical damage. I've tried Transcend cards as well. They're top of the line card isn't as fast as the Extreme III, and I bought one that was dead on arrival. But I do keep a couple of them as well. They're usually a bit less pricey than the Sandisk cards. Paul Then that's it. The consensus is the Sandisk and I will order a couple later tonight. Thanks for all the replies and information on this subject. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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2010/3/28 Malcolm Smith malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com: All useful, thanks again. good. in that case, I'll go on: 3rd in the list is the GL826 - measurebators rate it higher for SDHC and lower for CF but digisol uses it in less products so there may be a reason... I played safe and got the UT335 which is youngest of the trio and getting rave reviews and forum reports all over the iNet (plus mine!) digisol readers are so cheap despite being assembled here, I have no idea how they do it http://www.digisol-online.com/epages/61690334.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61690334/Categories/Products/CardReader/Multi-Cardreader cheers ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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2010/3/28 Malcolm Smith malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com: Then that's it. The consensus is the Sandisk and I will order a couple later tonight. just make sure you buy them from a reputable source rather than the cheapest - according to sandisk germany (i asked) approx 90% of sandisk cards sold on ebay germany are fakes good luck ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Ecke wrote: just make sure you buy them from a reputable source rather than the cheapest - according to sandisk germany (i asked) approx 90% of sandisk cards sold on ebay germany are fakes good luck ecke 7dayshop for this order I think. Used them before some time ago then completely forgot about them. No quality issues (I hope!). Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Ecke wrote: good. in that case, I'll go on: 3rd in the list is the GL826 - measurebators rate it higher for SDHC and lower for CF but digisol uses it in less products so there may be a reason... I played safe and got the UT335 which is youngest of the trio and getting rave reviews and forum reports all over the iNet (plus mine!) digisol readers are so cheap despite being assembled here, I have no idea how they do it http://www.digisol- online.com/epages/61690334.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61690334/Categor ies/Products/CardReader/Multi-Cardreader These I will have to have a good look at; my card reader was 99 pence from Hong Kong. Not wonderful but does the job. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Malcolm, I buy SanDisk cards, the fastest variety and from the merchant that I am sure won't try to push me a fake. Since this is rather expensive, I usually buy not the largest capacity card, but one or two steps lower. Say, approximately a year ago I bought 8 GB Ultra III card for my K-7. It's price at the time was about USD 75. Serves me loyally ever since. HTH. Boris On 3/28/2010 2:17 PM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Any recommendations for an SD memory card for a K7, largest capacity at best price? Thanks, Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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2010/3/28 Malcolm Smith malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com: http://www.digisol- online.com/epages/61690334.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61690334/Categor ies/Products/CardReader/Multi-Cardreader These I will have to have a good look at; my card reader was 99 pence from Hong Kong. Not wonderful but does the job. OK in this case I will translate what I found in the meantime (the chips are gneeric btw as I dunno where digisol ships and at what cost) UT330 - they call it the vw beetle twin turbo - very fast incl CF UDMA, no known compatibility issues UT335 - same as UT330 but with external memory for firmware updates, also an additional full SD channel to support a dedicated slot for mini/micro SD cards GL826 - relatively new chip (this explains why it is in only a few products) with outstanding MemoryStick HG I/O, issues with 300x CF UDMA were resolved by a firmware update, now trouble free The readers built with any of these are all spec'ed at either 30 or 32 MB/s so I think the difference is to be taken with a glass of RiceWhine... hth ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 2010-03-28 8:53, eckinator wrote: The question I also should have asked is has the K7 a limit to the size of card it will support? the SDHC standard has a ceiling of 32 or 64 GB it is 32, I just checked It might do to check the rest of your gear, too, though. I just discovered that all my gear is compatible with 8GB SDHC cards, except my stupid card reader. :-( -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 2010-03-28 8:05, Malcolm Smith wrote: Richard D Bush wrote: I was way off on the price. I paid $39.99 per 16GB card and S/H was $8.32. The total price was $128.28. I've used SanDisk, Panasonic, Patriot, and A-Data, among others. No troubles with any of them, yet. Got most of them long enough ago that they're marked 150X or 133X instead of a class rating. The Panasonic 4GB SDHCs I have are marked Class 10 and they're as fast as anything I've used, without getting out the stopwatch to measure to the second. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Hi Boris, I buy SanDisk cards, the fastest variety and from the merchant that I am sure won't try to push me a fake. Since this is rather expensive, I usually buy not the largest capacity card, but one or two steps lower. Say, approximately a year ago I bought 8 GB Ultra III card for my K-7. It's price at the time was about USD 75. Serves me loyally ever since. Expensive is NOT a word I like to see in e-mails Boris, as it frightens the life out of me. I will buy a couple a bit later and try my best not to look at the total amount. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Ecke wrote: OK in this case I will translate what I found in the meantime (the chips are gneeric btw as I dunno where digisol ships and at what cost) UT330 - they call it the vw beetle twin turbo - very fast incl CF UDMA, no known compatibility issues UT335 - same as UT330 but with external memory for firmware updates, also an additional full SD channel to support a dedicated slot for mini/micro SD cards GL826 - relatively new chip (this explains why it is in only a few products) with outstanding MemoryStick HG I/O, issues with 300x CF UDMA were resolved by a firmware update, now trouble free The readers built with any of these are all spec'ed at either 30 or 32 MB/s so I think the difference is to be taken with a glass of RiceWhine... I can see my 99 pence budget for the last card reader won't cut it. This will all have to be looked at in more detail with the predictable sharp intake of breath. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Doug Franklin wrote: It might do to check the rest of your gear, too, though. I just discovered that all my gear is compatible with 8GB SDHC cards, except my stupid card reader. :-( I can say with some certainty that nearly everything else I own will be hopelessly out of date. Upgrades produce the brittle cracking noise of my flexible friends. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 3/28/2010 7:03 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote:
Bob W wrote:
I don't know about largest capacity at best price - I wonder if those
are
the best criteria for a memory card. I use Sandisk Extreme III cards,
the
largest available for whatever camera I'm using. The lowest prices
appear to
be from Amazon and 7dayshop.com, both of which supply them from
Guernsey so
you avoid the VAT.
I chose this particular brand/model when I bought my first dslr because
they
appeared to be the fastest and most robust available, and where very
widely
used by photojournalists. Their write speed is very noticeably faster
than
cheaper ones I have also tried in the past.
7day shop - yes, I'd forgotten about them, many thanks.
The question I also should have asked is has the K7 a limit to the size of
card it will support?
Malcolm
The limit appears to be the largest SDHC currently available.
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On 3/28/2010 8:44 AM, eckinator wrote:
2010/3/28 Malcolm Smithmalcolmsmi...@btinternet.com:
All useful, thanks again.
good. in that case, I'll go on: 3rd in the list is the GL826 -
measurebators rate it higher for SDHC and lower for CF but digisol
uses it in less products so there may be a reason... I played safe and
got the UT335 which is youngest of the trio and getting rave reviews
and forum reports all over the iNet (plus mine!)
digisol readers are so cheap despite being assembled here, I have no
idea how they do it
http://www.digisol-online.com/epages/61690334.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61690334/Categories/Products/CardReader/Multi-Cardreader
cheers
ecke
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2010/3/28 Malcolm Smith malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com: I can see my 99 pence budget for the last card reader won't cut it. This will all have to be looked at in more detail with the predictable sharp intake of breath. naah, they start at EUR 3.99 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 3/28/2010 9:20 AM, eckinator wrote:
2010/3/28 Malcolm Smithmalcolmsmi...@btinternet.com:
http://www.digisol-
online.com/epages/61690334.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61690334/Categor
ies/Products/CardReader/Multi-Cardreader
These I will have to have a good look at; my card reader was 99 pence from
Hong Kong. Not wonderful but does the job.
OK in this case I will translate what I found in the meantime (the
chips are gneeric btw as I dunno where digisol ships and at what cost)
UT330 - they call it the vw beetle twin turbo - very fast incl CF
UDMA, no known compatibility issues
UT335 - same as UT330 but with external memory for firmware updates,
also an additional full SD channel to support a dedicated slot for
mini/micro SD cards
GL826 - relatively new chip (this explains why it is in only a few
products) with outstanding MemoryStick HG I/O, issues with 300x CF
UDMA were resolved by a firmware update, now trouble free
The readers built with any of these are all spec'ed at either 30 or 32
MB/s so I think the difference is to be taken with a glass of
RiceWhine...
Never bring up RiceWhine unless you want to suffer the wrath of Kenny
hth
ecke
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On 3/28/2010 10:42 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote:
Ecke wrote:
OK in this case I will translate what I found in the meantime (the
chips are gneeric btw as I dunno where digisol ships and at what cost)
UT330 - they call it the vw beetle twin turbo - very fast incl CF
UDMA, no known compatibility issues
UT335 - same as UT330 but with external memory for firmware updates,
also an additional full SD channel to support a dedicated slot for
mini/micro SD cards
GL826 - relatively new chip (this explains why it is in only a few
products) with outstanding MemoryStick HG I/O, issues with 300x CF
UDMA were resolved by a firmware update, now trouble free
The readers built with any of these are all spec'ed at either 30 or 32
MB/s so I think the difference is to be taken with a glass of
RiceWhine...
I can see my 99 pence budget for the last card reader won't cut it. This
will all have to be looked at in more detail with the predictable sharp
intake of breath.
Malcolm
The card reader, (reads just about everything), I built into my current
desktop cost me $14.00. It was pre-SDHC however, so I bought the
cheapest SDHC reader I could find immediately when it turned out that
the studio I was working with didn't have an SDHC reader either (10s of
thousands of dollars of MACs and not a single one with SDHC reader). It
was a Sony and cost $19.99 and an office Superstore. What really
torques is that it was SDHC/Memory Stick, not something useful like SDHC/CF.
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On 3/28/2010 6:42 PM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Hi Boris, Expensive is NOT a word I like to see in e-mails Boris, as it frightens the life out of me. I will buy a couple a bit later and try my best not to look at the total amount. Malcolm Malcolm, I had no intention to frighten you. However let me translate one of the sayings I learned here: We're not rich enough to buy cheap things... Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: SD memory card for K7.
Malcolm - There's a pretty good discussion of transfer (read/write) speed and class of SD cards here: http://shutterbug.com/equipmentreviews/accessories/0210memory/ I don't know what the read/write/class parameters are for the K7 but they should be in the manual and this should help you decide what you need. -p On 3/28/2010 10:42 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Doug Franklin wrote: It might do to check the rest of your gear, too, though. I just discovered that all my gear is compatible with 8GB SDHC cards, except my stupid card reader. :-( I can say with some certainty that nearly everything else I own will be hopelessly out of date. Upgrades produce the brittle cracking noise of my flexible friends. Malcolm No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.791 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2775 - Release Date: 03/28/10 01:32:00 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: SD memory card for K7.
naah, they start at EUR 3.99 From my 0.99, that's a huge percentage increase! Still, I hear what you say and it doesn't look so bad at that level. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: SD memory card for K7.
Paul Sorenson wrote: There's a pretty good discussion of transfer (read/write) speed and class of SD cards here: http://shutterbug.com/equipmentreviews/accessories/0210memory/ I don't know what the read/write/class parameters are for the K7 but they should be in the manual and this should help you decide what you need. Interesting article, thanks. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: SD memory card for K7.
Boris, Malcolm, I had no intention to frighten you. However let me translate one of the sayings I learned here: We're not rich enough to buy cheap things... That I can't argue with. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: SD memory card for K7.
2010/3/28 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: Chimp labor? Could be. But anyway, I am in touch with them and they do all kinds of stuff, we could, e.g., have a PDML edition with the logo and a cormorant printed on it. Anyone? Cheers Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
