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Anybody using a microdrive in a Canon EOS20D ; or elsewhere as a flash
replacement? I see Hitachi has a 6GB drive. Sustained writes at 9.6
mbps.
80x type from Lexar is 12mbps. 40x is6mpbs.
Other comments? Thanks folks.
 
Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.dcameras (More info?)

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:42:12 GMT, rumpledickskin <bark@the.moon>
wrote:

>Anybody using a microdrive in a Canon EOS20D ; or elsewhere as a flash
>replacement? I see Hitachi has a 6GB drive. Sustained writes at 9.6
>mbps.
>80x type from Lexar is 12mbps. 40x is6mpbs.
>Other comments? Thanks folks.

The microdrive is a very small harddrive with moving parts; with the
hazards that represent, whereas a CF card will have no moving parts
(but it will wear out in other ways, single cells might last for
100,000 writes or so)

Oh, and it will use more power - get that 2nd battery too!
 
Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.dcameras (More info?)

On 7/25/2005 6:03 PM, Rolf Egil Sølvik wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:42:12 GMT, rumpledickskin <bark@the.moon>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Anybody using a microdrive in a Canon EOS20D ; or elsewhere as a flash
>>replacement? I see Hitachi has a 6GB drive. Sustained writes at 9.6
>>mbps.
>>80x type from Lexar is 12mbps. 40x is6mpbs.
>>Other comments? Thanks folks.
>
>
> The microdrive is a very small harddrive with moving parts; with the
> hazards that represent, whereas a CF card will have no moving parts
> (but it will wear out in other ways, single cells might last for
> 100,000 writes or so)
>
> Oh, and it will use more power - get that 2nd battery too!

I do love my microdrive, and mine is one of the early models. I haven't
compared prices in a long time, but if it is still price competitive and
with the faster speeds I would certainly consider one again. With the
large capacity I never have a reason to take it out of the camera, but
even if I did, they are very, very hardy. I have never has a serious
drop with my camera, but there have been occasional small drops without
any problem. The camera, with the microdrive, has been used on
mountaintops, in airplanes, in freezing weather and in 100 weather.

I think it does pay to occasionally reformat the drive, or to erase
everything, to avoid fragmenting the drive, just as with any other drive.

It is great to be able to take an entire vacation and never worry about
running out of memory, and never even having to change memory.

Bernie
 
Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.dcameras (More info?)

>On 7/25/2005 6:03 PM, Rolf Egil Sølvik wrote:
>> On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:42:12 GMT, rumpledickskin <bark@the.moon>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Anybody using a microdrive in a Canon EOS20D ; or elsewhere as a flash
>>>replacement? I see Hitachi has a 6GB drive. Sustained writes at 9.6
>>>mbps.
>>>80x type from Lexar is 12mbps. 40x is6mpbs.
>>>Other comments? Thanks folks.
>>
>>
>> The microdrive is a very small harddrive with moving parts; with the
>> hazards that represent, whereas a CF card will have no moving parts
>> (but it will wear out in other ways, single cells might last for
>> 100,000 writes or so)

Hey thanks for the reply.
That's about 25 million pictures for me. 40% less when I shoot RAW. I
am now at 12000 pics since Dec. So at 20,000 a year I can expect it to
last 1250 years! Not too shabby.
>>
>> Oh, and it will use more power - get that 2nd battery too!

I am looking into buying the BG-E2. It's a dual-battery grip pack.
$260 CDN though, plus battery #2 ~ $115.

>I do love my microdrive, and mine is one of the early models. I haven't
>compared prices in a long time, but if it is still price competitive and
>with the faster speeds I would certainly consider one again. With the
>large capacity I never have a reason to take it out of the camera, but
>even if I did, they are very, very hardy. I have never has a serious
>drop with my camera, but there have been occasional small drops without
>any problem. The camera, with the microdrive, has been used on
>mountaintops, in airplanes, in freezing weather and in 100 weather.
>
>I think it does pay to occasionally reformat the drive, or to erase
>everything, to avoid fragmenting the drive, just as with any other drive.
>
>It is great to be able to take an entire vacation and never worry about
>running out of memory, and never even having to change memory.
>
>Bernie

I have read about the drive not performing well at above 9000 feet. An
airplane's cabin pressure does not represent that altitude. I don't
intend to climb to the top of Mt. Baker (south of me in WA), but, I
have been to Yellowstone Nat',l Park. There is a pass above 11000 feet
along the #79 hwy....anyways I'd like to hear more comments please.
Thank you.
 
Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.dcameras (More info?)

On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 15:28:45 GMT, rumpledickskin <bark@the.moon>
wrote:

>Hey thanks for the reply.
>That's about 25 million pictures for me. 40% less when I shoot RAW. I
>am now at 12000 pics since Dec. So at 20,000 a year I can expect it to
>last 1250 years! Not too shabby.

Wow and I thought I had a happy trigger finger when I hit 1,000
pictures a month! I have a pair of 512MB sticks and I almost never
need to swap them on the road.
--
When you hear the toilet flush, and hear the words "uh oh", it's already
too late. - by anonymous Mother in Austin, TX
To reply, replace digi.mon with phreaker.net
 
Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.dcameras (More info?)

On 7/26/2005 10:28 AM, rumpledickskin wrote:
>>On 7/25/2005 6:03 PM, Rolf Egil Sølvik wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:42:12 GMT, rumpledickskin <bark@the.moon>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Anybody using a microdrive in a Canon EOS20D ; or elsewhere as a flash
>>>>replacement? I see Hitachi has a 6GB drive. Sustained writes at 9.6
>>>>mbps.
>>>>80x type from Lexar is 12mbps. 40x is6mpbs.
>>>>Other comments? Thanks folks.
>>>
>>>
>>>The microdrive is a very small harddrive with moving parts; with the
>>>hazards that represent, whereas a CF card will have no moving parts
>>>(but it will wear out in other ways, single cells might last for
>>>100,000 writes or so)
>
>
> Hey thanks for the reply.
> That's about 25 million pictures for me. 40% less when I shoot RAW. I
> am now at 12000 pics since Dec. So at 20,000 a year I can expect it to
> last 1250 years! Not too shabby.
>
>>>Oh, and it will use more power - get that 2nd battery too!
>
>
> I am looking into buying the BG-E2. It's a dual-battery grip pack.
> $260 CDN though, plus battery #2 ~ $115.
>
>
>>I do love my microdrive, and mine is one of the early models. I haven't
>>compared prices in a long time, but if it is still price competitive and
>>with the faster speeds I would certainly consider one again. With the
>>large capacity I never have a reason to take it out of the camera, but
>>even if I did, they are very, very hardy. I have never has a serious
>>drop with my camera, but there have been occasional small drops without
>>any problem. The camera, with the microdrive, has been used on
>>mountaintops, in airplanes, in freezing weather and in 100 weather.
>>
>>I think it does pay to occasionally reformat the drive, or to erase
>>everything, to avoid fragmenting the drive, just as with any other drive.
>>
>>It is great to be able to take an entire vacation and never worry about
>>running out of memory, and never even having to change memory.
>>
>>Bernie
>
>
> I have read about the drive not performing well at above 9000 feet. An
> airplane's cabin pressure does not represent that altitude. I don't
> intend to climb to the top of Mt. Baker (south of me in WA), but, I
> have been to Yellowstone Nat',l Park. There is a pass above 11000 feet
> along the #79 hwy....anyways I'd like to hear more comments please.
> Thank you.

Here are some pics captured on my microdrive:
http://dqd.com/%7Ebmayoff/Yellowstone/FOLDER05/PREVIEW/11)%20Bernie%20at%20Continental%20Divide.JPG

http://dqd.com/%7Ebmayoff/Yellowstone/FOLDER07/PREVIEW/02)%20Us%20at%20Top%20of%20World.JPG
Trail Ridge Road. Topping out at 12,183 feet, this is the highest,
continuous, paved road in the United States.

Bernie
 
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