nitr8 0 #1 December 3, 2003 Haya, I have a magicstor 2.2GB CompactFlash Type II. When I use it, it seems slower than my 512 Type I but the specs say it can’t be. Also when I turn my camera off it seems the MicroDrive carries on spinning for quite some time. I’m lucky if my battery is not flat by the time I get to use it again. Any suggestions or comments? Thanks --Waynei would change the world if only god gave me the source Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #2 December 3, 2003 Have you jumped it yet? While microdrives are good for some stuff, but generally speaking nobody that I know of has had good success with them in freefall. Air pressure changes have had a tendancy to make them not work very well.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nitr8 0 #3 December 3, 2003 ahhhh bollocks, I suppose I will have to jump the 512MB then :( and download more often Thought I could get away without taking my notebook to the DZ. If anyone is interested the 2.2GB MicroDrive is quite cool and you can pick them up for around $150 (US) --Waynei would change the world if only god gave me the source Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #4 December 3, 2003 A 512mb card in a Canon 300D should hold about 200 shots at the Jpeg Fine setting (what I use and more than good enough for magazine photos). Between jumps you can always trash the bad shots so . . . it should last all day if you deal with it prudently on jumps. Obviously, on high-volume days, like a special event or swoop contest, you'll want to bring a laptop to download every now and then.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murrays 0 #5 December 4, 2003 QuoteObviously, on high-volume days, like a special event or swoop contest, you'll want to bring a laptop to download every now and then. Or, you could use a Belkin Media Reader attached to a third generation iPod to store many, many gb of photos. Quade, I know Lori has an iPod, do you? Have you looked into this as a way to offload photos? Looks like it should download them to the iPod fairly quickly as it uses the Firewire dock to connect.-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #6 December 4, 2003 I have a first gen iPod and this is, unfortunately, not a solution that I can take advantage of.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #7 December 4, 2003 QuoteQuade, I know Lori has an iPod Pretty cool feature, huh! good things come to those who wait... ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
