2.2Gb compact flash HDs

[cowasaki]

As I mentioned in the thread I just posted in "Bargains" (SD flash from 75p!) I am in need of some small cheap compact flash cards.

I ideally need about 6X 256/512/1Gb cards to keep small jobs completely separate (25-50 shots on D1x)........ Now I have just been looking and come across SCAN selling the 2.2Gb hard drive based compact flash cards for £8 inc. They are 4-8X bigger than I need and more expensive but IF I cannot find some smaller cheaper CF cards does anyone have experience of these cards with the D1x and D200?

[itsdavedotnet]

the mini hard drive cards are nowhere near as durable or reliable as flash based compact flash cards, and in any case, for about £8 you can get even extreme 3 2gb flash cards at times... much faster and durable.

Tbh, I'd always go more the route of treating flash completely differently to film, and use metadata to seperate small jobs (date of photo taken / tag the photos in lightroom). On the other hand, through multiple cf cards comes protection in case one breaks...

[cowasaki]

the mini hard drive cards are nowhere near as durable or reliable as flash based compact flash cards, and in any case, for about £8 you can get even extreme 3 2gb flash cards at times... much faster and durable.

Tbh, I'd always go more the route of treating flash completely differently to film, and use metadata to seperate small jobs (date of photo taken / tag the photos in lightroom). On the other hand, through multiple cf cards comes protection in case one breaks...

I have no choice, each job has to be on a separate card and I cannot plug them into a computer either.

[itsdavedotnet]

ah, fair enough. Noticed you posted in wanteds asking for small cards, probably your best bet that tbh, though maybe check out mymemory / ebay / bigpockets for closeouts of tiny card sizes...

[cowasaki]

Yes, its just typical. SCAN have SD flash on special offer with branded cards for 75p for 512s, 99p for 1Gb etc !! would have been ideal still someone might benefit from that one.

[*kev*]

Could you get the cheap cards from SCAN and use an adaptor like this one http://www.picstop.co.uk/PC-Card-&-Adapters/JOBO-SD-SDHC-MMC---Compact-Flash-Adapter?kw=JOBO+SD/SDHC/MMC+-+Compact+Flash+Adapter&source=froogle ?

[itsdavedotnet]

shooting rate would probably be slower... plus it's a faff and fiddly, and not as durable as cf... especially for commercial jobs, probably better just to pick up some older / smaller sandisk or similar cards...

[cowasaki]

It has a requirement for a sort of wedding photographer level of safeness for some of the jobs!