C-5050 Microdrives?

[DrSteve]

It's time to decide whether to buy another 256MB card or go the whole hog and buy a microdrive. Trouble is I've not seen much info on the microdrives even on B&H web site. Does anyone have any info on these and if they are stable in the housed environment?

 

[ChrisM]

It's time to decide whether to buy another 256MB card or go the whole hog and buy a microdrive. Trouble is I've not seen much info on the microdrives even on B&H web site. Does anyone have any info on these and if they are stable in the housed environment?

I always avoided them due to moving mechanical parts and high heat creation. These may not be problems anymore, but with huge CF cards available, not sure there's any benefit to a MD.

 

[Randyp1234]

I always avoided them due to moving mechanical parts and high heat creation. These may not be problems anymore, but with huge CF cards available, not sure there's any benefit to a MD.

I remember seeing the past week or so someone having a 1GB CF card for just over $100. Considering that you can't use a Microdrive in the 5050 bigger than 2GB I think the CF card would be the way to go now that the big ones are more affordable.

Randy

 

[hunter991]

Who has a 1gb cf card for 100? I want one.

I remember seeing the past week or so someone having a 1GB CF card for just over $100. Considering that you can't use a Microdrive in the 5050 bigger than 2GB I think the CF card would be the way to go now that the big ones are more affordable.

Randy

 

[alcina]

DrSteve...skip the 256 and head for the 512 or more. Very reasonable in price and way more bang on the dives. Just my $0.02.

 

[alcina]

Who has a 1gb cf card for 100? I want one.

I think there are several out there for around the $140 mark usually...

 

[crowthers]

I went to an u/w photographers lecture recently and all the "experts" said that there is more to go wrong with a microdrive so none of them use them. A 512mb card should hold enough photos to satisfy most people.

 

[Kim]

Microdrive - yetch!!! Definitely NOT Oly DIR!!! (Too many failure points)

 

[cornfed]

Who has a 1gb cf card for 100? I want one.

Maybe not. I'm not familiar with the camera you're talking about but you might want a faster card. CF cards are doing what CDs did a few years ago. You can now get a 16x, 40x and even 80x card. Most cameras have a buffer and once the buffer is full they can't take anymore pictures until the buffer is written to disk. I went with and 80x card for my land camera because it is pretty high resolution and shoots pretty fast so I wanted to be able to clear the buffer as fast as possible. A 1GB 80x card set me back about $250 at LPS (Local Photo Shop ). Just something to think about. Just something to think about.

 

[Randyp1234]

Who has a 1gb cf card for 100? I want one.

It was at Amazon - but I don't see it anymore.