Just bought Canon Rebel XT...need to choose a compact flash

[mitch4t]

I just bought a Canon Digital Rebel XT and I need a compact flash.

Fry's Electonics has a Pretec 80x 2 GB card for $200 in stock.

Ritz Camera has the Lexar 80x 2 GB card for $269 on back order for two or three weeks.

Is it worth the wait for the Lexar?

Until now, I have been using a 35 mm Canon EOS 850 with the stock lens. Digital is new territory for me. I shoot candid pictures of my family and friends at home and gatherings, sporting events for my kids.

Do digital cameras take black and white photos?

thanks,

mitch

[Michael Fanelli]

I just bought a Canon Digital Rebel XT and I need a compact flash.

Fry's Electonics has a Pretec 80x 2 GB card for $200 in stock.

Ritz Camera has the Lexar 80x 2 GB card for $269 on back order for two or three weeks.

Is it worth the wait for the Lexar?

Do digital cameras take black and white photos?

The 80x Lexar cards have had problems with Canon DSLRs. I'd avoid them. Speed ratings of cards tested with the XT can be found at:

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/mul...?cid=6007-7699.

Most DSLRs don't do B&W in camera. This is done, much better, in post processing.

[another view]

$269 for a 2g Lexar 80x sounds expensive. I recently bought a 1g 80x for about $105, and a card with twice the capacity should cost a little less than twice as much. I shoot Nikon so I'm not really familiar with it but can tell you that I've had great luck with Lexar and their customer service. IMO, the main difference between the well-known card suppliers is their customer service - the products are almost a commodity.

Also - if you have a problem with that 2g card (assuming it's your only card) then you have a problem with all of your images. Two 1g cards won't cost much more and if you had a problem with a card (or lost it, even) then you might have a problem with only some of your images.

B&W done in-camera usually looks a little flat. You'll get much better results trying it in Photoshop using one of several methods. Check the Digital Imaging Forum here for some ideas on how to do this.