What memory for D100?

[Janice Legler]

I got a call from my local camera shop. My "number" has come up and a D100 is waiting there for me. I am hoping to pick it up tomorrow. However, I wanted a little guidance on size of memory cards to get--and where is the best place to get them? I have read maybe the Microdrive 1 gig? Or maybe the 512 mb. How much are we talking here?

Anything else I should get for it immediately? I have a couple of Nikkor lenses AF-D type. Eventually I would like to get something that will give me wide angle (28-200 won't on the digital any more). But that is down the road.

Suggestions anyone?

Thanks,
JW

PS Thanks to you all for the firmware update threads. I have all ready checked--it has the 2.0 firmware. And, yes, I am EXCITED!

 

[Negative287]

I bought a 1 Gig Microdrive and haven't yet had to take it out of the camera. I'll probably get a second one for when I go on vacations.

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http://www.pbase.com/elterrible

I got a call from my local camera shop. My "number" has come up
and a D100 is waiting there for me. I am hoping to pick it up
tomorrow. However, I wanted a little guidance on size of memory
cards to get--and where is the best place to get them? I have read
maybe the Microdrive 1 gig? Or maybe the 512 mb. How much are we
talking here?

Anything else I should get for it immediately? I have a couple of
Nikkor lenses AF-D type. Eventually I would like to get something
that will give me wide angle (28-200 won't on the digital any
more). But that is down the road.

Suggestions anyone?

Thanks,
JW

PS Thanks to you all for the firmware update threads. I have all
ready checked--it has the 2.0 firmware. And, yes, I am EXCITED!

 

[Janice Legler]

What am I looking at price-wise for that size? Ball-park figure would do.

I bought a 1 Gig Microdrive and haven't yet had to take it out of
the camera. I'll probably get a second one for when I go on
vacations.

 

[Eric Harstad]

A 1 Gig microdrive is around $275
I got one with a USB reader and ATA adapter for $269 from
http://www.samys.com

I would recommend not getting a microdrive. They have moving
parts which means they are more fragile than compact flash memory.
Also I think the speed is better on the CF cards and they use less
battery since they don't have to spin the disk. THe drawback is
CF memory is probably more expensive for the 1 gig cards...don't
know this for a fact since they weren't around when I got mine.

There are several online reviews as to which CF memory is the fastest
if that is important to you. I pretty sure there is a relatively recent
one on this site.

Eric

I would spend the $50 and get an extra battery EN-EL3 if they have one.
I would also think about picking up an AC adapter.

I bought a 1 Gig Microdrive and haven't yet had to take it out of
the camera. I'll probably get a second one for when I go on
vacations.

--
E

 

[Robert McLaughlin121348]

I got 512mb "Transcender" CF cards from Microwarehouse.com. They are $166 each and since a 1GB card is $329, this is a better deal considering the cards are 25x speed and have a LIFETIME warranty. The web page for the site has $199 as the price but order more than one and get a deal. I get 151 large/fine images on one card or 51 NEF pics, so four cards and I am fine.

I got a call from my local camera shop. My "number" has come up
and a D100 is waiting there for me. I am hoping to pick it up
tomorrow. However, I wanted a little guidance on size of memory
cards to get--and where is the best place to get them? I have read
maybe the Microdrive 1 gig? Or maybe the 512 mb. How much are we
talking here?

Anything else I should get for it immediately? I have a couple of
Nikkor lenses AF-D type. Eventually I would like to get something
that will give me wide angle (28-200 won't on the digital any
more). But that is down the road.

Suggestions anyone?

Thanks,
JW

PS Thanks to you all for the firmware update threads. I have all
ready checked--it has the 2.0 firmware. And, yes, I am EXCITED!

 

[Dave Harpe]

IMHO the microdrive is the best way to go. You get 107 RAW shots and something like 260 JPEG fine shots. More than enough for most things. I keep it in the camera all the time and do the transfer via USB. The fragile issue is not a factor if you keep it in the camera most of the time . I got my microdrive for $230...

Consider getting the MB-D100 grip. The biggest advantage is that it gives the camera a better feel. Without the grip, the right pinky finger slips off the bottom of the camera. Nothing like a dangling pinky to put you in a bad mood...

The MB-D100 also gives you more battery options. I originally considered the voice annotation feature a gimick, but I've since found it surprisingly useful.

Dave
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I got a call from my local camera shop. My "number" has come up
and a D100 is waiting there for me. I am hoping to pick it up
tomorrow. However, I wanted a little guidance on size of memory
cards to get--and where is the best place to get them? I have read
maybe the Microdrive 1 gig? Or maybe the 512 mb. How much are we
talking here?

Anything else I should get for it immediately? I have a couple of
Nikkor lenses AF-D type. Eventually I would like to get something
that will give me wide angle (28-200 won't on the digital any
more). But that is down the road.

Suggestions anyone?

Thanks,
JW

PS Thanks to you all for the firmware update threads. I have all
ready checked--it has the 2.0 firmware. And, yes, I am EXCITED!

 

[jon davey]

The chapest price in the uk for 1 gig microdrive is http://www.scan.co.uk

£169.20 !!!!!!!!!

Looks like i've found the only product that is cheaper in the uk than the US.

microdrive rocks. dont listen to people saying "oo but if you drop them". You camera will sustaine more damage than the drive.

 

[Simon Lau]

The chapest price in the uk for 1 gig microdrive is http://www.scan.co.uk

£169.20 !!!!!!!!!

Nice price! Might have to buy

microdrive rocks. dont listen to people saying "oo but if you drop
them". You camera will sustaine more damage than the drive.

The only problem is if you drop it outside the camera. They're such little things you forget they're actually delicate mechanical contraptions.

 

[Mark Lupke]

My experience with the D100 is using 2 Ridata 512 mb cards. At the highest jpg setting, D100 shows 151 potential shots (in actual use, about 180). Cards have been 100% reliable and fast. Ordered from http://www.mypcmax.com about $185 each.

Good luck.

Mark

The chapest price in the uk for 1 gig microdrive is http://www.scan.co.uk

£169.20 !!!!!!!!!

Nice price! Might have to buy

microdrive rocks. dont listen to people saying "oo but if you drop
them". You camera will sustaine more damage than the drive.

The only problem is if you drop it outside the camera. They're such
little things you forget they're actually delicate mechanical
contraptions.

 

[AstroPax]

I have read maybe the Microdrive 1 gig?

Persoanlly, I shoot mostly at high altitude in sub freezing temps. Therefore, I won't even consider a Microdrive because the minimum operating temp is 0ºC.

I'm also aware of some high altitude concerns.

FYI, IBM microdrive fact sheet:

http://www.storage.ibm.com/hdd/micro/datasheet.htm

-Astro

 

[Janice Legler]

Thanks to all of you for your suggestions.

JW Legler

 

[Robert Briggs]

Viking 512 Mb cards being sold for $204 with a $50 mail-in rebate at:

http://www.amazon.com

Just ordered my second one today. Viking and Kingston cards work well with Nikons.

Bob

I got a call from my local camera shop. My "number" has come up
and a D100 is waiting there for me. I am hoping to pick it up
tomorrow. However, I wanted a little guidance on size of memory
cards to get--and where is the best place to get them? I have read
maybe the Microdrive 1 gig? Or maybe the 512 mb. How much are we
talking here?

Anything else I should get for it immediately? I have a couple of
Nikkor lenses AF-D type. Eventually I would like to get something
that will give me wide angle (28-200 won't on the digital any
more). But that is down the road.

Suggestions anyone?

Thanks,
JW

PS Thanks to you all for the firmware update threads. I have all
ready checked--it has the 2.0 firmware. And, yes, I am EXCITED!

 

[Jwpynn10]

CF card is faster because IBM MD takes a little time to spin up. But it's cheaper picture per MB.

CF card has faster writing speed on D100. IBM MD is slower on D100 but faster on a static powered card reader.

CF card is more expensive but it won't break easily if you drop it whereas IBM MD will break if you drop it too hard coz it has moving parts.

Get a IBM MD if you don't take out the card all the time meaning that you don't take more than 108 RAW pictures before you can transfer all files to the computer.

Get a CF card if you take out the card often and when you need speed.

IBM MD uses more power whereas CF saves more energy.

Get CF for cold weather and IBM MD for spring - end of Fall. No Winter Please.

I suggest get the IBM for now since it's cheap and get another 512 MB CF card too if you have the cash.

If you have lower budget, then go for IBM MD.

Hope this help.

http://www.amazon.com

Just ordered my second one today. Viking and Kingston cards work
well with Nikons.

Bob

I got a call from my local camera shop. My "number" has come up
and a D100 is waiting there for me. I am hoping to pick it up
tomorrow. However, I wanted a little guidance on size of memory
cards to get--and where is the best place to get them? I have read
maybe the Microdrive 1 gig? Or maybe the 512 mb. How much are we
talking here?

Anything else I should get for it immediately? I have a couple of
Nikkor lenses AF-D type. Eventually I would like to get something
that will give me wide angle (28-200 won't on the digital any
more). But that is down the road.

Suggestions anyone?

Thanks,
JW

PS Thanks to you all for the firmware update threads. I have all
ready checked--it has the 2.0 firmware. And, yes, I am EXCITED!

--
http://www.pbase.com/jwpynn/d100

 

[Janice Legler]

Viking 512 Mb cards being sold for $204 with a $50 mail-in rebate at:

http://www.amazon.com

Just ordered my second one today. Viking and Kingston cards work
well with Nikons.

Bob

Bob,
What speed do those Vikin 512 Mb cards write at?

Thanks,
JW

 

[Leif Olstrup]

I have a 1 GB MicroDrive - never had any problem with it.

For use on vacations ect. you may consider a "Digital Wallet". They started at 3 GB but has now 10-30 GB, so there is a fair chance you can find an older left over one at a really bargain price. I bought a 3 GB for just around 80 $.

I got a call from my local camera shop. My "number" has come up
and a D100 is waiting there for me. I am hoping to pick it up
tomorrow. However, I wanted a little guidance on size of memory
cards to get--and where is the best place to get them? I have read
maybe the Microdrive 1 gig? Or maybe the 512 mb. How much are we
talking here?

Anything else I should get for it immediately? I have a couple of
Nikkor lenses AF-D type. Eventually I would like to get something
that will give me wide angle (28-200 won't on the digital any
more). But that is down the road.

Suggestions anyone?

Thanks,
JW

PS Thanks to you all for the firmware update threads. I have all
ready checked--it has the 2.0 firmware. And, yes, I am EXCITED!

 

[VJ]

I got a call from my local camera shop. My "number" has come up
and a D100 is waiting there for me. I am hoping to pick it up
tomorrow. However, I wanted a little guidance on size of memory
cards to get--and where is the best place to get them? I have read
maybe the Microdrive 1 gig? Or maybe the 512 mb. How much are we
talking here?

I have 3 Ridata 512 MB cards, bought at
http://www.powerinnumbers.com.au

(one of the few online stores that ship those cards to Europe, price was somewhere around EUR 192 per card).

For travelling, this still is not enough (I mainly shoot compressed NEF, you can get about 110 pictures on such a 512 MB card)

Jörg

 

[Negative287]

I bought mine local incase anything went wrong... Ideally though, like Dave said if you keep it in the camera you're not likely to drop it and thus damage it. However, to correct Dave you get close to 360 Large Fine Jpegs and if you were to use compressed NEF's in a pinch you'd get close to 200 of those.

Consider getting the MB-D100 grip. The biggest advantage is that
it gives the camera a better feel. Without the grip, the right
pinky finger slips off the bottom of the camera. Nothing like a
dangling pinky to put you in a bad mood...

The MB-D100 also gives you more battery options. I originally
considered the voice annotation feature a gimick, but I've since
found it surprisingly useful.

Dave
---

I got a call from my local camera shop. My "number" has come up
and a D100 is waiting there for me. I am hoping to pick it up
tomorrow. However, I wanted a little guidance on size of memory
cards to get--and where is the best place to get them? I have read
maybe the Microdrive 1 gig? Or maybe the 512 mb. How much are we
talking here?

Anything else I should get for it immediately? I have a couple of
Nikkor lenses AF-D type. Eventually I would like to get something
that will give me wide angle (28-200 won't on the digital any
more). But that is down the road.

Suggestions anyone?

Thanks,
JW

PS Thanks to you all for the firmware update threads. I have all
ready checked--it has the 2.0 firmware. And, yes, I am EXCITED!

--

http://www.pbase.com/elterrible

 

[Katy Sampson Roth]

I love the 1 gig IBM microdrive and am about to pick up another.

I got a call from my local camera shop. My "number" has come up
and a D100 is waiting there for me. I am hoping to pick it up
tomorrow. However, I wanted a little guidance on size of memory
cards to get--and where is the best place to get them? I have read
maybe the Microdrive 1 gig? Or maybe the 512 mb. How much are we
talking here?

Anything else I should get for it immediately? I have a couple of
Nikkor lenses AF-D type. Eventually I would like to get something
that will give me wide angle (28-200 won't on the digital any
more). But that is down the road.

Suggestions anyone?

Thanks,
JW

PS Thanks to you all for the firmware update threads. I have all
ready checked--it has the 2.0 firmware. And, yes, I am EXCITED!

 

[dannv]

and lawyers.

MDs work well below 0...dav