Post by Peter Lewis on Aug 23, 2012 20:23:23 GMT 12
For my aviation photography I use CF cards in my Canon camera.
To transfer the images to computer storage, I use a card reader rather than connecting the camera directly to the computer.
Over the years, I have had ongoing problems with the pins in the CF slot of the card reader bending, thus making the card reader both useless and unrepairable.
Strangely, touch wood, I have never had a problems with the pins in the camera card slot bending.
This has become such a frequent problem that as soon as I start using a new card reader I buy the next one in the knowledge that the new card reader will soon fail. Fortunately, by buying these things through TradeMe, they are quite cheap.
It is, however, still an irritating problem.
My question: Is it worth while buying a much more expensive card reader that will not exhibit this same problem and that will last the distance?
Or do I stick with the cheap and cheerful and keep the rubbish collection guys busy.
Anyone else had the same problem, or is it just me?
To transfer the images to computer storage, I use a card reader rather than connecting the camera directly to the computer.
Over the years, I have had ongoing problems with the pins in the CF slot of the card reader bending, thus making the card reader both useless and unrepairable.
Strangely, touch wood, I have never had a problems with the pins in the camera card slot bending.
This has become such a frequent problem that as soon as I start using a new card reader I buy the next one in the knowledge that the new card reader will soon fail. Fortunately, by buying these things through TradeMe, they are quite cheap.
It is, however, still an irritating problem.
My question: Is it worth while buying a much more expensive card reader that will not exhibit this same problem and that will last the distance?
Or do I stick with the cheap and cheerful and keep the rubbish collection guys busy.
Anyone else had the same problem, or is it just me?
