Is CF a Dying Format?

I just returned from Wal-Mart having perused their newly replenished stock of
memory cards. With the exception of one XD and one Memory Stick Pro, the rest
were SD. 256k is the smallest and 2gb the largest with a surprisingly low
price. There was NO Compact Flash. Is CF "going away"?
--

JR

Canon EOS 20D

"Jim Redelfs" wrote in message
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I just returned from Wal-Mart having perused their newly replenished stock
of
memory cards. With the exception of one XD and one Memory Stick Pro, the
rest
were SD. 256k is the smallest and 2gb the largest with a surprisingly low
price. There was NO Compact Flash. Is CF "going away"?
--

JR

Canon EOS 20D

Does WalMart sell any cameras that take CF cards? That could be a hint as
to why they don't sell the cards...
However, it wouldn't surprise me if CF cards did fade away. Irritate me,
yes, surprise me, no. With about 40g of CF cards around the house, and
about 2g of SD cards, it would seriously **** me off if my next DSLR didn't
take CF cards. But with the new Nikons using SD cards, the 1 series giving
the choice of using SD or CF, there are rumblings on the horizon.

--
Skip Middleton
www.shadowcatcherimagery.com
www.pbase.com/skipm

"Skip" wrote in message
...
"Jim Redelfs" wrote in message
...
I just returned from Wal-Mart having perused their newly replenished stock
of
memory cards. With the exception of one XD and one Memory Stick Pro, the
rest
were SD. 256k is the smallest and 2gb the largest with a surprisingly
low
price. There was NO Compact Flash. Is CF "going away"?
--

JR

Canon EOS 20D

Does WalMart sell any cameras that take CF cards? That could be a hint as
to why they don't sell the cards...
However, it wouldn't surprise me if CF cards did fade away. Irritate me,
yes, surprise me, no. With about 40g of CF cards around the house, and
about 2g of SD cards, it would seriously **** me off if my next DSLR
didn't take CF cards. But with the new Nikons using SD cards, the 1
series giving the choice of using SD or CF, there are rumblings on the
horizon.

--
Skip Middleton
www.shadowcatcherimagery.com
www.pbase.com/skipm

Skip,

Did ya notice the "smiley" at the end of Jim's post?

Methinks he was poking a little fun at the "Death of IS" thread...

Fish On...!

;O)

Jay Beckman
Chandler, AZ
www.pbase.com/flyingphotog

In article , Skip
writes
"Jim Redelfs" wrote in message
...
I just returned from Wal-Mart having perused their newly replenished stock
of
memory cards. With the exception of one XD and one Memory Stick Pro, the
rest
were SD. 256k is the smallest and 2gb the largest with a surprisingly low
price. There was NO Compact Flash. Is CF "going away"?
--

JR

Canon EOS 20D

Does WalMart sell any cameras that take CF cards? That could be a hint as
to why they don't sell the cards...
However, it wouldn't surprise me if CF cards did fade away. Irritate me,
yes, surprise me, no. With about 40g of CF cards around the house, and
about 2g of SD cards, it would seriously **** me off if my next DSLR didn't
take CF cards. But with the new Nikons using SD cards, the 1 series giving
the choice of using SD or CF, there are rumblings on the horizon.

True. The other reason for regret, for me, would be that CF cards are
*much* easier to handle if you are working in a hurry; I have cameras
with CF, SD and memory sticks, but can change a CF card in about half
the time the others take. In part, this may be due to the fact that I
use them more, but ease of handling makes a big contribution.

David
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David Littlewood

"David Littlewood" wrote in message
...
In article , Skip
writes
"Jim Redelfs" wrote in message
...
I just returned from Wal-Mart having perused their newly replenished
stock
of
memory cards. With the exception of one XD and one Memory Stick Pro,
the
rest
were SD. 256k is the smallest and 2gb the largest with a surprisingly
low
price. There was NO Compact Flash. Is CF "going away"?
--

JR

Canon EOS 20D

Does WalMart sell any cameras that take CF cards? That could be a hint as
to why they don't sell the cards...
However, it wouldn't surprise me if CF cards did fade away. Irritate me,
yes, surprise me, no. With about 40g of CF cards around the house, and
about 2g of SD cards, it would seriously **** me off if my next DSLR
didn't
take CF cards. But with the new Nikons using SD cards, the 1 series
giving
the choice of using SD or CF, there are rumblings on the horizon.

True. The other reason for regret, for me, would be that CF cards are
*much* easier to handle if you are working in a hurry; I have cameras with
CF, SD and memory sticks, but can change a CF card in about half the time
the others take. In part, this may be due to the fact that I use them
more, but ease of handling makes a big contribution.

Hmm. I find it easier for me to change an SD card than a CF. At first, I
didn't like the SD format but I've come to prefer it over CF. Not having to
worry about a bent pin when using a CF card is a plus although I've never
experienced the problem myself.

On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:08:15 -0600, Jim Redelfs
wrote:

I just returned from Wal-Mart having perused their newly replenished stock of
memory cards. With the exception of one XD and one Memory Stick Pro, the rest
were SD. 256k is the smallest and 2gb the largest with a surprisingly low
price. There was NO Compact Flash. Is CF "going away"?

I should hope not! I have four 512's and a 1 gig for my Digital Rebel.
I like the CF cards BECAUSE they are bigger and thus easier to handle
and harder to loose than some of these miniscule little fingernail
size cards!!

"Jay Beckman" wrote in message
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"Skip" wrote in message
...
"Jim Redelfs" wrote in message
...
I just returned from Wal-Mart having perused their newly replenished
stock of
memory cards. With the exception of one XD and one Memory Stick Pro,
the rest
were SD. 256k is the smallest and 2gb the largest with a surprisingly
low
price. There was NO Compact Flash. Is CF "going away"?
--

JR

Canon EOS 20D

Does WalMart sell any cameras that take CF cards? That could be a hint
as to why they don't sell the cards...
However, it wouldn't surprise me if CF cards did fade away. Irritate me,
yes, surprise me, no. With about 40g of CF cards around the house, and
about 2g of SD cards, it would seriously **** me off if my next DSLR
didn't take CF cards. But with the new Nikons using SD cards, the 1
series giving the choice of using SD or CF, there are rumblings on the
horizon.

--
Skip Middleton
www.shadowcatcherimagery.com
www.pbase.com/skipm

Skip,

Did ya notice the "smiley" at the end of Jim's post?

Methinks he was poking a little fun at the "Death of IS" thread...

Fish On...!

;O)

Jay Beckman
Chandler, AZ
www.pbase.com/flyingphotog

The smiley looked like it was part of his sig lines, so I didn't think it
applied specifically to this post. But, even if it did, it wouldn't change
my reply. There was no flame, disagreement or sarcasm in my post that
should have been deflected by the use of a smiley by Jim. ;-)

--
Skip Middleton
www.shadowcatcherimagery.com
www.pbase.com/skipm

Peter A. Stavrakoglou wrote:
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Hmm. I find it easier for me to change an SD card than a CF. At
first, I didn't like the SD format but I've come to prefer it over
CF. Not having to worry about a bent pin when using a CF card is a
plus although I've never experienced the problem myself.

SD is my preference as well. Just a little easier to change.

Perhaps people with older cameras should start thinking about completing
their collection of CF cards within the next few years....

David

"David Littlewood" wrote in message
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True. The other reason for regret, for me, would be that CF cards are
*much* easier to handle if you are working in a hurry; I have cameras
with CF, SD and memory sticks, but can change a CF card in about half
the time the others take. In part, this may be due to the fact that I
use them more, but ease of handling makes a big contribution.


I used to think like that too. But after switching from a DSLR with CF
to one with SD, I'm no longer pro-CF. I simply became accustomed to the
different format.

I don't like change for the sake of it, but if necessary it's an easy
change to make.

"Bill" wrote:

"David Littlewood" wrote in message
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True. The other reason for regret, for me, would be that CF cards are
*much* easier to handle if you are working in a hurry; I have cameras
with CF, SD and memory sticks, but can change a CF card in about half
the time the others take. In part, this may be due to the fact that I
use them more, but ease of handling makes a big contribution.


I used to think like that too. But after switching from a DSLR with CF
to one with SD, I'm no longer pro-CF. I simply became accustomed to the
different format.

I don't like change for the sake of it, but if necessary it's an easy
change to make.


A large part of CF's early popularity was that CF-compatible IBM
Microdrives seemed to be a good option for higher memory capacity. But
the Microdrive technology has been completely overtaken by the ability
to make ever-larger flash memory on ever-smaller cards such as SD.
Thank goodness, because Microdrives were troublesome.

Without the lure of the Microdrive, and with the ability to make high
capacity cards that are physically much smaller, there is no reason to
continue with CF in the long term. The ever-reducing cost of memory
cards also means that it will not be too expensive to change when the
time comes.

SD is the new CF.