benefits of CF over SD?

[BlahBlahYouToo]

and vice versa.
ready, set, go!

 

[jpeyton]

The benefits of CF only matter to professional photographers. CF cards have more robust packaging. High-end CF cards have higher transfer rates. Interoperability is almost zero, since only semi-pro and professional DSLRs use them anymore. Size is much larger than SD cards.

SD cards are find for the general population. Interoperability is high; cameras, phones, TVs, PMPs, etc. have SD card slots. Packaging size is much smaller, which translates into smaller devices. Smaller packaging also means lower cost. They are less robust and easier to misplace.

 

[slashbinslashbash]

^ Pretty much covers it.

Personally I think CF cards are "right sized" while SD cards are "too small". CF cards are harder to lose, easier to manipulate, etc. Of course SD cards are preferable for smaller devices (pocket point-and-shoots) but when the camera has to be DSLR-sized anyway, I don't see any benefit.

 

[corkyg]

CF plus - greater bandwidth. SD plus - smaller size. I use both. As far as handling and use, I find the CF card easier to manipulate. The SD card is easy to accidentally move the side-mounted lock switch, and that can be slightly annoying.

 

[angry hampster]

I don't feel like I'm going to break my CF cards when I handle them. SD cards just seems so flimsy.

 

[Anubis]

The benefits of CF only matter to professional photographers. CF cards have more robust packaging. High-end CF cards have higher transfer rates. Interoperability is almost zero, since only semi-pro and professional DSLRs use them anymore. Size is much larger than SD cards.

SD cards are find for the general population. Interoperability is high; cameras, phones, TVs, PMPs, etc. have SD card slots. Packaging size is much smaller, which translates into smaller devices. Smaller packaging also means lower cost. They are less robust and easier to misplace.

yea that covers it. im still really annoyed that the D7000 is dual SD and not SD/CF

 

[akugami]

CF plus - greater bandwidth. SD plus - smaller size. I use both. As far as handling and use, I find the CF card easier to manipulate. The SD card is easy to accidentally move the side-mounted lock switch, and that can be slightly annoying.

I think the SD card having the lock switch toggled by accident is a fault of bad slot design than the SD card itself. Some devices I will never accidentally slide the lock when inserting the card and some will hit it every time if I'm not careful.

I like both. I think CF has its place in DSLR's and I do SD for smaller pocket cameras and stuff.

 

[ElFenix]

if you really screw up the insertion, you can bend the pins on your CF reader. if that happens to be inside your camera, it's going to require servicing.


but you'd really need to screw it up. i don't know if that much screw up is possible with a camera.

 

[slashbinslashbash]

if you really screw up the insertion, you can bend the pins on your CF reader. if that happens to be inside your camera, it's going to require servicing.


but you'd really need to screw it up. i don't know if that much screw up is possible with a camera.

Yeah, I have bent the pins of a cheap card reader, but all CF slots that I've seen in cameras have the notches cut out on the sides in such a way that it's impossible to put it in backwards. I guess if you stuck it in sideways or attempted to put some other object into the slot, you could bend the pins.

LOL, that sounded kinda gross.