Is this CF type I or II ?

[gus]

It says in the ebay sale page that its type I & the exact same card under another seller says type I also. I assumed that any 80x would be type II. If im all crossed up here feel free to point the obvious out to me.

[gus]

Maybe its type II & fits the type I format ?

[patch29]

Type II cards are thicker, if your camera accepts these it will take either I or II. Your 20D should take either.

Find more info on CF I vs II, here (http://www.steves-digicams.com/flash_memory.html#cf), here (http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007) and here (http://www.sportsshooter.com/message_display.html?tid=13806).

Lexar CF info, here (http://www.lexar.com/digfilm/cf_specs.html). I don't know what the card you show is, but I would guess it is type I.


I don't think speed is the issue, capacity and solid state vs microdrive seem to be more determining factors. I have older CF cards that are type II and newer faster 1 gb cards that are type I.

[gus]

Ta mate...i was confusing myself a bit. The type II are usually the 5 mm thick micro drives (but not always) & the type I is the 3.3 mm thick.

I had assumed it was reletive to write speed.

But 80x is 80x.

[Red Bull]

Usually Type I are ones that don't have any moving parts. Type II is usually a microdrive that actually has moving parts inside and are more delicate. (a.k.a. microdrive.) Usually type II are cheaper than type I, but I think they are also slower than type I.

[luckyrwe]

The older CF cards have Type II models in them, back when cards were 4MB and a 64MB card was $800 and thicker to hold all that RAM. Today all the drives are Type II, and the card you posted is type I.

[ian408]

Here's (http://www.compactflash.org/faqs/faq.htm)a pointer to the FAQ from the Compact Flash Association.

The CFA produce the specs for CompactFlash. Lexar and SanDisk are both
members as are a whole lot of other companies like Canon, Kodak and Sun
Corp.

Ian

[gus]

ta all...ive got it now.