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#252223 - 22/03/2005 09:55 I'm getting the Ixus 500! Now... CF cards?
CrackersMcCheese pooh-bah Registered: 14/01/2002 Posts: 2489	I'm thinking of this ? This be suitable for me? It says CF type I... will this fit the ixus 500? Edited by Philip O'Hare (22/03/2005 09:59)
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#252224 - 22/03/2005 09:59 Re: I'm getting the Ixus 500! Now... CF cards? [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
mrtech new poster Registered: 16/03/2005 Posts: 27	what about those muvo 2 creative version 1 mp3 players? they have a 4gb cf card in them.
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#252225 - 22/03/2005 10:44 Re: I'm getting the Ixus 500! Now... CF cards? [Re: mrtech]
andy carpal tunnel Registered: 10/06/1999 Posts: 5916 Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK	Unless you are shooting lots of video or RAW a 4GB card is complete overkill. You also run the risk of "all your eggs in one basket". While CF cards are extremely robust, cameras do sometimes screw up and corrupt them. Several 512MB/1GB cards is a better idea, in my opinion. And to answer Phillip's question, yes the cards will work. Edited by andy (22/03/2005 10:46) _________________________ Remind me to change my signature to something more interesting someday
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#252226 - 22/03/2005 10:53 Re: I'm getting the Ixus 500! Now... CF cards? [Re: andy]
CrackersMcCheese pooh-bah Registered: 14/01/2002 Posts: 2489	Yeah plus the 512mb is only about £28 which is good for me. I'd never get the 4gb as (a) i'd never fill it (b) I'd get lazy, leave them all on there and then cry when it corrupts.
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#252227 - 22/03/2005 18:57 Re: I'm getting the Ixus 500! Now... CF cards? [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
andym carpal tunnel Registered: 17/01/2002 Posts: 3996 Loc: Manchester UK	£43 gets you a 1GB card from Scan. I bought mine from them at xmas and haven't had any problems with it so far. _________________________ Cheers, Andy M
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#252228 - 22/03/2005 19:02 Re: I'm getting the Ixus 500! Now... CF cards? [Re: andym]
andy carpal tunnel Registered: 10/06/1999 Posts: 5916 Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK	Quote: £43 gets you a 1GB card from Scan. I bought mine from them at xmas and haven't had any problems with it so far. Hope it isn't one of the slow no-name ones. Some of those are six times as slow when used in a CF reader than the best ones ! (though the good ones are just over twice the price) Edited by andy (22/03/2005 19:04) _________________________ Remind me to change my signature to something more interesting someday
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