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Posted: Sun Jun 5th, 2016 09:12
 
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Thanks Jk, what puzzles me is that the 4 Gb card worked OK in the D1x until I formatted it.

It may be I had formatted that card in my D1 previously and not realised it. I no longer have either of my D1's so can not try formatting it in a D1.

Because I have a range of cameras I usually format the card just before I use it in a particular camera.



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Posted: Sun Jun 5th, 2016 09:26
 
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There are still plenty available on eBay...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Camera-Photo-Accessories/15200/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=2gb%20cf%20card&_dcat=15200&Brand=SanDisk&_trksid=p2045573.m1684

Some may be genuine?



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jk wrote:
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.


That was my understanding Jonthan. I thought I used a 4gb Sandisk card in my D1X....but it only accessed 2gb. The D2X came along and the cards went to FAT32.



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I still ask myself...why use cards that can hold more than your battery will allow you to shoot?

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In my case I want the large capacity for time-lapse, taking perhaps a thousand images at 20 second intervals, OK the batteries need changing but at least all the images are on one card.

Am working towards a larger, portable power source, perhaps even a small generator?



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Posted: Tue Jun 7th, 2016 14:33
 
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TomOC wrote:
I still ask myself...why use cards that can hold more than your battery will allow you to shoot?

Tom


Ive never looked at this from that perspective...very incisive reasoning.

I suppose if you had more batteries than cards it would be more relevant.



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Thanks to every one , I certainly do not feel alone no more.

" 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..."


That `s exactly what happened , exept with the ultra 2 gb card,...I had formatted that particular card several times in camera without probs, but then ,..so it can n`t be the camera.

I have tried , in both D1/D1x to use bigger cards LEXAR ..SANDISK ...KINGSTON..yet NO GO, so I share Roberts experience in that.( those cards perform flawlessly in SlrN and D3s ).

So I am looking for reliable cards that I can count on , luckily I was at home when it happened , but in some mnths. I intend t´be in an area where obtaining genuine / reliable cards may be an illusion.

CF cards are supposed to " last forever " ... but which one ?..Hence my quest for Great CF cards.

Thanks to J K for the suggestion of SD/CF adapter , worth looking into.

As to Why bigger cards , well ...

Robert gave a good explanation , and...

First , the battery of the D1 / D1x can last longer than a 2 gb card.

Second , it`s a matter of getting a good deal ...an 8 gb CF card can cost considerably LESS than Two cards of 4 gb , even of the same serie of the same brand.



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Posted: Thu Jun 9th, 2016 03:57
 
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I think the larger card would need to be first formatted on a FAT 16 computer...if they still exist...before being used in the camera. My memory may be playing tricks but I am convinced I used a 4gb card in the D1x by doing this. Of course finding a FAT 16 computer to try it may be harder than finding 2GB cards!

Good hunting!



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If you have a Mac this is available.
I am not sure if Windows10 allows this.



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Just got back to Spain in the last 24hours.
My D1X has a 2GB CF card in it. I believe that this is the maximum it will 'handle'.



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