Memory Stick technology (SEIL)

[Julio Nannini]

The memory technology(SEIL):
SLOW
EXPENSIVE
INCOMPATIBLE
LIMITED 128mb.....

The consumers are smart, SONY is not the best to sentence us with a propietary format....always sony...Ex....Minidisk and DAT

I HOPE THAT .NIKKON. CANNON, OLYMPUS, have better sales, just for the media...They have equal and better cameras too....

Bravo SONY........change the name to MEMORY SICK.....

 

[Ivo34672]

Julio Nannini wrote:
-nothing worth to read-

 

[softtower]

The memory technology(SEIL):
SLOW

Actually, regular memory stick is much faster than Lexar 8x (not a slowest CF, isn't it?) It is very close to 2MB/sec.

EXPENSIVE

It's more expenisve than crapy cheap slow CF cards from crapy manufacturers. Memory stick does not look expensive when you compare it to Lexar 10x, for example. Problem is: nobody makes slow, cheap and crapy memory sticks.

INCOMPATIBLE

True.

LIMITED 128mb.....

Ture, but that's going to change soon. Seriously, 2x128MB will cover your needs for 2 weeks vacation. Not bad. People don't realise, that using all 5 megapixels for 4x6" prints - it's stupid. I always shoot in 1600x1200 if I know for sure I won't print larger prints than 4x6". (90% of all your pictures, maybe even 99%, never become the prints at that size).

Bravo SONY........change the name to MEMORY SICK.....

You're free to spend your money anywhere you want.

 

[jim61170]

Actually, Ive read that the ms will be limited to 1 gig. Of course, sony is only up to 128mb...look for 256mb ms in q1 2002.

I completely agree that the ms is a weakness of sony cameras however, its not a back breaker...the only real disadvantage is cost. You could carry around a gig on ms in your camera case although you would also be in the poorhouse.

The memory technology(SEIL):
SLOW

Actually, regular memory stick is much faster than Lexar 8x (not a
slowest CF, isn't it?) It is very close to 2MB/sec.

EXPENSIVE

It's more expenisve than crapy cheap slow CF cards from crapy
manufacturers. Memory stick does not look expensive when you
compare it to Lexar 10x, for example. Problem is: nobody makes
slow, cheap and crapy memory sticks.

INCOMPATIBLE

True.

LIMITED 128mb.....

Ture, but that's going to change soon. Seriously, 2x128MB will
cover your needs for 2 weeks vacation. Not bad. People don't
realise, that using all 5 megapixels for 4x6" prints - it's stupid.
I always shoot in 1600x1200 if I know for sure I won't print larger
prints than 4x6". (90% of all your pictures, maybe even 99%, never
become the prints at that size).

Bravo SONY........change the name to MEMORY SICK.....

You're free to spend your money anywhere you want.

 

[TraceyS]

INCOMPATIBLE

True.

LIMITED 128mb.....

Ture, but that's going to change soon. Seriously, 2x128MB will
cover your needs for 2 weeks vacation. Not bad. People don't
realise, that using all 5 megapixels for 4x6" prints - it's stupid.
I always shoot in 1600x1200 if I know for sure I won't print larger
prints than 4x6". (90% of all your pictures, maybe even 99%, never
become the prints at that size).

But, i'm not psychic, so therefore i don't know which ones i want big. Shoot the biggest so you have options.

Why buy a 5mp camera then???????????

Bravo SONY........change the name to MEMORY SICK.....

You're free to spend your money anywhere you want.

 

[I.J. Smith]

I agree with softtower. My main camera is my CD 1000 and with Genuine Fractals I feel I can print larger if need be.

The only reason I purchased the S85 was to have a smaller camera...the CD 1000 is pretty large for parties, etc. Based on what I've seen from the S85 so far, it's the only thing I've got over the CD 1000.

 

[elon]

I bought into Sony for the image quality not MS vs CF. Also, I got a P&S for size convenience. The 3mp s70 was the best at the time (5/2000) for a

If memory compatiblity is more important then the image Sony cameras offer then by all means, buy something else. Not everyone likes the vivid colors and the sharp zeiss lens.

I agree with softtower. My main camera is my CD 1000 and with
Genuine Fractals I feel I can print larger if need be.
The only reason I purchased the S85 was to have a smaller
camera...the CD 1000 is pretty large for parties, etc. Based on
what I've seen from the S85 so far, it's the only thing I've got
over the CD 1000.