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11/06/2003 03:52:06 PM · #1 |
Hello all
I am ordering my Rebel next week and all is acounted for except the "Digital Film".
I can´t seem to find ratings on CF cards or any relative info on read/write speed except for this page on DPReview.
The online store I am buying from has San Disk and San Disc Ultra cards for reasonable prices but I don´t know if it´s any good. I´ll probabily go with San Disk Ultra for the extra I/O speed.
Allso I am wondering if it´s better to buy 512Mb og 1Gb. Does the size matter in read/write speed?
Any comments or insight appreciated.
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11/06/2003 04:07:07 PM · #2 |
hi, im not sure if the capacity has to do with speed. But, if the price is close, I'd rather buy (2) 512 cards instead of one 1gb card simply because, if one card gets erased, the other is still safe, or if one card is broken, you still have the other card.
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11/06/2003 04:17:40 PM · #3 |
Check out the CF database at the Rob Galbraith site:
Compact Flash Performance Database
I just found it last night, it looks fairly comprehensive. |
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11/06/2003 04:19:29 PM · #4 |
I would go for 2 cards as well, I have 2 512mb cards....you never know what might happen.
I feel the speed of the card is not that much of a factor since the D300 does not have much in the way of burst mode the D300 is at 2.5 fps max 4 images. If you had a greater burst mode abilities then I would say the faster the card you could get the better.
I have the san disk regular, non ultra, and it works great on my D60
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11/06/2003 04:23:36 PM · #5 |
I use Scandisk and Viking CF cards and have had no problems. The 512mb Scandisk is very fast.
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11/06/2003 04:26:00 PM · #6 |
| I'll 'ditto' what chinstrap said. I use the exact same. |
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11/06/2003 05:09:33 PM · #7 |
ok
This page is exactly what I was looking for.
So SanDisc looks like a good choice, and the ultra line is a bit more snappier.
But I am still not shure if to buy 2* 512MB or 1* 1GB...
These are the prices on Adorama.com:
Sandisk 512 MB............120$
Sandisk 1GB..................224$
Sandisk 512 MB ultra...149$
Sandisk 1GB ultra.........289$
So buying 2 x 512 is a bit more expensive and I´ll probabily just loose the one I am not using :)
Having one card and not removing it from the camera seems like the right choice if speed is not a problem.
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11/06/2003 06:52:40 PM · #8 |
I've always gone with two smaller cards ... something about eggs and baskets I remember vaguely from my childhood ... and something about a guy named Morpheus, or Murphy, or something.
The cost difference is relatively inconsequential -- think of it as insurance. And I doubt the increased performance matches the 20% price premium. Maybe take the $289 you'd spend on the 1 GB ultra and buy a 1 GB regular and a 256 MB as a backup. |
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11/06/2003 07:12:17 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Maybe take the $289 you'd spend on the 1 GB ultra and buy a 1 GB regular and a 256 MB as a backup. |
Excellant advice!!!!! |
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11/07/2003 08:18:12 AM · #10 |
I agree.
After sleeping on it, I have decided on buying the 1 GB regurlar and use my current 128mb as backup.
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