[Tom]

I wouldn't recommend buying less than a 256 MB card. Almost any card will work in any camera. However, the "best" card is often relative: cards that are faster in some camera brands perform slower in other camera brands, and vice-versa. I'm confident SimpleTech would perform just fine and you can get a 256 MB card for $50 shipped from buy.com (after rebate). Save another 2% via ebates.com if you're stingy.

[Scrooge]

[Tom]

Scrooge, check out the grayscale calibration image and notes at the bottom of this page: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canons45/#reviewnotes

[Newt]

Thanks Tom. I think the memory is maybe $65? Oh well Here's what I'm looking at right now. Know of a better deal? G3 Anyway of getting dual monitors to match better. Most I've used the colors are always different. So which one would be correct? Thanks, NN

[Tom]

[Allison]

Don't make the same mistake I did. Maybe it's a coincidence, but my camera had to go to Canon Warranty repair, fortunately is safe and sound, replete with default Japanese ( I think) default language settings.

[Newt]

Thanks, I remembered Allison's experience. Did a little more investigating and found... Scammers Damn, it's just too darn hard to beat a *Davenport Consulting* deal. NN

[Tom]

If you want something more pocketable than the G3 without sacrificing much in picture quality, the New Canon S45 just arrived at Dell Home. Dell is a great place to buy thanks to their 30 day return policy (most places max out at 14 days and/or charge a restocking fee). They also have an automatic 10% off and free ground shipping. If you use ebates.com to buy from Dell Home (Software & Peripherals) you can save an extra 2%.

[Newt]

hmmmmm, will give it some consideration, but will probably shop around or investigate some other brands/models too. Tom, how do you keep up to date on all the discounts/deals/bargains? You should maybe consider having pay for online suscriptions to your consulting talents. Anyways, I had sent an email to the scammers with a vew questions. When I found the reviews about them I emailed back stating I was no longer interested in doing business with them and attached the link. hehe Thanks for the input, as always it's much apprecieated. NN

[Tom]

Most of my stuff is just a rehash of www.techbargains.com.

[Dean]

Tom, I saw this today A 1 GB compact flash card for $269 Looks like a reasonable price for such a large card. Any negatives on using a 1 GB card? BTW, techbargains is a great site. Thanks for your mentioning it.

[Tom]

1GB seems a bit overkill if you ask me . Also, the "standard" Sandisk card is really slow (click here) so I would recommend something else. A downside of having one big card is that if it fails you lose everything (as opposed to spreading your risk if you use two cards). I've never had a failure though (other than human), and the downside of having multiple cards is that you could lose one of them (not to mention the hassle of changing cards) so it's a toss up IMO. I'd probably get a 512 MB, then buy another card later if you feel you need more memory. As allison said, prices will only drop.

[MCaver]

1Gb is only overkill if you never shoot that many photos. In the week I spent in Glacier, I shot well over 1Gb. As I only have a 64Mb card, I always have alternative storage on hand. With my current camera, a 64Mb card is the equivalent of one roll of 24 exposure film, but at the rate digital camera resolutions are increasing 1Gb will be required for high quailty photos. And I have complete faith in CompactFlash cards after using them for 3 years now. I've abused them -- including dropping one in a river -- and never lost a single photo.

[catwoman]

I have a 1 gb card and I can shoot approx. 500 images in jpeg format and 107 images in RAW format. RAW format is so you can change exposure or white balance in Nikon Capture once it's downloaded to your computer. We sometimes make mistakes with our settings and it's kinda cool that you can fix that after the fact. I always shoot in RAW format for what I do.

[Tom]

Cascade Hiker has a Canon G3. Having hiked with him, I know his shooting style. He's not the type to be bracketing every shot or reshooting the same scene over. Also, unlike other camera brands, Canon RAW files are not much larger than jpg files so even if he were to shoot in RAW it would still be overkill. That's why I recommended a 512 MB card to him. If he finds he needs more memory, he can buy another 512 MB card later (for a lot less money) and juggling 2 cards is not a big deal. I just don't see 99% of folks needing 1 GB of memory unless they are hard core photographers (or don't know how to hit the delete button).