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p.1 #1 · Type 1 or type 2 CF card???

What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 compact flash cards?

Normally I use the SanDisk ultra II type 2 CF card, and I bought a CF (buy one get one free frio $30) card but it was SanDisk ultra II type 1 cf card,

Will this work in any of my camera? (Canon rebel XTi, 20D, 40D).

Thanks
-p

Aug 08, 2008 at 08:54 PM

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p.1 #2 · Type 1 or type 2 CF card???

No. The Ultra II is a Type 1 card, too.

The Type 2 cards are 5 mm thick, the form factor primarily being used for IBM microdrives and the like a few years ago. I don't know of any currently manufactured Type 2 cards, though there may be some ancient ones in the bargain bins somewhere. Enjoy your Type 1 cards.

EBH

Aug 08, 2008 at 09:02 PM

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p.1 #3 · Type 1 or type 2 CF card???

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007

Aug 08, 2008 at 09:56 PM

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p.1 #4 · Type 1 or type 2 CF card???

Now I feel like a complete rube� This is what I bought
http://www.calumetphoto.com/item/IM1828k2%20/

BUT when I got it the card looks different and it says on the top of the package �type 1�

-phil

Aug 08, 2008 at 10:18 PM

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p.1 #5 · Type 1 or type 2 CF card???

A tiny mannequin cleaning a lens?

EBH

Aug 09, 2008 at 11:08 AM

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p.1 #6 · Type 1 or type 2 CF card???

EB-1 wrote:
A tiny mannequin cleaning a lens?

EBH
it may be up soon lol

It could be a real sandisk cf card... here is a photo of the card I bought, It does not look like the one they have inthe photo, or the ones I have.
http://www.pbase.com/philsmith/image/101409931.jpg

-p

Edited on Aug 09, 2008 at 12:07 PM

Aug 09, 2008 at 12:06 PM

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p.1 #7 · Type 1 or type 2 CF card???

I'm not sure about that one specifically, but black labeling was introduced to better differentiate the Ultra II from the Extreme III. The photo on the website is of an older Ultra II.

EBH

Edited on Aug 09, 2008 at 03:10 PM

Aug 09, 2008 at 03:09 PM


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