• The Canon Rumors Forum has officially been shut down as of July 10, 2026.

    All data will be deleted on September 16, 2026.

    the ad free experience will return by July 17, 2026.

CF to SD/MMC reader on CANON Camera 7D

  • Thread starter Thread starter technogeekchris
  • Start date Start date
Status
Not open for further replies.
T

technogeekchris

Guest
Hi guys, did anyone tried this on their CANON camera especially 7D. I was just wandering if you can use this:

http://www.amazon.com/SD-CF-II-Type-Adapter-Supports/dp/B000YZGCIU
 
Yes I tried it once before I got my CF Cards. It worked - even with a Eye-Fi Card.
The problem is that the speed of an SD-Card is not comparable to CF-Cards. If you want to use high speed sequences of pictures you have to take this into account.
 
Upvote 0
I've got very good experience with this one http://www.amazon.com/SD-CF-II-Type-Adapter-Supports/dp/B0048DVOIW, and am happy with it, including speed.

I don't have Eye-Fi cards, so can't tell whether it works or not with that adapter.
 
Upvote 0
Edwin Herdman said:
Rocky said:
technogeekchris said:
Hi guys, did anyone tried this on their CANON camera especially 7D. I was just wandering if you can use this:

http://www.amazon.com/SD-CF-II-Type-Adapter-Supports/dp/B000YZGCIU
For that price, you can buy a 8G CF crad.
Not one that's as as good as a decent CF or SDHC card for video or high FPS photography, though.

A 7D is a camera that makes good use of fast compact flash cards, even the pricy 90MB/sec cards. Using slow SD cards will really degrade performance.

I ordered two more Sandisk 16GB 60mb/sec Compact flash cards from adorama 2 days ago for $120. I'd prefer these anyday to a haywired SD setup. There are no decent 60mb/sec 16GB SD cards for anywhere near this price.

The problem is, that when shooting raw even at at medium FPS speeds, a 16GB card is full in 30 minutes. I filled several cards shooting a rodeo with my 7D Saturday night, which is why the additional cards. If I'd used a SD adapter and slow SD card, I'd still be waiting for the buffer to empty.

http://www.adorama.com/IDSCFEP16G6A.html
 
Upvote 0
Status
Not open for further replies.