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In article <rJtTj.1653$nW2.648@nlpi064.nbdc.sbc . com >,
measekite <inkystinky@oem . com > wrote:
> Many people (not only Canon users) use a point and shoot of sorts
> (including EVF Long Zooms and Compacts) as well as a DSLR. Many use the
> same brand. So it appears that Canon made a good decision to change the
> new Xsi from a CF card to an SD card.
>
> I am not sure but I do not think there is any advantage to a CF card and
> the SD is less costly.
>
> As long as there is not advantage I am wondering if Canon, on the new
> rev of new DSLR version, is going to change all DSLRs to the SD format.
> So far I think that would be a good idea.
>
> Any opinions?
We'll have to wait and see what Canon does with other new dSLR models it
releases. I am a long time Canon dSLR user. In fact, I just upgraded my
original Digital Rebel to an XSi. I use an 8GB SDHD card with it, which
I bought for around $20 and it works fine.
CF cards are okay, but in smaller format cameras, SDHD is a better
choice because they use less physical space in the camera, which means
the camera can be designed either smaller or have more electronic
components in it.
measekite <inkystinky@oem . com > wrote:
> Many people (not only Canon users) use a point and shoot of sorts
> (including EVF Long Zooms and Compacts) as well as a DSLR. Many use the
> same brand. So it appears that Canon made a good decision to change the
> new Xsi from a CF card to an SD card.
>
> I am not sure but I do not think there is any advantage to a CF card and
> the SD is less costly.
>
> As long as there is not advantage I am wondering if Canon, on the new
> rev of new DSLR version, is going to change all DSLRs to the SD format.
> So far I think that would be a good idea.
>
> Any opinions?
We'll have to wait and see what Canon does with other new dSLR models it
releases. I am a long time Canon dSLR user. In fact, I just upgraded my
original Digital Rebel to an XSi. I use an 8GB SDHD card with it, which
I bought for around $20 and it works fine.
CF cards are okay, but in smaller format cameras, SDHD is a better
choice because they use less physical space in the camera, which means
the camera can be designed either smaller or have more electronic
components in it.
"Shawn Hirn" <srhi@comcast . net > wrote in message
news:srhi-5420AD.08041105052008@newsgroups . com cast . net ...
> In article <rJtTj.1653$nW2.648@nlpi064.nbdc.sbc . com >,
> measekite <inkystinky@oem . com > wrote:
> I use an 8GB SDHD card with it, which
> I bought for around $20 and it works fine.
>
> CF cards are okay, but in smaller format cameras, SDHD is a better
> choice >
SDHC, not "SDHD"
On Sun, 04 May 2008 18:49:55 -0700, measekite wrote:
> Many people (not only Canon users) use a point and shoot of sorts
> (including EVF Long Zooms and Compacts) as well as a DSLR. Many use the
> same brand. So it appears that Canon made a good decision to change the
> new Xsi from a CF card to an SD card.
>
> I am not sure but I do not think there is any advantage to a CF card and
> the SD is less costly.
>
> As long as there is not advantage I am wondering if Canon, on the new
> rev of new DSLR version, is going to change all DSLRs to the SD format.
> So far I think that would be a good idea.
>
> Any opinions?
Two advantages to CF over SD that I can think of immediately: folks who
have been doing more or less serious photography for some time already
have a bunch of CF cards; and they are a little easier to handle -
particularly for folks with big hands and older folks.
> Many people (not only Canon users) use a point and shoot of sorts
> (including EVF Long Zooms and Compacts) as well as a DSLR. Many use the
> same brand. So it appears that Canon made a good decision to change the
> new Xsi from a CF card to an SD card.
>
> I am not sure but I do not think there is any advantage to a CF card and
> the SD is less costly.
>
> As long as there is not advantage I am wondering if Canon, on the new
> rev of new DSLR version, is going to change all DSLRs to the SD format.
> So far I think that would be a good idea.
>
> Any opinions?
Two advantages to CF over SD that I can think of immediately: folks who
have been doing more or less serious photography for some time already
have a bunch of CF cards; and they are a little easier to handle -
particularly for folks with big hands and older folks.
ray <ray@zianet . com > wrote:
>Two advantages to CF over SD that I can think of immediately: folks who
>have been doing more or less serious photography for some time already
>have a bunch of CF cards; and they are a little easier to handle -
>particularly for folks with big hands and older folks.
Major technical advantage: CF does not suffer from the same design
limitations and the resulting backward compatibility isses as does SD:
- early version of 1.x limited to 1GB
- later versions of 1.x limited to 2GB
- custom enhancements using 2kB blocks to overcome the 2GB limit often
incompatible with other devices
- SDHC (SD2.0) limited to 32GB at this time. Although the interface
format could support up to 2TB there is no requirement for devices to
support this at this time, probably triggering yet another round of 'buy
a new card reader' when the standard is updated to more than 32GB.
In short: there will be 5 different and not backward compatible versions
of SD within just 10 years.
CF on the other hand has supported up to 137GB right from its inception
back in 1994 with any 15 year old device from back then still working
with the most recent cards just fine.
jue
>Two advantages to CF over SD that I can think of immediately: folks who
>have been doing more or less serious photography for some time already
>have a bunch of CF cards; and they are a little easier to handle -
>particularly for folks with big hands and older folks.
Major technical advantage: CF does not suffer from the same design
limitations and the resulting backward compatibility isses as does SD:
- early version of 1.x limited to 1GB
- later versions of 1.x limited to 2GB
- custom enhancements using 2kB blocks to overcome the 2GB limit often
incompatible with other devices
- SDHC (SD2.0) limited to 32GB at this time. Although the interface
format could support up to 2TB there is no requirement for devices to
support this at this time, probably triggering yet another round of 'buy
a new card reader' when the standard is updated to more than 32GB.
In short: there will be 5 different and not backward compatible versions
of SD within just 10 years.
CF on the other hand has supported up to 137GB right from its inception
back in 1994 with any 15 year old device from back then still working
with the most recent cards just fine.
jue
"measekite" <inkystinky@oem . com > wrote in message
news:rJtTj.1653$nW2.648@nlpi064.nbdc.sbc . com ...
> Many people (not only Canon users) use a point and shoot of sorts
> (including EVF Long Zooms and Compacts) as well as a DSLR. Many use the
> same brand. So it appears that Canon made a good decision to change the
> new Xsi from a CF card to an SD card.
>
> I am not sure but I do not think there is any advantage to a CF card and
> the SD is less costly.
>
> As long as there is not advantage I am wondering if Canon, on the new rev
> of new DSLR version, is going to change all DSLRs to the SD format. So
> far I think that would be a good idea.
>
> Any opinions?
The newer FujiFilm cameras use SD cards as well as Fuji's own XD card
format.
SD cards are certainly a lot cheaper than XD cards.
Regards Mike.
news:rJtTj.1653$nW2.648@nlpi064.nbdc.sbc . com ...
> Many people (not only Canon users) use a point and shoot of sorts
> (including EVF Long Zooms and Compacts) as well as a DSLR. Many use the
> same brand. So it appears that Canon made a good decision to change the
> new Xsi from a CF card to an SD card.
>
> I am not sure but I do not think there is any advantage to a CF card and
> the SD is less costly.
>
> As long as there is not advantage I am wondering if Canon, on the new rev
> of new DSLR version, is going to change all DSLRs to the SD format. So
> far I think that would be a good idea.
>
> Any opinions?
The newer FujiFilm cameras use SD cards as well as Fuji's own XD card
format.
SD cards are certainly a lot cheaper than XD cards.
Regards Mike.
