Info on Compact Flash Card Readers?

[Aleksandar Milivojevic]

Jess Anderson wrote:
> Wanted: info/testimonials/stories of woe on USB card readers
>         (with or without capabilities for other formats)
> 
> I'm considering a high-end digital camera (Nikon D70). It
> uses Compact Flash memory cards. If I do this, I will need
> a USB-connected card reader.
> 
> The issue is support for the reader (and the card) under
> Fedora Core (currently FC3).

It should work.  My advice is to make sure you get USB 2.0 card reader 
(and make sure you have USB 2.0 ports on your computer, or buy USB 2.0 
PCI card too).  USB 1.1 readers are just painfully slow for transferring 
images to compter.  That was basically the only reason I bought card 
reader (my camera supports only USB 1.1, and I got tired of waiting 
forever for images to transfer to my PC).

P.S. (and OT)
D70 is very nice camera that has all non-professional photographer needs 
and a bit more.  In right hands, it can produce professional quality 
work.  It comes with usable lens in a kit.  You will be extremely happy 
with it, if you buy it.  If I were Nikon fan, it would probably be my 
camera of choice (I already have some nice Canon L glass, so D350 would 
be my camera of choice in this price segment).  But it isn't really 
"high-end".  It's Nikon's entry level DSLR.

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