New 8GB SD cards

Anybody who has to sift through 8 gigabytes of pictures after a shoot has my sympathy. I thought 1gb was bad enough already.
 
didier,

please note, those cards are not SD, but SDHC.
as long as epson does not state that the R-D1s is SDHC compatible, i'd assume it will not work.

cheers,
and have much fun in 中国. (i just returned from there)
sebastian
 
sebastel said:
please note, those cards are not SD, but SDHC.
as long as epson does not state that the R-D1s is SDHC compatible, i'd assume it will not work.
Ouch. Do you know if this could be upgraded by firmware only?
sebastel said:
and have much fun in 中国. (i just returned from there)
Thanks Sebastian. I'm looking very forward. Beijing, Hangzhou, Wuxi and Shanghai will be my destinations. That's why I cioud use a 8 GB card as i don't want to carry a 1.7kg Epson P2000 storage device with me...
 
aaaaaaaargh!
want to go there immediately!

since u are in wuxi anyway, maybe going to suzhou for one or two days is a good idea.
visit some of the local gardens, and especially tiger hill i recommend.

i am not certain whether SDHC can be made available with firmware/driver update. up to now, the opinion was that older devices will remain incompatible (source: digitalkamera.de).
as for storage device: i use a cheap 40GB cardreader/file storage device (like the jobo giga one). that one has been quite reliable since more than one year now, and it is small and light. i got mine in shanghai, btw, in an electronic mall in northern sichuan road.

:)

cheers,
sebastian
 
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tetrisattack said:
Anybody who has to sift through 8 gigabytes of pictures after a shoot has my sympathy. I thought 1gb was bad enough already.
8GB of JPEGs of 6MP (in "normal" mode), yeah, that's a shatloid, but if you're shooting RAW, well, not as much as it seems. Lots of work to follow, true...
 
I have a very early X-Drive that I use. I replaced the 20GB disk with a 60GB and find it works well. Accepts numerous types of memory card. You can run it off a rechargeable internal battery or for extended use use the battery charger. They're light weight and available with or without a picture display screen. Mine doesn't have the screen.

There are newer models than mine. Have a look at www.powerinnumbers.com.au which is where I purchased and follow the Oline Store link at the bottom of the page for specs and details.

Bob.
 
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If your camera is not compatible with the new SDHC standard of the new plus 2 gig cards your camera may only recognize 2 gig of storage as being available for use. No actual experience but just from scanning the internet for info.

Bob
 
My Canon SD700IS (primo digital P&S) doesn't recognize 4GB cards. It calls them "locked" and will not read or write to them. It can only handle up to 2GB.
 
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