Re: re: Comp :Toys card readers and battery holders
- Subject: Re: [iris] re: Comp :Toys card readers and battery holders
- From: "Colleen Modra" c*@impressiveirises.com.au
- Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 06:03:50 +1030
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/iris/> (Web Archive)
Has anyone seen a card reader that accpts XD cards directly rather than
through a CF adaptor.
Colleen Modra
Adelaide Hills
South Australia Zone 8/9
colleen@impressiveirises.com.au
www.impressiveirises.com.au
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Greenfield" <redear@infinet.com>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 6:18 AM
Subject: Re: [iris] re: Comp :Toys card readers and battery holders
> Robin I have two cameras ( Smartmedia cards) Wife has one camera ( Compact
> Flash Card) Three chargers and about 9 sets of four AA Ni-MH batteries. I
> like to use the screen for taking pictures and that eats batteries fast.
>
> You can get readers cheaper if you watch for sales. Micro Center has one
> that reads the same cards as yours for less than $10. I think you have to
> buy it at the store. They even have a 640 x 380 camera for $14.95 ( good
> enough for web pictures) zipzoomfly.com has one for about $17.00 shipping
> free
>
> Mike Greenfield
> Zone 5b SW Ohio
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robin Shadlow" <rshadlow@wildmail.com>
> To: <iris@hort.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 1:41 PM
> Subject: [iris] re: Comp :Toys card readers and battery holders
>
>
> > The Card Reader is by GE and reads Compact Flash, Smart Media,
> > Secure Digital, Multi Media, Micro Drive, Memory Stick and Memory
> > Gate. It was only about $25.00.
> >
> > I saw a Kodak card reader at Walmart which was very similar and
> > nearly the same price.
> >
> > and Mike, no suggestions on battery holders, but if your camera
> > takes AA, I highly recommend the Rayovac 3 in 1 Battery Charger.
> > It's a small unit that plugs straight into the wall. I bought NiHM
> > rechargeable batteries and can take almost as many pictures as I can
> > keep track of in a day with the one set of batteries. My current
> > camera eats regular AA batteries faster than I eat all the Christmas
> > cookies. I went through more than a dozen batteries on a tour before
> > I got the rechargeable batteries. I've been using the two sets of
> > rechargeable batteries I bought for almost two years now, so they
> > take a lot of charges.
> >
> > Robin
> > zone 5 NE
> >
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> > cookies and cheese cake yesterday : )
> >
> >
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