I haven't found that to be a problem, Chris. I have an old Nikon Coolpix
( with CF card) that I have rigged up to take photomicrographs for our
weekly hospital Tumor Board. I have used it weekly for about 10 years. The
card has been plugged and unplugged about a thousand times with no problem.
Just don't rush it.
Charlie
On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 2:35 PM Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I was concerned about wear and tear on the card connectors inside the
> camera. I've come across a number of bodies on evilBay where one or more
> of the CF pins were bent over, and there's no fix to that.
>
> >
> >For me just the opposite. When I got my first digital camera, I
> >immediately got a card reader, as a matter of convenience. I just
> >left the reader hooked to my computer and life was and still is
> >good. And I don't trust wireless for downloads.
> >
> >
> >>I use the cable all the time as it's more convenient. What I would
> >>REALLY like to see would be a bluetooth adapter for the camera,
> >>which would be even more convenient.
> >>
> >>>
> >>>As I was transferring images from my Olympus E-1 to my computer, I
> >>>wondered how many of today's digital photographers have ever used a
> >>>transfer cable. The modern SD cards and the like are taken for
> >>>granted. But, for some of us, with large, slow cards, this is how it's
> >>>done.
> >>>
> >>>http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190204-IMG_1367.JPG.html
> >>>
> >>
> >
>
> Chris
>
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
> - Hunter S. Thompson
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