OT: Re: digital cameras

From: George Currie <g_at_kurico.com>
Date: Tue Jul 13 18:14:33 1999

See comments below ....

> Chuck writes:
>
> > - Smart Media : only one that makes sense these days. Cards
> > up to 32MB are available.
>
> Interesting...but I'd still recommend Compact Flash:
>
> Compact Flash cards are available with a lot more memory. A friend of
> mine just bought an 80 MB on, and you can get them up to at least 128 MB.
> Plus, cameras compatible with Compact Flash version 2 should be able to
> use the IBM compact-flash-form-factor-and-compatible hard disk drive for
> 300+ MB. Additionally, Compact Flash has an adaptor that lets you plug it
> into a PCMCIA slot. this means I can switch my Compact Flash between my
> camera, my HP 200 LX, Libretto, and desktop (which has a PCMCAI slot).
>
> Pricewatch shows a single 16 MB Smart Media (for $65) (and that's the
> largest they list), but they show four sources for 16 MB Compact Flash
> cards for $42 to $75. Pricewatch shows Compact Flash up to 48 MB. (I.e.,
> yes...we've just shown that they don't have an exhaustive list ... but
> that's irrelevant)
>
> Stan

Actually what I've found is that even with my 8MB SmartMedia, it
stores enough images to make image management a real pita. I
can get a little over 50 images on a 8MB card with my Oly D500L
(1024x768). Keeping track of them all is a hassle.

The only time I wished I had a larger card (or more smaller cards),
is when I've gone on trips and I know that I'm going to be away from
my computer for a while. In any case the cards are so dang small
that you can carry quite a few of them, of course there is no
external indiction on which ones are full, so that becomes a
hassle. You can purchase the cards for ~15 for 8MB, ~$40 for
16MB cards, ~$110 for 32MB.

In either case, when I was deciding on which camera to purchase,
the storage media was purely secondary to picture quality and
features (and price of course). I love my Oly, got the dye sub
printer for it and the pictures I can produce are literally
indistinguishable from 35mm prints.

George
Received on Tue Jul 13 1999 - 18:14:33 BST