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02/01/2008 06:16:36 AM · #1 |
Hi
I am about to buy a new compact flash card for my Canon 40D. I will probably buy Sandisk but which model/speed should I pic? I take all kinds for pictures - also sports/action.
Whats is the difference between Sandisk Extreme III and VI or maybe even the Ducati Line?
Best regards,
Thomas Jessen
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02/01/2008 06:34:16 AM · #2 |
They have faster writing speeds apparently. I have the Extreme 3 4gb Sandisk and it's great. You can trust them as far as I can see.
Having said that, I have a 2gb Sandisk card that's always come up trumps. I think the differences between Extreme 3 and 4 are marginal. |
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02/01/2008 06:37:24 AM · #3 |
| I am not sure if they ship to denmark, but play.com was very cheap for sandisk cards. I got a 4gb extreme III for my 40D and can't fault it. I think the 'extreme' dictates the cards are resilient to the extremes of weather, depending on your needs it might be worth digging around a bit to see what the fine details are. |
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02/01/2008 06:37:46 AM · #4 |
Whatever you do try not to buy on the high street - I needed an extra CF card whilst out shooting Birds and in my desperation went into Dixons (high street electricals, like Circuit City only worse). I paid WELL over the odds for a 2GB card that would have probably cost me half price had I bought it online...
I bought a 2gb SanDisk Extreme III (got two others...a 4gb main and 2gb backup, now a 2nd 2gb backup)
N
EDIT: The ducati line stuff seems style over function imho and not worth the extra, unless you really have the money and top end kit and find camera buffering issues/bursting a problem.
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02/01/2008 06:49:47 AM · #5 |
| I alway's check this website //www.camerapricebuster.com before I purchase any camera equipment. Very rarely can you get cheaper elsewhere! CF cards are extremelly cheap on here!!! |
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02/01/2008 06:52:39 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by Quasimojo:
Whatever you do try not to buy on the high street - I needed an extra CF card whilst out shooting Birds and in my desperation went into Dixons (high street electricals, like Circuit City only worse). I paid WELL over the odds for a 2GB card that would have probably cost me half price had I bought it online...
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Seconded. I just bought my fiance a 350D for christmas and got her a sandisk extreme3 2GB card off Amazon for £14. That same card in Jessops? A staggering £59.99
I personally have both a 1GB Ultra2 and a 4GB Extreme3 (£20?) from Amazon. |
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02/01/2008 07:15:49 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by Quasimojo:
Whatever you do try not to buy on the high street - |
I think that goes for pretty much all purchases in the UK!
Almost everything I buy (other than clothes cos I like to try them on for size first) comes from the internet!
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02/01/2008 07:16:53 AM · #8 |
Anyone with speed experiences? Is the difference on Extreme III and IV really not worth it or?
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02/01/2008 08:06:02 AM · #9 |
are you all sure you have "right" sandisk cards ?
//martybugs.net/articles/fakesandisk.cgi |
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02/01/2008 08:06:50 AM · #10 |
| save your money and go for the cheaper version! always used III series and never had any problems. Can't imagine ever having the need for anything faster! |
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02/01/2008 08:12:15 AM · #11 |
| Looking at your portfolio, doesn't look like your into sports anyway, so why bother spending the extra dough?! |
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02/01/2008 08:24:10 AM · #12 |
Hi
Thanks for all the answers. I have thousands of martial arts pictures - that's a kind of sports.
Have a nice weekend,
Thomas |
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02/01/2008 09:31:54 AM · #13 |
I have it on good authority that the sandisk extreme3 2GB card can go through the washer AND the dryer without losing a single image file...don't ask.
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02/01/2008 10:27:03 AM · #14 |
My "need for speed" for the vast majority of what I do (weddings), isn't so much the camera speed ... but the speed at which I can download the images to the computer.
Check out this thread where I show the time it takes to download a SanDisk IV card using a Firewire card reader. A combo that can't be beat!
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