SD cards and the K20

[David J Brooks]

Way back when, in 2001, i needed to buy an extra 128meg card for my
D1. It cost $278.00 Canadian, at Henrys. I could get 98 full size jpgs
on it.

One for the way back when forums.:-)

Dave

On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 11:43 PM, Bob Sullivan <rf.sullivan at gmail.com> wrote:
> I use cheap sdhc cards - paying $17 to $24 per card.
>  I bought 4 GB cards for the K20D, 2 of them,
>  and then the 8 GB cards were available for $27 so I picked up 2 more.
>  They are all class 6 speed rated.
>
>  I never bought sdhc cards for the K10D because I couldn't figure their speed.
>  Paul's note inspired me to try one of my 150X 2GB sd cards vs an 8GB
>  sdhc class 6 card.
>  I shot 14-15 frames filling the buffer, then one more for good measure
>  (longer delay).
>  I watched the camera write to the card.
>  The sdhc speed class 6 card took ~55 seconds from start finish. (pqi brand)
>  The 150X 2GB sd card took ~84 seconds from start to finish. (ocz brand)
>
>  So I'm happy with the sdhc speed class 6 stuff.
>  The fastest card I have is a 233X 2GB card.
>  The speed class 6 stuff should be close.
>
>  Regards,  Bob S.
>
>
>
>
>  On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 7:23 AM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenquist at comcast.net> wrote:
>  > I definitely was very careful about pushing the button when shooting
>  > 120. And of course my percentage of good shots was better. But now
>  > the number of good shots I get in a single outing is significantly
>  > higher. But shooting 10 exposures per roll is certainly good
>  > training. I shot a roll of 120 in the 6x7 last summer, and I've been
>  > thinking about doing the same again soon.
>  > Paul
>  > On Apr 29, 2008, at 10:25 PM, William Robb wrote:
>  > >
>  > > ----- Original Message -----
>  > > From: "Paul Stenquist"
>  > > Subject: Re: SD cards and the K20
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >> Thanks for the tip. I ordered an Extreme III from B&H. This will be
>  > >> my first foray into HDSC. I've been happy with 2 gig cards, but I do
>  > >> get a bit weary of plugging in a new one after just 83 frames. (How
>  > >> did I ever manage with 120 film in the 6x7? :-)).
>  > >
>  > > You probably thought about it a bit more before you pressed the
>  > > button.
>  > > I know I did.
>  > >
>  > > William Robb
>  > >
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