Indestructible Sandisk CF Card?

[Janak Parekh]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/336/C3131/' target='_blank'>http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/336/C3131/</a><br /><br /></div><i>"When Don Frazier setup his camera to capture the old Mississippi River bridge at Cape Girardeau being demolished, he had no idea his $15,000 camera would also be blown to bits. Surprisingly, his SanDisk 256MB CompactFlash card, with a few nicks and scratches survived the blast. The camera managed to capture the last millsecond of its life shown in the photo below, and one other camera on a tripod near by captured his own camera being ripped to pieces in mid-air."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/parekh-20040824-SandiskCFBlast.jpg" /><br /><br />Yes, that's a picture of the camera whose CF card survived. 8O You can see the "first-person" view of the destruction on the linked site. ;)

[rcobourn]

A $15K camera with a measely 256mb CF card? Broke the budget on the camera, I guess. :lol:

I'd like to hear the conversation with his insurance agent. "Yes, I did put the camera next to a bridge that was about to be blown up, but that's what insurance is for, right?"

[Jeff Rutledge]

This kind of stuff is too cool. I would love to be there the next time this guy has friends over for a slideshow.

"Well, on my last vacation..." :mrgreen:

BTW, it's worth clicking on the link to see the picture from the other camera.

[T-Will]

What I want to know is what kind of camera is that second one is that survived the explosion??? Or was that one also destroyed?

[TheWolfen]

A $15K camera with a measely 256mb CF card?

Not only that, but a Sandisk?? I won't use one of those with my $1K camera!! I'm surprised it survived being put in the camera! :wink:

[bjornkeizers]

(sorry, I just can't help it)

I own some 20+ Sandisk cards of all types and sizes, some of which I've owned for years like my 32 and 64 mb CF card, and I've never, ever had a single problem with them.

[maximus]

(sorry, I just can't help it)

I own some 20+ Sandisk cards of all types and sizes, some of which I've owned for years like my 32 and 64 mb CF card, and I've never, ever had a single problem with them.

Same here.

Got lots of sandisks. All of them are still working perfectly. I still use the older 16MBs/32MBs/64MBs to transfer pictures to digital printshops, the 128MBs/256MBs for wife's mpx200, 512MBs for my cameras and 1GBs for oggs/divxs on my axim. Not a single problem with them. Ever.

[gorkon280]

(sorry, I just can't help it)

I own some 20+ Sandisk cards of all types and sizes, some of which I've owned for years like my 32 and 64 mb CF card, and I've never, ever had a single problem with them.

I wholeheartedly agree with you. I have never had an issue with a Sandisk card.

[scargill]

I have 1 CF Sandisk card, 4 SD Sandisk card, 1 canon CF card and 1 non-descript SD card.

The Canon CF card is probably the slowest thing that I've ever used, it would be quicker to paint a picture than letting the camera write to it.
The non-descript SD card seems to corrupt data every now and then (its been relegated to storing mp3s now, because I can't trust any data on it) and every one of the SanDisk cards have never even had a hiccup (well one, once, but I think it was my own fault)

[rocky_raher]

A $15K camera with a measely 256mb CF card?

Not only that, but a Sandisk?? I won't use one of those with my $1K camera!! I'm surprised it survived being put in the camera! :wink:

Rather extreme hyperbole, don't you think? Seriously, have you had real problems with a SanDisk card?

Remember there was a thread (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=30758) about sadistic CF testers a short time ago. The only way they could really damage a CF card was by smashing it with a sledgehammer or nailing it to a tree.

[ctitanic]

well, i have bought one 128 MB Sandisk card and I had problems with it. A friend of mine bought at the same time on of those cards too, and he had problems too. I´m that kind of person that have problems with a device only one time, so I´m not buying any more Sandisk.

If you look for Sandisk around the web you will find a lot of people complaining about Sandisk. Of course, people who has not problems do not post in forums but... my own experience is enough for me.

[rocky_raher]

I'd like to hear the conversation with his insurance agent. "Yes, I did put the camera next to a bridge that was about to be blown up, but that's what insurance is for, right?"

The original link said that the demolition company had planned for the bridge to simply collapse, not shatter. So they erred rather severely. I presume no people were within the shrapnel radius (or such would have been mentioned). Anyway, if the photographer had cleared the placement of his cameras with the demolition company, he may have a legitmate claim against them. They surely must have insurance, and unexpected collateral damage from a demolition gone wrong would probably be covered by their policy.

[benixau]

I'm surprised that the photo was saved in time to the memory card before the camera's memory + card interface chips were disintegrated, being a sandisk and all

[dean_shan]

I'm just wondering, what happened to the guy? I wonder how bad he got cut up.

[TheWolfen]

Rather extreme hyperbole, don't you think? Seriously, have you had real problems with a SanDisk card?

Yes it was. :) Unfortunately, I've had nothing but problems with SanDisk products. So much so that I won't buy any more, but I can also say the same for Kingston, and I had always liked their stuff. Regardless, I didn't intend to sidetrack the discussion.

It is pretty amazing that the images were saved in time! That's one fast camera (well.. was anyway) and card!

[Jonathon Watkins]

I've had one 1Gb CD Sandisk card and two 256Mb SD Sandisk cards die on me. I am using the replacements at the moment. Last Sandisk cards I buy........

[bjornkeizers]

If you look for Sandisk around the web you will find a lot of people complaining about Sandisk. Of course, people who has not problems do not post in forums but... my own experience is enough for me.

My point exactly: You don't see any threads on forums saying 'I have a sandisk, and it's working just fine!' - only the people who have a problem post about it. That's why whenever I see a thread about sandisk or some sandisk bashing, I jump in and say the same thing: I have a ton of their cards and not so much as a single problem. Unless I suddenly start getting a lot of failures, I will still buy their cards in the future and recommend the brand to others.

[HTK]

My Sandisk 128mb SD card has 60mb of bad blocks
my other 2 panasonic cards are perfect and much faster


and oh, I would like to see the pics taken during the explosion with the exploded camera