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melcat wrote:
Given how poor the CF interface is, I consider Dan's advice to cheap out very bad.
Related to the bent pin issue, this is a shortcoming with the design of the CF card hardware interface, in my view. (The more recent alternate card formats don't have this problem.)
Even with good card readers - and I have owned brand names as well - you have to exercise some caution. Heck, you have to be a bit careful putting the cards into your Canon camera, judging by the periodic stories of bent pins there.
That said, there is wild variability among the designs of the readers concerning how well the card is directed toward the pins - to some extent among the expensive readers and perhaps to a greater extent among the discount units. However, if you look at a few of either you'll find that there are some with a more reliable design. The one I currently use is a "cheapie," but it has solid channel guides and the card slips in firmly. I've been using it for 2-3 years now, at least, without a problem.
The pin interface is, in my view, a real weakness of the CF card system.
Take care,
Dan
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