Re: CF dying?

On 2009-05-23 19:21:43 -0700, Stan Trenton <strentont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

On Sat, 23 May 2009 11:21:11 -0400, Robert Coe <bob@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Fri, 22 May 2009 06:36:51 GMT, "David J Taylor"
<david-taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: David J. Littleboy wrote:
: > "Alfred Molon" <alfred_molon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: >
: >> Seems more and more DSLR manufacturers are switching to SD cards...
: >
: > My first dcams were Sony (S85 and F707) which use the far superior
: > memory stick; I've always thought the pins that CF uses are a
: > disaster asking to happen. A bit of dust on the connector, and your
: > camera needs a trip to the mfr. I've seen lots of bent pins in that
: > sort of connector in the past.
: > So maybe this is good news.
: >
: > (Our CEO just bought a portable DVD player, and it has an SD card
: > slot, so it does seem that SD is winning.)
:
: SD has been winning for the last several years, David. I get the
: impression that CF is now a niche product - restricted to higher end,
: so-called "professional" DSLRs.
:
: Just be thankful that it's not micro-SD which has won! Too many lost
: cards then. <G>

Ah, but the useful thing about micro-SD cards is that spies can swallow them.
Just try swallowing a CF card!

Bob

You may jest, but the prolific or adventurous photographer and
photo-journalist runs into this situation more times than you care to
imag......

....and the phantom troll returns, as a Walter Mitty version of a photographer.
You truly live in a fantasy World. Maybe one of these days you might actually buy yourself that P&S and take a few snap shots.


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Regards,
Savageduck

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