High speed vs normal CF memory cards

Has anybody noticed a difference between the new high-speed Compact Flash
cards vs. the "normal" ones? Are they worth the extra bucks?

I have a Nikon D70, if that makes a difference.

Thanks,

Sheldon

Sheldon wrote:
Has anybody noticed a difference between the new high-speed Compact
Flash cards vs. the "normal" ones? Are they worth the extra bucks?

They are, IMO, worth the extra cost and in my experience are much faster
recording pix which cuts down the time between shots substantially....

I have a Nikon D70, if that makes a difference.

All cameras should benefit, IMO, from using faster cards...

PC

Proconsul wrote:

Sheldon wrote:
Has anybody noticed a difference between the new high-speed Compact
Flash cards vs. the "normal" ones? Are they worth the extra bucks?

They are, IMO, worth the extra cost and in my experience are much faster
recording pix which cuts down the time between shots substantially....

I have a Nikon D70, if that makes a difference.

All cameras should benefit, IMO, from using faster cards...



And if you have a firewire or USB 2.0 reader, shouldn't they also download
faster?

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Stacey

Stacey wrote:
And if you have a firewire or USB 2.0 reader, shouldn't they also download
faster?

Apparently the D70 and 7D both suffer from a 2.0 interface that runs at 1.1
speeds...so a faster card won't help. Canon 20D behaves properly. Hopefully
both Nikon and K-M can fix this in a firmware upgrade.



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Alan Browne wrote:
Stacey wrote:
And if you have a firewire or USB 2.0 reader, shouldn't they also
download faster?

Apparently the D70 and 7D both suffer from a 2.0 interface that runs
at 1.1 speeds...so a faster card won't help. Canon 20D behaves
properly. Hopefully both Nikon and K-M can fix this in a firmware
upgrade.

They certainly /can/ benefit if you put the cards in a faster reader.
Direct camera connections, though, may indeed be limited by the camera.

Cheers,
David

Yes but you can use a SanDisk USB v2.0 Memory card Reader (or similar vendor) and you will
see the full benefit of the CF's speed. I use the SanDisk 6 -in- 1 USB v2.0 Card Reader and
SanDisk 1GB UltraII 60x speed cards.

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Dave




"Alan Browne" wrote in message
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| Stacey wrote:
| And if you have a firewire or USB 2.0 reader, shouldn't they also download
| faster?
|
| Apparently the D70 and 7D both suffer from a 2.0 interface that runs at 1.1
| speeds...so a faster card won't help. Canon 20D behaves properly. Hopefully
| both Nikon and K-M can fix this in a firmware upgrade.
|
|
|
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| -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.

David J Taylor wrote:

Alan Browne wrote:

Stacey wrote:

And if you have a firewire or USB 2.0 reader, shouldn't they also
download faster?

Apparently the D70 and 7D both suffer from a 2.0 interface that runs
at 1.1 speeds...so a faster card won't help. Canon 20D behaves
properly. Hopefully both Nikon and K-M can fix this in a firmware
upgrade.


They certainly /can/ benefit if you put the cards in a faster reader.
Direct camera connections, though, may indeed be limited by the camera.

I was speaking in terms of camera-to-computer. I didn't read the other post
carefully enough...

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David H. Lipman wrote:

Yes but you can use a SanDisk USB v2.0 Memory card Reader (or similar vendor) and you will
see the full benefit of the CF's speed. I use the SanDisk 6 -in- 1 USB v2.0 Card Reader and
SanDisk 1GB UltraII 60x speed cards.


I replied out of context, didn't realize it was card readers at issue.

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That's alright. It still adds to the totality of the thread.

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Dave




"Alan Browne" wrote in message
...
| David H. Lipman wrote:
|
| Yes but you can use a SanDisk USB v2.0 Memory card Reader (or similar vendor) and you
will
| see the full benefit of the CF's speed. I use the SanDisk 6 -in- 1 USB v2.0 Card Reader
and
| SanDisk 1GB UltraII 60x speed cards.
|
|
| I replied out of context, didn't realize it was card readers at issue.
|
| --
| -- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm
| -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm
| -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin
| -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.

"Sheldon" wrote in message
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Has anybody noticed a difference between the new high-speed Compact Flash
cards vs. the "normal" ones? Are they worth the extra bucks?

I have a Nikon D70, if that makes a difference.

Thanks,

Sheldon


I use an 80x 1GB Lexar & she flies!!!!! Writes a raw file from the canon 20D
in 1.3 seconds!!!!!