EOS 300D question

[RobStubbs]

I've just got my new toy - an EOS 300D. Unfortunately it didn't come with a CF card but I've got one on order. Does anyone know if it's limited to 1GB or if the 2GB cards will work as well ? It says it works with type I and II cards - but I vaguelly recall something about the slightly older cameras not working with the bigger cards.

 

Cheers,

 

Rob.

[Steve Randles]

I have the 300D (digital rebel = US version) and I've not heard of the problem you mention of bigger cards not working, if you hear of anything let me know. I use 1gb cards in mine and they are Sandisk extreme III's, fast read and write and work well in all conditions (temperatures) I use them in.

 

Steve...

[tack4]

havent got anything bigger than 512 for mine as find easier to go through 55 raw images than 100

 

have 2 512 and a 256 but my eventually go bigger

[RobStubbs]

Thanks guys - I've got a 2GB on order as well, so I'll let you know if it worksOK. Can't remember where I saw about the card size but I thought it was for the EOS's as I wouldn't have taken any notice if it was for other cameras.

 

Anyway, I should find out soon - I can't even check that the camera works yet either

 

Rob.

[Steve Randles]

Anyway, I should find out soon - I can't even check that the camera works yet either

 

Rob.

 

Well actually you can, providing you got the software disc with the camera and installed everything, connect your camera to the pc then go to start/all programs/canon utilities/remote capture..

 

Steve...

[Hellbelly]

Not sure about the 300 but I've got a 2gig and a 4 gig card for the 400 and they work fine.

 

HB.

[Elton]

I've got a 2 gig card in a 300D. No worries

[RobStubbs]

Yep as Elton states, the 2GB card works fine in the camera - put it all together yesterday when the card arrived. I thought the camera felt quite heavy - more so than my film EOS - I will try and check that out. Now all I need to do is take it out and have a play with it.

 

Rob.

[Elton]

Now all I need to do is take it out and have a play with it.

 

Rob.

 

Blimey, Rob. I've never known anyone get that excited over a camera

[Tony U]

Yep as Elton states, the 2GB card works fine in the camera - put it all together yesterday when the card arrived. I thought the camera felt quite heavy - more so than my film EOS - I will try and check that out. Now all I need to do is take it out and have a play with it.

 

Rob.

 

Rob

Yes It's certainly heavier than say an EOS 300 or 500 but its similar in weight to my old EOS650; I beleive the 350D and the new 400D are much lighter but they are smaller and in my opinion much mure fiddly to use, I wish Cannon had continued to use the 300D body and just upgraded the electronics.

Just to throw my penny's worth in about the CF cards I use 256MB cards as I have had a card fail on me and I would not want to loose 2GB's worth of pictures in one hit. I got a load of these cards cheap from 7dayshop.com.

 

Tony