From: Bruce on
On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:12:07 -0800 (PST), RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Mar 12, 11:09�pm, "Nomen Nescio" <thefreespeechst...(a)gmail.com>
>wrote:
>> "RichA" <rander3...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:dc7baecc-b0f6-42c2-a2ee-6b489cea18a0(a)i25g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> > It seems to be the first pro machine that uses SD cards instead. �The
>> > Pentax K7 (semi pro) uses SD as well.
>>
>> The Canon 1D mk.4, Canon 1DS mk.3 take SD/SDHC and CF both.
>
>So does the D300s. I meant exclusive use.


The 645D appears to accept SDHC but not SDXC cards. I expect that
omission will be cured very soon.

From: Nomen Nescio on

"RichA" <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:8e6db3ca-6aa2-42c0-9a78-5328de5b9bd6(a)o30g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
On Mar 12, 11:09 pm, "Nomen Nescio" <thefreespeechst...(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> news:dc7baecc-b0f6-42c2-a2ee-6b489cea18a0(a)i25g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
>
> > It seems to be the first pro machine that uses SD cards instead. The
> > Pentax K7 (semi pro) uses SD as well.
>
Pentax Rep told me when they brought out the * ist DS they went to SD cards
for several reasons;

space requirements, SD bays take up a lot less space.

CF pins, they would never have to do a warranty claim for bent pins with the
SD card. I have seen a few bent pins in other CF cameras. Yes it takes a
certainly amount of skill to insert a CF and bend pins, yet people do it.



From: C J Campbell on
On 2010-03-13 09:12:14 -0800, "Nomen Nescio"
<thefreespeechstore(a)gmail.com> said:

>
> "RichA" <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:8e6db3ca-6aa2-42c0-9a78-5328de5b9bd6(a)o30g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
> On Mar 12, 11:09 pm, "Nomen Nescio" <thefreespeechst...(a)gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> news:dc7baecc-b0f6-42c2-a2ee-6b489cea18a0(a)i25g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>> It seems to be the first pro machine that uses SD cards instead. The
>>> Pentax K7 (semi pro) uses SD as well.
>>
> Pentax Rep told me when they brought out the * ist DS they went to SD cards
> for several reasons;
>
> space requirements, SD bays take up a lot less space.
>
> CF pins, they would never have to do a warranty claim for bent pins with the
> SD card. I have seen a few bent pins in other CF cameras. Yes it takes a
> certainly amount of skill to insert a CF and bend pins, yet people do it.

Hey! I have never needed any skill at all to bend pins.

--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

From: Paul Furman on
C J Campbell wrote:
> Nomen Nesciosaid:
>> RichA wrote
>> Nomen Nesciowrote:
>>>
>>>> It seems to be the first pro machine that uses SD cards instead. The
>>>> Pentax K7 (semi pro) uses SD as well.
>>>
>> Pentax Rep told me when they brought out the * ist DS they went to SD
>> cards for several reasons;
>>
>> space requirements, SD bays take up a lot less space.
>>
>> CF pins, they would never have to do a warranty claim for bent pins
>> with the
>> SD card. I have seen a few bent pins in other CF cameras. Yes it takes a
>> certainly amount of skill to insert a CF and bend pins, yet people do it.
>
> Hey! I have never needed any skill at all to bend pins.

I bent the pins in my old CF card reader eventually.
From: "Maroochy" BarbaraH*REMOVE on
Pete D wrote:

> So how many have you lost, I have never lost any in many years of
> using many SD/HC cards, you must be something of a klutzzzz.. ;-).

They're very hard to use/hold if you have arthritic fingers, that's a fact
of life, not being a klutz.