17Oct SDHC to CF adapter, are they any good?
I was looking for a new SDHC card reader this morning after accidentally stepping on my spare and I came across this SDHC to CF card adapter. I have no idea how well something like this would work, but it seems like it could be handy to be able to adapt the same memory across several different cameras. Anyone given one of these a try? I might have to through away $12 to give this a try.
October 17th, 2011 at 11:05 pm
Please try it out and tell me, i was looking to get one of these as SD cards are so cheap but was too scared to invest in one to give it a go.
October 17th, 2011 at 11:46 pm
I tried these in my Canon 7D. Great for stills but not good for video. Tooo sloww. Camera cut out.
October 18th, 2011 at 6:04 pm
We have 4 of a very similar model (Amazon item B0029Q9I1U). We’ve had them in a wedding kit for about 1.5 yrs and they’ve been 100% stable so far (probably about 4-6000 frames on each adaptor and dozens of changeovers). as Alan said, they work well, but are only suitable for stills. Too slow for video even with the fastest SD cards inside. I’m sure they’re even slowing down the frame rate on stills when the buffers fill, but we don’t run to the limit of continuous shooting enough to worry.
October 18th, 2011 at 11:29 pm
I will also let you know when i get it on thurs.
I will use it with ipad 2, eye-fi pro 2 8gb and shuttersnitch,
I shoot halloween portraits every year for my church. This will be awesome… if i works!
October 19th, 2011 at 8:44 am
i tried one of these when i rented a 7D to accompany my 60D for a 2 camera interview shoot…NOT FOR VIDEO…great for stills but again…NOT FOR VIDEO…seems not fast enough…i use them in my 300D and 350D (both stills only cameras of course) but these adapters are simply NOT FOR VIDEO
October 19th, 2011 at 10:19 am
I have one on order, should be here this week. Once It shows up, i’ll run some speed tests and post the results.