Card Warning: I had removed both SD cards from my D750, and I wanted to take some pictures. I reached into my little card drawer and removed two SD cards. I put them into the camera...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I had removed both SD cards from my D750, and I wanted to take some pictures. I reached into my little card drawer and removed two SD cards. I put them into the camera, but when I tried to take a picture, I got the "Cd" warning. The card in the second was an adapter for a microSD card. It's good that the camera warns me if I have an invalid card in one of the slots. If I have only one card in the camera, I get no warning, but if I insert two, and one of them is not good, it gives me a warning. Good to know.

Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida

jerryc41 wrote:

I had removed both SD cards from my D750, and I wa... (show quote)

Thanks Jerry. I had never tried this out and had no idea as to what might occur.

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

Now that would be fun! Get to your destination and find out the 2 SD cards you put in your camera were empty MicroSD adapters! Good thing our cameras are smarter then we are!

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

"The card in the second was an adapter for a microSD card."

You have any experience using an adapter with a microSD card in it?

I have a Android tablet with a microSD slot and it might be useful for some fun, light editing. I might even be able to use the Lightroom Cloudy app on the tablet to "backup" into the cloud.

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

bsprague wrote:

"The card in the second was an adapter for a microSD card."

You have any experience using an adapter with a microSD card in it?

I have a Android tablet with a microSD slot and it might be useful for some fun, light editing. I might even be able to use the Lightroom Cloudy app on the tablet to "backup" into the cloud.

In 2014 I bought 2 MicroSD cards and adapters to use in a 6D during a vacation trip. Wanted to be able to review my photos at the end of the day on something bigger then the camera LCD. Worked just fine with the Samsung Note I had at the time. No difference at all when shooting.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

LFingar wrote:

In 2014 I bought 2 MicroSD cards and adapters to use in a 6D during a vacation trip. Wanted to be able to review my photos at the end of the day on something bigger then the camera LCD. Worked just fine with the Samsung Note I had at the time. No difference at all when shooting.

"No difference at all when shooting." Even buffer speed when burst shooting?

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

bsprague wrote:

"No difference at all when shooting." Even buffer speed when burst shooting?

Which is why I won't use microSDs.

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

bsprague wrote:

"No difference at all when shooting." Even buffer speed when burst shooting?

I don't shoot a lot of burst shots but that question has arisen before. I was under the impression from something I had read that transfer speed through the adapter would be slower because of internal circuitry of the adapter. Another member disputed that claiming it was a straight-through set up with no circuit board and that speed was not affected. To settle the matter I took one of the adapters (I have accumulated more then I need) and pried it open. Nothing inside but straight-through connections. Can't see how that would slow things up.
Here is a quick shot I just took of it. The gray component just holds the contacts in position.

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bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

LFingar wrote:

I don't shoot a lot of burst shots but that questi... (show quote)

Thanks.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

bsprague wrote:

"The card in the second was an adapter for a microSD card."

You have any experience using an adapter with a microSD card in it?

I have a Android tablet with a microSD slot and it might be useful for some fun, light editing. I might even be able to use the Lightroom Cloudy app on the tablet to "backup" into the cloud.

I hate those little cards. I have to try twice to find out which way they go in. Then, they either won't stay in, or they won't come out. They're also easy to lose. The only time I use the adapter is when I want to use a Micro in my computer.

uhaas2009

I would use one card for every device I had, from phone to camera......today I don’t do this anymore, devices gotten to sensitive. Yes memory adapter function not all the time....

Archboo3 Loc: Central Florida

In my camera, I when into the menu and set it so that it would not take a picture if I didn't have a card in at least one of my slots.

EdJ0307 Loc: out west someplace

I started using the adapter in my Canon 60D when the ejector for the regular SD card crapped out and wouldn't eject the card. Had to send to Canon to have it repaired for a hundred and twenty-five bucks. Now I open the door and pull the micro out without depending on that cheap-ass ejector. Been doing that for years now without any issues.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

Gotta say I never use the adapters for anything other than an emergency, better yet, I never use micro cards except for a windshield mounted gps and older phones with limited storage. And since memory is cheaper now for both, I have no use for them. Are they used for much of anything besides Go-Pro cameras?

EdJ0307 Loc: out west someplace

47greyfox wrote:

Are they used for much of anything besides Go-Pro cameras?

Android tablets (I have several of them) accept the micro SD cards. Apple Ipads won't accept them from what I can find. I like to download Youtube videos to the card then watch them on a tablet.