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guys and gals;
My media port in my computer where my CF adapter is located isn't working.

I just want to know if it is deffinatly safe to use the USB stuff supplied by Nikon?
No chance of data loss?
This is my first time, just want to make sure.

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D300 + Nikon 300mm F/4 AF-s + TC 14 + Mb-10
D50 + Sigma 50-500
Nikon 50mm 1.8 and Nikon 18-200 VR
 
It's just as reliable as any other method I would say. There's no such thing as a 100% gaurantee, but you shouldn't have any problem. I would rather get a new USB card though (I choose to insert and remove my memory card, rather than to insert and remove a USB cable).
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I have transfered pictures. like many of us, by the 10's of 1000's almost entirely by card readers, at first usb connected then hard wired, with almost no corrupted images. Only rarely have I transfered with the camera's usb connection.

I know some fear damaging the CF slot in the camera, and it has happened. But never to me so I feel perfetly at ease about popping the cards in and out often as I please. The only damage I have personall encountered was when a ditzy high school photography student tried to force a cf card into a school owned dslr endwise.

As for wearing out or damaging either the card slot or the much smaller usb connection I think the track racord on both is about the same. Mostly damage is done by somebody doing something wrong. I could do this as easily as anyone, but the necessary repair of either would aggravate me the same, I'd be without my camera because an avoidable blunder.

Just make sure, however you transfer, not the have the process automatically delete the pictures on the card until you've confirmed a successful transfer of all the images.

My free opinion

Keith
 
--is that it drains the camera's battery surprisingly fast.

And the camera won't shut down either, so if you forget and leave it plugged in (and "on"), then it will completely drain it. I've killed some Li-ION laptop batteries this way. Not sure if EN-el3 could be damaged too.

Funny how I've spent untold $$$ on camera gear, but haven't sprung $50 for a fast card reader :)
 
Pat Joh said:
guys and gals;
My media port in my computer where my CF adapter is located isn't
working.
I just want to know if it is deffinatly safe to use the USB stuff
supplied by Nikon?
No chance of data loss?
This is my first time, just want to make sure.

--
D300 + Nikon 300mm F/4 AF-s + TC 14 + Mb-10
D50 + Sigma 50-500
Nikon 50mm 1.8 and Nikon 18-200 VR
Click to expand...
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Pat Joh said:
I just want to know if it is deffinatly safe to use the USB stuff
supplied by Nikon?
No chance of data loss?
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It works perfectly fine -- I do it all the time.

It's not very fast -- watching it is far worse than boring. Just plan to have a cup of coffee, a quick fling with the wife, or something, while the images transfer.

And as others have mentioned, disconnect ASAP after the xfer completes to avoid exhausting the camera battery.
 
I'm rarely doing more than a few dozen pics at a time, so I usually download by USB. Seems faster to me to plug it in rather than take the card out, find my reader, plug card in and then plug reader in, then remove card reinstall in camera. If I'm doing larger numbers of pics, I will sometimes use the card reader.
 
I don't even have a card reader - have been using
USB for my D200 for 2+ years with no problems.

When I have hundreds of NEF's to transfer, I will
pop in a fresh battery - if over 400 or so, I will plug
in the EH-6 AC adapter.

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Lou

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Hi, I have used both ways, USB Card Reader & Direct from D300 to Computer..BOTH OK...There maybe some FW Card Readers, I really have not looked, how fast they are if they exist I do not know..I ALWAYS FORMAT card in camera..L
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Ima' nice kinda guy!
 
Add some more usb ports, easily done and fairly cheap--ron s.
Pat Joh said:
guys and gals;
My media port in my computer where my CF adapter is located isn't
working.
I just want to know if it is deffinatly safe to use the USB stuff
supplied by Nikon?
No chance of data loss?
This is my first time, just want to make sure.

--
D300 + Nikon 300mm F/4 AF-s + TC 14 + Mb-10
D50 + Sigma 50-500
Nikon 50mm 1.8 and Nikon 18-200 VR
Click to expand...
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Keeping it sane in an insane world is an inconvenience at an inconvenient time!!
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I have been using the USB cable that Nikon supplied for my last two cameras, and have never had an issue. I don't like removing and reinserting the CF card as I have heard of some people bending the pins in the camera. I sure wouldn't want that to happen. Dave
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Thanks guys!
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D300 + Nikon 300mm F/4 AF-s + TC 14 + Mb-10
D50 + Sigma 50-500
Nikon 50mm 1.8 and Nikon 18-200 VR
 
I didn't even realize that people complained of issues regarding the reliability of USB transfers. I use both a card reader, and transfer directly to my laptop via USB. The only complaint about USB transfer of photos is that it's too slow, and far faster with separate card reader, but I personally don't care about an extra 30-60 seconds.
 
Hi,

I'm using a Sandisk usb 2.0 card reader. It's small, easy, fast, secure, inexpensive... no problems so far!

Grtz
Ignatio
sightwaysphotography.com
 
ignatio said:
Hi,

I'm using a Sandisk usb 2.0 card reader. It's small, easy, fast,
secure, inexpensive... no problems so far!

Grtz
Ignatio
sightwaysphotography.com
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As its small you can also carry it around with you to download photos whereever you are. You can of course buy sandisk cards which come with a free(ish) usb adaptor.

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Bluenose
 
Kriss_75017 said:
I'm about to order a SanDisk ImageMate 12-in-1 (like Dez...)
multi-cards reader because I heard that the D300 connected with the
PC could be damaged in case of "power micro-cuts". It sounds a bit
exaggerated, but it convince me anyway...
What do you think about this risk ?
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Brown outs (momentary power cuts) can be bothersome for any electrical or electronic devices. The chances of camera damage are probably rather small. However, serious spikes (e.g. during a lighting storm) could damage the computer and/or anything attached to it.

There again, in theory, you might damage the camera via static discharge while removing or inserting the CF card. You could also mangle the CF card socket on the camera. Life is full of small risks ;-)

Computers do get destroyed by spikes and surges. However, that's a relatively rare event compared to data loss resulting from power problems. If your system is used for critical work and/or your local power feed is subject to a lot of problems, you really should consider installing a UPS which, correctly configured, will provide a great deal of protection and resilience.

My computer never stops unless (1) I decide to stop it or (2) the power goes out for more than 20 minutes or (3) Windows crashes.
 
A technician years ago told me to use a CF card reader so as to not put the wear and tear on the camera electronics. Sandisk USB reader. And yes, I reformat the cards after transfer.
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Mr Fartleberry said:
A technician years ago told me to use a CF card reader so as to not
put the wear and tear on the camera electronics. Sandisk USB reader.
And yes, I reformat the cards after transfer.
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Electronic components are barely subject to "wear and tear". However, electro-mechanical components like CF card sockets are highly subject to wear and tear. They're typically rated for a given number of insertion/removal cycles. But I've never seen a chip rated for a finite number of zero/one or one/zero transitions ;-)
 
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