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Jon_J

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« on: March 01, 2006, 11:20:14 am »
These are CF sized adapters that you insert an SD card into, then insert the whole
thing into your CF slot. The two pics I posted are models that completely contain the
SD card, so nothing sticks out when you use them.
I did a lot of googling and found many reviews and topics on these little adapters.
The only problem is, All of these reviews/topics are from year 2002 or '03
Are these available anywhere from a reputable store? (Not ebay)
Do these work in the 'Z'
Also, would one of these work with with a "Secure Digital" protected card.
What I mean is a SD card such as Picsel Browser that uses the Secure Digital protection scheme.

The Minolta one looks like the SD card is protruding, but according to the article I read,
it goes completely inside the adapter so it will fit into a camera that has a cover over the CF slot.

Thank you,
Jon
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« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2006, 11:48:37 am »
I have a CF-SD adapter from Mittoni, see link in sig.
The don't sell the one I have anymore.
The SD card sticks out of it, and it is bigger than a CF card.
Despite it's large size, it does work well.
I have never had any problems with it.

I can't comment on it's use with Secure Digital protection scheme,
I have never tried.

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« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2006, 12:34:20 pm »
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I have a CF-SD adapter from Mittoni, see link in sig.
The don't sell the one I have anymore.
The SD card sticks out of it, and it is bigger than a CF card.
Despite it's large size, it does work well.
I have never had any problems with it.

I can't comment on it's use with Secure Digital protection scheme,
I have never tried.

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well, the one that Mittoni sells is very old. it works for smaller SD cards, ie less than 512MB but corrupts the SD if you stick something bigger in. I initially thought it might have been a Zaurus issue, but then I stuck the SD to CF adaptor into a PCMCIA adaptor and then into a laptop and it yielded the same problem. Small SD ok, larger SD -> corruption.
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« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2006, 03:00:10 pm »
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well, the one that Mittoni sells is very old. it works for smaller SD cards, ie less than 512MB but corrupts the SD if you stick something bigger in. I initially thought it might have been a Zaurus issue, but then I stuck the SD to CF adaptor into a PCMCIA adaptor and then into a laptop and it yielded the same problem. Small SD ok, larger SD -> corruption.
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I wonder if that is a pin-out issue. I intend on using one of these with Picsel Browser on a 512mb SD card.
And would also like to be able to access 2GB or  4GB SD cards using the adapter.
I'm going to call a local camera shop tomorrow and see if they carry the Minolta one.
I want one that fits all the way in the slot W/O the SD protruding.

Thank you,
Jon
« Last Edit: March 02, 2006, 12:54:56 pm by Jon_J »
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« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2006, 06:22:09 pm »
I also use an SD-CF adapter from Mittoni with my C3100 (sorry, no model number or identification i can give you) but it does contain the SD card completely and fits within the CF slot with no overhang. I use it with a 2GB SD card with no problems at all. Using Cacko 1.23.
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