Anyone used a SD to CF card adapter for ALpha A100 or Minolta DSLR ?

solomon76 · 12th October 2006

hi THanks !

tankm · 12th October 2006

I have one, seldom use. Use it as spare.

Originally Posted by solomon76

hi THanks !

yokechye · 13th October 2006

Originally Posted by tankm

I have one, seldom use. Use it as spare.

how much is a SD-CF adapter?

tankm · 13th October 2006

About $35 at AP. Don't bother unless you have large SD card and don't mind the slower speed even for a fast SD card.

Originally Posted by yokechye

how much is a SD-CF adapter?

jhansolo · 16th October 2006

Originally Posted by tankm

About $35 at AP. Don't bother unless you have large SD card and don't mind the slower speed even for a fast SD card.

I bought one during the last PC Show (I can't remember but it was less than $20) and as tankm mentioned very slow.

solomon76 · 16th October 2006

thanks guys for all the replies. Current i am using the Ms stick converter and a normal speed card CF.Pretty fast for the A100. i think the camera can put 5 raw into its buffer memory.
I wanted to get a 4gb sd card can use as my thumbdrive also , thats why asking about it :P

Trash · 17th October 2006

Originally Posted by solomon76

thanks guys for all the replies. Current i am using the Ms stick converter and a normal speed card CF.Pretty fast for the A100. i think the camera can put 5 raw into its buffer memory.
I wanted to get a 4gb sd card can use as my thumbdrive also , thats why asking about it :P

If I am not wrong 4GB is in SD-HC format and may not work properly with the SD devices. Please check first before you buy.

The safer choice is 2GB which is fully compliant to the SD standard.

tankm · 17th October 2006

Wah...kenna

more than 50%.

Originally Posted by jhansolo

I bought one during the last PC Show (I can't remember but it was less than $20) and as tankm mentioned very slow.

solomon76 · 17th October 2006

Originally Posted by Trash

If I am not wrong 4GB is in SD-HC format and may not work properly with the SD devices. Please check first before you buy.

The safer choice is 2GB which is fully compliant to the SD standard.

Thanks!
2gb sounds good also

Now i think its quite cheap, but anyway the normal Speed CF kingston works well in the A100 , really suprised

jhansolo · 17th October 2006

Originally Posted by tankm

Wah...kenna more than 50%.

It is not my intention to make you feel bad, but next time don't buy generic product from dedicated shops.

Originally Posted by solomon76

thanks guys for all the replies. Current i am using the Ms stick converter and a normal speed card CF.Pretty fast for the A100. i think the camera can put 5 raw into its buffer memory.
I wanted to get a 4gb sd card can use as my thumbdrive also , thats why asking about it :P

The MS stick converter is not the same speed and performance as the SD converter at least the one I have.

tankm · 17th October 2006

Don't worry lah... bought it long time ago. Best is, seldom use it, cause got large capacity CF card since then.

Originally Posted by jhansolo

It is not my intention to make you feel bad, but next time don't buy generic product from dedicated shops.

The MS stick converter is not the same speed and performance as the SD converter at least the one I have.

yokechye · 17th October 2006

Originally Posted by tankm

Don't worry lah... bought it long time ago. Best is, seldom use it, cause got large capacity CF card since then.

once i thought of getting a adapter... i think i better off get another CF card... my old microdrive is driving me crazy

tankm · 17th October 2006

If you are not fussy about write speed and don't want to spend alot, just buy the Kingston (Orange) Normal CF, good enough. Tested before, the Kingston Normal (Orange) is faster than the Kingston Elite Pro (Blue) in the KM5D.

Originally Posted by yokechye

once i thought of getting a adapter... i think i better off get another CF card... my old microdrive is driving me crazy

photo_kbc · 17th October 2006

Originally Posted by jhansolo

I bought one during the last PC Show (I can't remember but it was less than $20) and as tankm mentioned very slow.

Any Idea where i can get one of the SD to CF adaptor?? I can't get it from Alan Photo

satay16 · 17th October 2006

it will be nice if there is a CF to ext hard drive adapter. Like you plug the CF adapter wire into the slot and on the other end, it's a ext hard drive. so cool, though that CF card door opening might be unsightly.

solomon76 · 17th October 2006

Originally Posted by tankm

If you are not fussy about write speed and don't want to spend alot, just buy the Kingston (Orange) Normal CF, good enough. Tested before, the Kingston Normal (Orange) is faster than the Kingston Elite Pro (Blue) in the KM5D.

Mine is the CF kingston with a flower in front as a picture

it was an impulsive buy but well surprised that it worked well even when i was taking RAW on the A100.

yokechye · 17th October 2006

Originally Posted by solomon76

Mine is the CF kingston with a flower in front as a picture it was an impulsive buy but well surprised that it worked well even when i was taking RAW on the A100.

no lag? like slow reading/writing speed?

solomon76 · 17th October 2006

Originally Posted by yokechye

no lag? like slow reading/writing speed?

Hi i think its fine, i think the only problem if you want to take fast action like 5 frames in 2 secs... :P i can do a test though .
Just tried, i set to AF-C, continous shot, 4 secs to do 6 shots. and about 1-2 secs later i am ready to take another frame again

using raw.
For JPG, i did continous shot until the 18 shot when shutter stoppped.

yokechye · 17th October 2006

Originally Posted by solomon76

Hi i think its fine, i think the only problem if you want to take fast action like 5 frames in 2 secs... :P i can do a test though .
Just tried, i set to AF-C, continous shot, 4 secs to do 6 shots. and about 1-2 secs later i am ready to take another frame again using raw.
For JPG, i did continous shot until the 18 shot when shutter stoppped.

oh... but u wont need to wait for a while to let the photos being written into the card? those slow cards take like 1 or 2 sec to fully write and maybe split of a second to preview from one photo to the next

solomon76 · 18th October 2006

Originally Posted by yokechye

oh... but u wont need to wait for a while to let the photos being written into the card? those slow cards take like 1 or 2 sec to fully write and maybe split of a second to preview from one photo to the next

i Think the buffer on the A100 settles it for you. Anyway the wait was not noticable as i can take a photo the next instant even on Raw. Preview time was okay for me

12th October 2006	#1
solomon76 Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 631	Anyone used a SD to CF card adapter for ALpha A100 or Minolta DSLR ? hi THanks !

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solomon76 Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 631	Re: Anyone used a SD to CF card adapter for ALpha A100 or Minolta DSLR ? thanks guys for all the replies. Current i am using the Ms stick converter and a normal speed card CF.Pretty fast for the A100. i think the camera can put 5 raw into its buffer memory. I wanted to get a 4gb sd card can use as my thumbdrive also , thats why asking about it :P

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satay16 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,977	Re: Anyone used a SD to CF card adapter for ALpha A100 or Minolta DSLR ? it will be nice if there is a CF to ext hard drive adapter. Like you plug the CF adapter wire into the slot and on the other end, it's a ext hard drive. so cool, though that CF card door opening might be unsightly.