CF Memory Card....Why?

Sambr

Senior Member
They are still using the CF cards...personally I'll take a CF card over a SD card any day of the week. Digital is another thing I just know about the old days stuff. Canon and Nikon use the same cards. What does the Mark what the hell ever have? :)
CF cards All Pro. Cameras Nikon & Canon use CF cards.
 

Eye-level

Banned
Sam you ain't going to believe it but I am thinking about buying a Canon F-1 that they have in my local antique shop. Black, eye-level finder, and a FD 50/1.4...it doesn't use CF cards. hahaha :)

A Rebel wouldn't be able to mount that FD lens without an adapter - no support...I love using my old manual primes with my Nikon... :)
 
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Sambr

Senior Member
Sam you ain't going to believe it but I am thinking about buying a Canon F-1 that they have in my local antique shop. Black, eye-level finder, and a FD 50/1.4...it doesn't use CF cards. hahaha :)

A Rebel wouldn't be able to mount that FD lens without an adapter - no support...I love using my old manual primes with my Nikon... :)
Nothing surprises me anymore Jeff :)
 

TedG954

Senior Member
Well, it appears that there are adapters to use an SD card in a CF slot.

That's the good news. The bad news, for me at least, the adapters are designated as Type II format, and the D700 is a Type I format.

While there is a way to strip the cover off the Type II and fabricate its use in the D700, there are some possibilities of damaging the camera. Reconfigure SD/CF adapter to Type I on Vimeo

I'll pass on that option.

Maybe in the future, a Type I adapter will be available (though I doubt it).

"It is doubtful that an SD to CF Type I adapter anyone will take the trouble to create one. Type I spec is only 3.3mm thick and full sized SD cards are 2.1mm. That only leaves 1.2mm for the top and bottom shell and stuffing in contacts which are fairly large on an SD card. Another challenge is the CF pins are close to the full height of the Type I spec. Looking at my Type II adapter the SD slot consumes nearly all the volume beyond the CF pins so I think that the extra height of the Type II spec is used to get the contacts for the SD card in there."


Thanks to all that stayed on topic with constructive comments.
 

vindex1963

Senior Member
Guess I don't see the point of adapting an SD card to a CF camera when CF cards are readily
available and if I see anything about damage the thought is gone.
I would pass also.
 

-Oy-

New member
A few years back SWMBO stuck my trousers in the washing machine without going through the pockets (very unusual) - and so a CF card and an SD card did a full wash-spin-dry cycle.

The SD card never worked again.

The CF card is still going strong today.
 
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