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SD to CF card adaptors — effect on write speeds?

  • 02-08-2012 10:55PM
    #1
    peckerhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,388 ✭✭✭


    Howdy all,

    I need to stock up on some extra memory for my Olympus E-510, which takes CF and/or xD cards. I've been managing fine with two old Sandisk Ultra II cards (4GB), but SDHC cards are getting faster and cheaper all the time and rather than buy more CF cards I was half-thinking of getting one of these.
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    Any downside to them? Do they 'rob' much of the transfer speed/carry a higher risk of card errors? The camera doesn't shoot video, and I don't often find myself shooting long bursts in RAW (in any case, I suppose I could keep the 4GB CF cards I have for those situations and use micro-SDHC cards for more general use...).

    TIA for any comments. Googling produced mixed verdicts — some say yes, it slows things down, others report no difference.


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  • #2
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,125 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    Should have next to no effect. There are no electronics in adapters, they are just contacts and wires to change one configuration to another.


  • #3
    peckerhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,388 ✭✭✭peckerhead


    Cheers, I think I'll give it a try. I've no idea exactly what the write speeds are for the E-510 but it's over 5 years old and I can't imagine it'll be unduly affected.

    Also just did a quick spot check and I seem to have about 32GB worth of 4GB/8GB micro-SDHC cards lying around the place... (damn those irresistible Boards.ie Bargain Alerts! :o) so I might as well put 'em to use.


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