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Miscellaneous Topics => General Discussions => Topic started by: ArnieM on May 15, 2010, 02:04:34 PM

Title: Camera Card Reader
Post by: ArnieM on May 15, 2010, 02:04:34 PM
Just an FYI.

Wasn't sure where to post this, if at all.  It's not a "Hot Deal".  I'm sure Brian will slap me upside the head if it doesn't belong here.

I bent a few pins pushing my CF card into my old faithful card reader.  Been out of the picture business for about a week.  I found this one on overstock.com.  I'm a member for about $15/year.  I consider it worthwhile.  Anyway, I got the one pictured below (proving it really works)  for $1.83, free shipping.  Hard to go wrong.

(http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx21/ArnieMauer/CardReader.jpg)
Title: Re: Camera Card Reader
Post by: squirtthecat on May 15, 2010, 02:15:02 PM

Good deal.   I should probably pick up a spare.. 
Title: Re: Camera Card Reader
Post by: ArnieM on May 15, 2010, 03:01:10 PM
Me too.  I just wanted to make sure this one worked first,  :D
Title: Re: Camera Card Reader
Post by: Caneyscud on May 18, 2010, 11:54:57 AM
You coulda bent the pins back.  And if you have firewire - a firewire reader is bunches faster.  With as many pics as I take, I'd still be downloading last years pics.  However, that is a great price - good score! 
Title: Re: Camera Card Reader
Post by: ArnieM on May 18, 2010, 12:19:43 PM
Caney,

The pins were pretty smashed flat.  The camera has a Firewire port but my computer doesn't seem to have one.  The USB 2.0 high speed works pretty well. 

I did a couple of shoots a while back.  One of a friend's wedding and one of a company summer picnic.  About 400-500 shots each.  Had USB 1.1.  It was agonizingly slow.