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Microdrive or CF?

Started Jan 9, 2005 | Discussion thread

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SFishy

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Microdrive or CF?

Jan 9, 2005

As you all know, I'm purchasing a 20D pretty soon, and I'm almost decided on the lenses I'll buy.

Now I have to figure out the needed accessories.

I figure an extra battery is a must.

I'm going to try to get mom to spring for the external flash for my upcoming birthday

I need to know what kind of memory I should get. Do I go for a 1gig or 2gig CF Card? Can someone explain the difference and benefits of a Microdrive, if there are any? In either, what brands would you recommend?

Anything else?

Amy
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Microdrive or CF?	SFishy	Jan 9, 2005
Re: Microdrive or CF?	lisafx	Jan 9, 2005
get a solid state card	SatComWitty	Jan 9, 2005
Counterpoint??	Paul Ch. Kierkus	Jan 9, 2005
Re: Counterpoint?? Yes Please....	Qwntm	Jan 21, 2005
Decided that the price was good and already...	Guvner	Jan 21, 2005
Re: Microdrive or CF?	dv2004	Jan 9, 2005
Thanks everyone - so far CF seems to be the concensus	SFishy	Jan 9, 2005
I recommend CF cards	Wild-Mike	Jan 9, 2005
Re: I recommend CF cards	Cdn Goose	Jan 21, 2005
Bumping this up for more opinions...	SFishy	Jan 21, 2005
Re: Bumping this up for more opinions...	jrscls	Jan 21, 2005
If you can	Mel Lammers	Jan 21, 2005
Re: Bumping this up for more opinions...	Karim_Toronto	Jan 21, 2005
Got Both	peteb	Jan 21, 2005
microdrives ARE CF cards.. i rec MD. reliable. cheap. high capacity	Hoang Pham	Jan 21, 2005
Microdrives are NOT CF cards.	Aurorax0	Jan 21, 2005
hell no, CF is the name of the format!	Guillaume paris2	Jan 21, 2005
Yes, CF=Compact Flash	Aurorax0	Jan 21, 2005
Uh, no - not really.	peteb	Jan 21, 2005
Re: Microdrive or CF?	jackkurtz	Jan 21, 2005
never get a microdrive	Doc Tonic	Jan 21, 2005
Microdrives are useful IF...	hockeynut	Jan 21, 2005
Re: Microdrive or CF?	shamanjp	Jan 21, 2005
have you seen this dramatic comment	Guillaume paris2	Jan 21, 2005
Guess the read time was infinite then....	Aurorax0	Jan 21, 2005
Re: have you seen this dramatic comment	Cdn Goose	Jan 21, 2005
Have a bunch, here's my use order....	Aurorax0	Jan 21, 2005
Reader or Camera-Cable-to-Computer	SFishy	Jan 21, 2005
Re: Reader or Camera-Cable-to-Computer	jrscls	Jan 21, 2005
no problem with card readers	Guillaume paris2	Jan 21, 2005
Reader.	Aurorax0	Jan 21, 2005
IBM Microdrives, High Altitude Limitation	Jim	Jan 21, 2005
Reader - Which is faster?	robct	Jan 21, 2005
Re: Try the Sandisk firewire reader	lisafx	Jan 21, 2005
Canon doesn't like camera-to-computer	RDKirk	Jan 21, 2005
I love MDs	Ron S. Bai	Jan 21, 2005
good thread	saint-jake	Jan 21, 2005
I switched to CF	BobRR5	Jan 21, 2005
Card reader vs. camera	Leslie Marsh	Jan 21, 2005
Re: Card reader vs. camera -- neither!	rmhartman	Jan 21, 2005
Re: Microdrive or CF?	Khanh M	Jan 21, 2005
MicroDrives are WAY too slow for a 20D	Andreas Frank	Jan 21, 2005
Re: Microdrive or CF?	RDKirk	Jan 21, 2005
Re: Microdrive or CF?	cso	Jan 21, 2005

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