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I need to buy a new 4GB cf card and was wandering if I should buy a Sandisk
or a Lexar card? I want reliability and fast read/write speed out of this card but reliability above and beyond anything else. Much of my photography is sports. Thanks J |
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On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:13:30 -0600, Jay wrote:
I need to buy a new 4GB cf card and was wandering if I should buy a Sandisk or a Lexar card? Probably since they are the largest manufacturers. But I'd also consider anything else that might be cheaper. I want reliability and fast read/write speed out of this card but reliability above and beyond anything else. Much of my photography is sports. Never had a problem with any card I've ever bought - always get the cheapest available: viking, toshiba, sandisk, . . . In many cases, a basic card is still faster than the I/O system of your camera - do you have specs on what it will do? Thanks J |
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As to the cheaper cards.
I bought a PNY card last week at Best Buy and returned it immediately. It was way too slow. When shooting sports you often need to shoot as many frames per second as the camera can handle. Under those circumstances slow cards don't cut it. With the PNY card the camera took almost double the time to write and could not take as many shots in bust mode before it started slowing down. J "ray" wrote in message ... On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:13:30 -0600, Jay wrote: I need to buy a new 4GB cf card and was wandering if I should buy a Sandisk or a Lexar card? Probably since they are the largest manufacturers. But I'd also consider anything else that might be cheaper. I want reliability and fast read/write speed out of this card but reliability above and beyond anything else. Much of my photography is sports. Never had a problem with any card I've ever bought - always get the cheapest available: viking, toshiba, sandisk, . . . In many cases, a basic card is still faster than the I/O system of your camera - do you have specs on what it will do? Thanks J |
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Jay wrote:
I need to buy a new 4GB cf card and was wandering if I should buy a Sandisk or a Lexar card? I want reliability and fast read/write speed out of this card but reliability above and beyond anything else. Much of my photography is sports. Thanks J I use both and have not had a problem with either vendor. I am currently using an 8GB Sandisk in my D300. I choose Sandisk because I could not find an 8GB Lexar at the time. -G |
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On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:11:01 -0600, Jay wrote:
- snip - When shooting sports ......... ........ take as many shots in bust mode ... Would this be for The Swim Suit issue? :-) |
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On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:11:01 -0600, "Jay" wrote in
: "ray" wrote in message ... On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:13:30 -0600, Jay wrote: I need to buy a new 4GB cf card and was wandering if I should buy a Sandisk or a Lexar card? Probably since they are the largest manufacturers. But I'd also consider anything else that might be cheaper. Likewise. I want reliability and fast read/write speed out of this card but reliability above and beyond anything else. Much of my photography is sports. Likewise. Never had a problem with any card I've ever bought - always get the cheapest available: viking, toshiba, sandisk, . . . I go with inexpensive ultra fast no name cards, typically on eBay. Before using them in my camera, I run a thorough disk test from PC to ensure they write and read reliably (just as I would with name brand cards), and I've not gotten a bad one (thus far at least). In many cases, a basic card is still faster than the I/O system of your camera - do you have specs on what it will do? While that was true some time ago, fast cards definitely make a difference with many more current cameras. As to the cheaper cards. I bought a PNY card last week at Best Buy and returned it immediately. It was way too slow. When shooting sports you often need to shoot as many frames per second as the camera can handle. Under those circumstances slow cards don't cut it. With the PNY card the camera took almost double the time to write and could not take as many shots in bust mode before it started slowing down. Not surprising. That's why I go with inexpensive ultra fast no name cards. -- Best regards, John Navas Panasonic DMC-FZ8 (and several others) |
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That's absolutely hilarious.
Sorry about the misspelling. J When shooting sports ......... ........ take as many shots in bust mode ... Would this be for The Swim Suit issue? :-) |
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I have used Sandisk's for quite a while and have never had any problems with
them at all. So, I can recommend Sandisk. Not tried Lexar myself. A 4GB Sandisk Extreme III is only about £23 delivered, which I think is a bargain. "Jay" wrote in message ... I need to buy a new 4GB cf card and was wandering if I should buy a Sandisk or a Lexar card? I want reliability and fast read/write speed out of this card but reliability above and beyond anything else. Much of my photography is sports. |
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4 GB ultra fast (150X) generic CF cards (Samsung chips) are available on
eBay for under US$25 delivered, about half as much. Why pay more? On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:27:13 -0000, "Ali" wrote in : I have used Sandisk's for quite a while and have never had any problems with them at all. So, I can recommend Sandisk. Not tried Lexar myself. A 4GB Sandisk Extreme III is only about £23 delivered, which I think is a bargain. "Jay" wrote in message ... I need to buy a new 4GB cf card and was wandering if I should buy a Sandisk or a Lexar card? I want reliability and fast read/write speed out of this card but reliability above and beyond anything else. Much of my photography is sports. -- Best regards, John Navas Panasonic DMC-FZ8 (and several others) |
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Does anyone know the speeds of the sandisk cards
ultra II is it 60x ultra III is it 133x ultra IV is it 300x -- Nospam |
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