Flash Reviews

While purcasing a Nikon Coolpix 8700 thru Amazon, I was lead down the path of picking this device as the compact flash for the camera. I received both and installed the Lexar 1 GB CF into the 8700. 8700 displays "This card cannot be used". I then went to Nikon web site FAQ which clearly does NOT list this card as compatible. What gives? Why the misleading advertisment from Amazon. Sure wish I'd checked with Nikon first. What a bonehead. By the way, the card is recognized by WINXP. I am now the proud owner of a $250 external removable 1gig hard drive. Thank-You Amazon!

This card works just fine with my Nikon Coolpix 8700--while I can't say what is causing the problems for the April 29 reviewer, I was able to insert the card into my 8700 and start shooting pictures right away.

I started enjoying Lexar CF 40x media at the 128 Meg level. Even without considering price, it was the fastest CF card available at the time. It worked great. Still does, nearly two years later.

Now, my collection of 40x CF cards also includes one 256 meg, two 512 meg cards, and two 1 gig cards. CF has become a winner in the media wars, and Lexar cards work in all of my CF compatible devices, and work fast and error free. Other cards I have used have been as reliable, but not as fast in devices that can make use of write speed.

One last note. A Nikon user here panned the Lexar 1 gig card because he had problems getting it to work in his camera. Since I have been a Canon fan for the past 30 years, I don't care much for Nikon (boys will be boys), but I did take the time to ask a Nikon loving friend that lives in Atlanta if he had a problem using Lexar cards with his Nikon trash (he also has a Canon museum, but took the Coolpix route when he went digital). His answer was "no, Lexar cards work perfectly in anything I have that uses CF".

As I expected. Standards are standards, and Lexar is at the top of the game. I suspect either operator error, or a Nikon software glitch that caused the problem reported in that post. By the way, as I write this post, I'm listening to music on a four year old HP Jornada pocket PC that was written on the 1 gig Lexar card.

The Lexar 1 gig card is fast, reliable, and works in both old and new CF devices. It's also cheap compared to the first one I bought.

Enjoy!