Hello to all of you,
I'm new here 'cause i stumbled on this page researching for my "new" digital cam - a DCS 420c.
I'm using it every day now and often get great pictures (with a little PS-tweaking i printed A4-format without problems), and at other times all pictures were black until i figured out that i have to overexpose all pictures at least one stop - that cannot be normal?
You may think why the heck i bought one for serious work - i must say that even a old DSLR is way better than no DSLR and a newer one would not fit my budget cause i'm a student.
Now to the topic of the thread: I'm using a noname (takeMS) 1GB CompactFlash-Card in a old Lexar Type1-PCMCIA-Adapter without any problems, so your assuming that only up to 512MB can work simly is wrong - at least with my firmware dated May1998.
BUT i have Problems with my 512MB Lexar 80x Professional - every time the digiback is turned off i have to take the card out after switching it on and reinsert it - or the cam simly won't write on the card. After this procedure i can fire many shots in a row without any problem and much faster than with the other CF-Card: approximatly every 3seconds after the 5-image-Buffer is full - with the other it is up to 10s.
As soon as i pause long enough that the back turns itself off i have the same problem as described - no writing until reinsert of the card - it drives me mad! So i use this card only for purposes like sports where i need to be fast or when the other card is full
1GB CF is working
How many frames you got from the 1GB card? If you get about 300 frames, you only using half of the card (512 or so MB) I a time ago, tried to work with CF's but because the extreme etheriality of this support also with my 2005 eos 20d, i decided to stick with the callunas...
In my humble opinion, a camera with the dictatorship of unplugging and replugging the card is not a good choice.
In my humble opinion, a camera with the dictatorship of unplugging and replugging the card is not a good choice.
I got over 550 images on the 1GB card. So that was no problem.
And this one functions without reenitering it every time - so this is my main card.
I have bought the fast Lexarcard for my PDA but when My 1GB card is full i take this one as Backup.
My Calluna broke last week and finding a good one with enough space is not that easy So CF-Cards is my way out of misery
And this one functions without reenitering it every time - so this is my main card.
I have bought the fast Lexarcard for my PDA but when My 1GB card is full i take this one as Backup.
My Calluna broke last week and finding a good one with enough space is not that easy So CF-Cards is my way out of misery