SD card for D50

Hi, I am newbie to dSLR and secure digital card. and trying to buy a
Nikon D50. what type of SD card I should buy, I mean in terms of
capacity, speed. For example, SanDisk has Extreme, Ultra II, Ultra II
Plus, Standard, etc. Kingston has Ultimate, Elite Pro, Standard, etc.
How should I choose, what should I pay attention to?

Thanks

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nikonnewbie wrote:

Hi, I am newbie to dSLR and secure digital card. and trying to buy a
Nikon D50. what type of SD card I should buy, I mean in terms of
capacity, speed. For example, SanDisk has Extreme, Ultra II, Ultra II
Plus, Standard, etc. Kingston has Ultimate, Elite Pro, Standard, etc.
How should I choose, what should I pay attention to?

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-7905

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In article .com,
nikonnewbie wrote:

Hi, I am newbie to dSLR and secure digital card. and trying to buy a
Nikon D50. what type of SD card I should buy, I mean in terms of
capacity, speed. For example, SanDisk has Extreme, Ultra II, Ultra II
Plus, Standard, etc. Kingston has Ultimate, Elite Pro, Standard, etc.
How should I choose, what should I pay attention to?

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-7905

Anyone else having trouble with that URL?

"Rudy Benner" wrote in message
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In article .com,
nikonnewbie wrote:

Hi, I am newbie to dSLR and secure digital card. and trying to buy a
Nikon D50. what type of SD card I should buy, I mean in terms of
capacity, speed. For example, SanDisk has Extreme, Ultra II, Ultra II
Plus, Standard, etc. Kingston has Ultimate, Elite Pro, Standard, etc.
How should I choose, what should I pay attention to?

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-7905

Anyone else having trouble with that URL?


Never mind, its working now. Network problems.

This pretty well bears up my own unscientific tests, it makes little
difference what card you use, the speed is limited by the camera.

It would seem that one can use up to a 2 gig SD card with no problems and up
to 4 gig if your format it to FAT32 on your PC.

I think I will stick with 2 gig and format on the camera. I have two 2 gig
cards and one 1 gig card, should be enough.

In article , Rudy Benner
wrote:

This pretty well bears up my own unscientific tests, it makes little
difference what card you use, the speed is limited by the camera.

keep in mind that read speed into the computer is not limited by the
camera. copying that 2 gig card that is full of images can be
noticably quicker with a higher speed card.

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In article , Rudy Benner
wrote:

This pretty well bears up my own unscientific tests, it makes little
difference what card you use, the speed is limited by the camera.

keep in mind that read speed into the computer is not limited by the
camera. copying that 2 gig card that is full of images can be
noticably quicker with a higher speed card.

We were talking about WRITE speed.

According to Rudy Benner :

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In article , Rudy Benner
wrote:

This pretty well bears up my own unscientific tests, it makes little
difference what card you use, the speed is limited by the camera.

keep in mind that read speed into the computer is not limited by the
camera. copying that 2 gig card that is full of images can be
noticably quicker with a higher speed card.

We were talking about WRITE speed.

Perhaps so -- but the underlying reason for this thread was
whether there was any reason to prefer one card over another for the
D50. I know that I spend more time waiting while downloading the images
than I spend waiting for the camera to complete its task with the card.
Remember that the buffer handles anything except extended burst mode
with no problems, and the camera is smart enough so when you switch it
"off", it still remains awake enough to complete writing the buffer if
it was not already empty. (Watch the green card activity LED on the back
of the camera.)

Enjoy,
DoN.

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According to Rudy Benner :

"nospam" wrote in message
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In article , Rudy Benner
wrote:

This pretty well bears up my own unscientific tests, it makes little
difference what card you use, the speed is limited by the camera.

keep in mind that read speed into the computer is not limited by the
camera. copying that 2 gig card that is full of images can be
noticably quicker with a higher speed card.

We were talking about WRITE speed.

Perhaps so -- but the underlying reason for this thread was
whether there was any reason to prefer one card over another for the
D50. I know that I spend more time waiting while downloading the images
than I spend waiting for the camera to complete its task with the card.
Remember that the buffer handles anything except extended burst mode
with no problems, and the camera is smart enough so when you switch it
"off", it still remains awake enough to complete writing the buffer if
it was not already empty. (Watch the green card activity LED on the back
of the camera.)

Enjoy,
DoN.


I hear ya. Yes, I like the fact that the camera never really shuts off.
Makes it pretty well idiot proof. The Off button just locks out the shutter
release.

Rudy Benner wrote:

"DoN. Nichols" wrote in message
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According to Rudy Benner :

"nospam" wrote in message
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In article , Rudy Benner
wrote:

This pretty well bears up my own unscientific tests, it makes little
difference what card you use, the speed is limited by the camera.

keep in mind that read speed into the computer is not limited by the
camera. copying that 2 gig card that is full of images can be
noticably quicker with a higher speed card.

We were talking about WRITE speed.

Perhaps so -- but the underlying reason for this thread was
whether there was any reason to prefer one card over another for the
D50. I know that I spend more time waiting while downloading the images
than I spend waiting for the camera to complete its task with the card.
Remember that the buffer handles anything except extended burst mode
with no problems, and the camera is smart enough so when you switch it
"off", it still remains awake enough to complete writing the buffer if
it was not already empty. (Watch the green card activity LED on the back
of the camera.)

Enjoy,
DoN.


I hear ya. Yes, I like the fact that the camera never really shuts off.
Makes it pretty well idiot proof. The Off button just locks out the shutter
release.

That's one of the things I like most about my D50. Whilst on Holiday in
Turkey recently I managed to get off a dozen shots from taking my
camera out of my bag before my friend had even got their P&S started
up.

Doc

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According to Rudy Benner :

[ ... ]

We were talking about WRITE speed.

Perhaps so -- but the underlying reason for this thread was
whether there was any reason to prefer one card over another for the
D50. I know that I spend more time waiting while downloading the images
than I spend waiting for the camera to complete its task with the card.
Remember that the buffer handles anything except extended burst mode
with no problems, and the camera is smart enough so when you switch it
"off", it still remains awake enough to complete writing the buffer if
it was not already empty. (Watch the green card activity LED on the back
of the camera.)

[ ... ]

I hear ya. Yes, I like the fact that the camera never really shuts off.
Makes it pretty well idiot proof. The Off button just locks out the shutter
release.

Make that "Idiot resistant". :-)

There is still the possibility of removing the battery or the CF
(Or SD for the D50) card before the write is complete -- and either
could possibly seriously corrupt the card's contents -- perhaps to the
point that you would need to re-format it to be able to use it again,
and possibly involving the loss of all of the images currently on it.

That said -- I've never done either, so I don't know how bad it
might be. It just seems like things to *not* do. :-)

I wonder whether the D200 has an interlock on the CF card door
which requires waiting for all write activity to complete before it will
allow you to open the door. Or perhaps the assumption is that D200
users will be somewhat more clueful. :-)

Enjoy,
DoN.
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