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| Posted: Tue May 31st, 2016 20:40 |
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novicius
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So it happened,..2gb Sandisk Ultra stopped working , not as in " file corrupted " , but as in " insert card " and that during mid-shoot. Computer can not find the card either , and neither can the D1 /D1x / Slr N / D3s ...CF card is a goner , just like that ,..even tho it s only 2 yrs. old. Checked on the net , and Yes ,..it can happen. So what about CF cards of Industrial Grade , them are Costly !...but are they worth it ?...as in, will they Always work ?.. Pleae share yer experiences.
____________________ Back in Danmark I do not use my equipment to make photo`s .. I take photo`s to use my equipment The better I become at photography,the better my camera gets. |
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| Posted: Wed Jun 1st, 2016 14:22 |
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Eric
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novicius wrote:So it happened,..2gb Sandisk Ultra stopped working , not as in " file corrupted " , but as in " insert card " and that during mid-shoot. I haven't had any experience of these cards. Even working as a professional I only used bulk standard cards. I always used smaller rather than higher capacity cards. This meant I changed cards more...but I felt I was spreading the shoot across several cards and thus spreading the risk...so I thought. Maybe I was lucky, but in all the time I was shooting professionally, I never had a card failure. So it's hard for me not to say why bother? Chances are it won't happen to you again. 
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| Posted: Thu Jun 2nd, 2016 17:52 |
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novicius
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Thanks Eric,..intended to do just that , but... The D1 / D1x can only take up to 2 gb cards , and them are getting scarce , and this is the second Sandusk Ultra it happened with , the first one was when I had just bought them , within a few shots one was broken , luckily the Vendor replaced it , perhaps I was unlucky and got a dodgy batch , they are genuine tho`,..I checked. So I was looking around and noticed the " Industrial " grade ones , but them are Pricey , ..also saw the Ultra II cards , any one tried those ? Also read that CF cards are soon on their wat out , leaving SD and XQD , anyone can confirm this ?
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| Posted: Sat Jun 4th, 2016 10:38 |
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Eric
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novicius wrote:Thanks Eric,..intended to do just that , but... It's a long time since I had the D1X, so maybe I am wrong about this... I THOUGHT that you could use bigger capacity cards than 2gb, BUT the D1X 'saw' and could only use 2 gb of it. So you might be able to get 8gb cards more easily and just use 2gb. Just a thought.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 4th, 2016 13:18 |
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novicius
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Eric wrote:novicius wrote:
____________________ Back in Danmark I do not use my equipment to make photo`s .. I take photo`s to use my equipment The better I become at photography,the better my camera gets. |
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| Posted: Sat Jun 4th, 2016 13:28 |
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novicius
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Maybe my D1/D1x were upgraded before I got them , but bigger than 2gb they do not " see " ... It`s a bit of an headache, in that I have " assigned " those to specific lenses , this throws my routine upside down , I`m also in the process of aquiring a new lens , so having to resort to " industrial grade " is something to be avoided if I can ...about 50 quid for a 2gb card would you believe , four of those would cost as much as a CAM-DIOX filter holder . Remember what 2 gb cards ye used on a D1/D1x...anyone ?
____________________ Back in Danmark I do not use my equipment to make photo`s .. I take photo`s to use my equipment The better I become at photography,the better my camera gets. |
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| Posted: Sat Jun 4th, 2016 16:55 |
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Robert
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novicius wrote:Remember what 2 gb cards ye used on a D1/D1x...anyone ? I have a selection of CF cards, from 256Mb upward, I will check them out in the morning in my D1x. From memory I agree that the D1x does not mount a card larger than 2Gb. Sorry for the delay I have just returned from two consecutive tough 24Hr trips and I am dog tired.
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| Posted: Sun Jun 5th, 2016 00:23 |
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jk
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You can buy a SD to CF1 adapter and use a cheap SD card in the D1X. At the moment I am at the opposite end of Europe to my D1X so I cant check. 2GB SD cards are probably easier to find than CF equivalents. BTW I think you can use larger cards in the D1X but it cant address more than 2GB so the 'extra' space cant be seen. Also you should format the card in camera.
____________________ Still learning after all these years! https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none |
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| Posted: Sun Jun 5th, 2016 04:44 |
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Robert
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Since 2006 when I got my first D1 I have had two CF cards go bad on me, for no apparent reason. In terms of electronic devices I don't call that bad. Along with mechanical things, electronic devices can suffer failure, solid state drives and hard drives are said of fail in a similar percentage, a CF card is a form of solid state drive. My personal experience of 'industrial' CF cards is limited. Recently I had my heart monitored with a recording device for 24 Hrs, that device was fitted with a non photography CF Card. Don't know what capacity. When I worked for a chain of betting shops, the gaming machines contained at least one CF card which was used for the programming of the games, they were changed from time to time per machine, from memory, some had more than one CF card. Again not remembering the capacity they were not labeled like our photography cards, although I was told they could be formatted to contain photography/camera images. I have just run all my smaller CF cards through my D1x. One Viking Interworks 256Mb CF which worked without formatting and after formatting in the D1x. One SanDisk 512Mb CF which worked without formatting and after formatting the D1x. Three (I have a fourth somewhere) Kingston 1Gb CF which all worked without formatting and after formatting in the D1x. Two SanDisk Extreme IV 2Gb CF which both worked without formatting and after formatting the D1x. Then something of an oddity, the SanDisk Extreme III 4Gb CF which worked as inserted but after formatting in the D1x no longer recognised. I tried formatting it with the 'two button' method and from the menu. More research needed... One SanDisk Ultra II 4Gb CF which as not recognised before formatting or after formatting the D1x. Finally, One Kingston 4Gb CF which as not recognised before formatting or after formatting the D1x. I think this card came from JK with the D3. Just for completeness and a bit of fun, I tried a SanDisk Extreme 120Mb/s 32Gb CF from my D3 but not unexpectedly it didn't work, with or without formatting. I still need to resolve how the SanDisk Extreme III 4Gb CF worked initially but not after formatting. I will try formatting it in the Mac, not sure if I can format pre. fat-32 in the Mac, I don't have a PC set up and working so I may be stumped on that. Update: I reformatted the SanDisk Extreme III 4Gb CF in my MacPro, tried various options but nothing worked, probably needs formatting from command line, in an old PC which can talk DOS. I am pretty sure it's still formatting as a 4Gb drive in the computer, it needs a smaller (2Gb) partition which I can't do with the Mac.  Attachment: Screen Shot 2016-06-05 at 10.44.07.jpg (Downloaded 22 times)
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| Posted: Sun Jun 5th, 2016 09:02 |
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jk
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Robert, I think but my memory may be wrong that the D1X formats under FAT16. When I get back to Spain then I can check the manual and also a CF from my D1X.
____________________ Still learning after all these years! https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none |
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