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Re: [OM] Now how in the world did I miss that?

Subject: Re: [OM] Now how in the world did I miss that?
From: Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 08:53:24 +0100
Usb3 at only one end won't do a lot. But you could get a CF-USB3 adaptor?
I got a SD-USB3 adaptor when I added a USB3 card to my old desktop and
it felt like it was faster but I didn't do any quantitative testing.
My new laptop has an SD reader built-in.
Jez

On 29/07/2013, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I came to prefer removing the CF cards from the camera since my laptop
> has a CF card to Express Card adapter.  The Express Card interface is
> much faster than USB 2.0.  But my new desktop HP has a USB 3.0 interface
> and I have no idea what the performance will be like connecting the
> camera to USB 3.0.  Probably the same as USB 2.0 but I'll give it a try.
>   Just an old dog stuck mysteriously in the past for no apparent reason.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 7/29/2013 10:26 AM, DZDub wrote:
>> On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
>> chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Just a day or two ago I was extolling the virtues of my new E-M5 grip.
>>> <
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Camera-Bracket-Holder-Hand-Grip-f-Olympus-OM-D-E-M5-Ballhead-Quick-Release-Plate-/261212248838?ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160
>>>>
>>>
>>> What I failed to realize is that when the hand grip wraps around the
>>> right end of the body (thus giving a very comfortable grip) is also
>>> covers the SD card slot.  I didn't realize it until a short while ago
>>> when I decided to download some images I took yesterday.  Hmmm.  Where's
>>> the card slot?
>>>
>>> If you typically remove the card for downloading as I do you will find
>>> yourself having to remove the grip first.  And, in my case, since I
>>> always leave a tripod QR plate on the camera it must come off first too
>>> since it covers the attaching screw of grip to body.
>>>
>>> No problem if I were to use the supplied USB cable for download but
>>> that's not typically the way I do it.  Oh, well.
>>>
>>
>> Once in a while I forget to put the CF card back into the camera after
>> off-loading a bunch of raw files.  I have a 2 GB xD card in the camera as
>> backup to cover such gaffs.  But because I don't have a decent xD card
>> reader, I have to off-load the raw files on the xD card with the cord.
>>
>> It's not terrible.  In fact, handling an xD card can be a challenge and
>> maybe it's best left in the camera anyway.  But I really prefer removing
>> a
>> CF card and using a card reader.  Why?  It's more stuff to manage when a
>> simple cord does the job.  Makes no rational sense to cling to a card
>> reader unless you can't keep your battery charged up.
>>
>> Anyway, I think I would be OK with your grip, Chuck, because the SD card
>> is
>> closer to the size of the xD than the CF.  But maybe we should simplify
>> our
>> lives and try to get away from card readers.
>>
>> Joel W.
>>
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