choosing a compact flash card

[Lizzydoll73]

I am buying another CF card for my upcoming trip. I have this one and it works great.http://www.buy.com/prod/Lexar_1GB_P..._Acceleration_CF1GB/q/loc/15579/10380506.html

I also fould this one at Walmart.com and it is a 100X. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4840456 I do have an Edge 512mb and that also works ok in my camera but is not as fast as the Lexar. Would this 100X work better then the 80X. They are about the same price so that does not really matter.

I do plan on using the movie mode a few times instead of carrying around a huge camcorder. Thanks for any advice.

 

[MICKEY88]

I personally prefer to stick wth brands I've heard of, here's your lexar 80x 1 gig for a little less..


http://www.adorama.com/ILXCF801G.html

 

[pyrxtc]

How about this one, it's new to the market and I just bought the 2GB version for $110

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=cart&A=details&Q=&sku=420116&is=REG

Add to cart price is $80, it would be worht it to go to the 2Gb and have the extra space.

 

[ducklite]

San Disk or Lexar are the brands pros use. I prefer SanDisk, I have friends who have had memory loss problems with Lexar.

Anne

 

[MICKEY88]

San Disk or Lexar are the brands pros use. I prefer SanDisk, I have friends who have had memory loss problems with Lexar.

Anne

were they by chance using Canon cameras..??

 

[sakura-panda]

One thing about the 80x vs 100x is that it depends on the camera. If your camera's write speed is only so much, than no matter how fast the CF card is, the camera will still write to it at its own speed.

--Katie

 

[Lizzydoll73]

were they by chance using Canon cameras..??

I read there is a problem with the Lexar card and these Canons:
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, EOS-1D Mark II, EOS 20D, and EOS Digital Rebel XT / EOS 350D Digital / EOS Kiss Digital N

I only have a Canon A75 and the Lexar card works fine.

Do you think there would be much of a difference between 80X, 100X and the 133X that pyrxtc posted?

 

[MICKEY88]

I read there is a problem with the Lexar card and these Canons:
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, EOS-1D Mark II, EOS 20D, and EOS Digital Rebel XT / EOS 350D Digital / EOS Kiss Digital N

I only have a Canon A75 and the Lexar card works fine.

Do you think there would be much of a difference between 80X, 100X and the 133X that pyrxtc posted?

as posted above it all depends on the top transfer speed of your camera, I would check your manual and see what the top write speed is,

if your camera won't benefit from the faster card, why spend the extra money, unless you plan on upgrading cameras

 

[Lizzydoll73]

One thing about the 80x vs 100x is that it depends on the camera. If your camera's write speed is only so much, than no matter how fast the CF card is, the camera will still write to it at its own speed.

--Katie

as posted above it all depends on the top transfer speed of your camera, I would check your manual and see what the top write speed is

Thanks, I'm am looking in my manual now. Hopefully I can find it.

 

[Lizzydoll73]

I can't find the transfer or write speed in the manual. Anyone know what it is for the Canon A75?

 

[AZ JazzyJ]

Canon doesn't like to publish their numbers but benchmarks I have seen on the A75 show that it can transfer from buffer to flash of approximately 2 MB per second so if that is accurate for all A75 and not the small sample that was benchmarked that would mean that a 12x card is maximum for transferring within the camera to the card. If your card is faster than that the speed will not be realized in the camera. That doesn't mean it's not worth it. If you transfer images through a USB 2.0 card reader it will take advantage of the faster speed to get the images to the computer. If however you download the images through teathering the camera it might not be worth it. Of course I'll give my standard disclaimer, "your mileage may vary depending on driving style and road conditions."

Jeff

 

[sakura-panda]

I think -- but I don't KNOW -- that only DSLRs get any benefit out of the higher write speeds. And it seems to me that it is only certain DSLRs -- like mid to higher end ones, not entry level models -- get any benefit from them. I am not positive about that though.

--Katie

 

[ducklite]

were they by chance using Canon cameras..??

Both with top of the line Canon DSLR's. Don't know the exact models, but could find out if you'd like.

Anne

 

[Lizzydoll73]

Thanks everyone! Since the speed is not going to matter I think I may get a 2GB instead of a faster 1GB. You can never take too many pictures, right? I love the Photography board.

 

[ducklite]

as posted above it all depends on the top transfer speed of your camera, I would check your manual and see what the top write speed is,

if your camera won't benefit from the faster card, why spend the extra money, unless you plan on upgrading cameras

I agree. Right now my D-70 and the SanDisk Ultra II are the same speed. But I'm going to buy a Nikon D2X and that will process faster, so when I decided to buy more memory I went with the Extreme III.

Anne

 

[ducklite]

Thanks everyone! Since the speed is not going to matter I think I may get a 2GB instead of a faster 1GB. You can never take too many pictures, right? I love the Photography board.

I'd rethink that. If you lose or damage your card, you've lost it all. If you've got photo's on two cards and lose or damage one, you've got some left.

Anne

 

[MICKEY88]

Both with top of the line Canon DSLR's. Don't know the exact models, but could find out if you'd like.

Anne

this is why I asked if they were Canons..



Canon, Lexar Address Lost-Image Problems
By Edmund Ronald
May 20, 2005

Opinion: Photo pros had been simmering about Canon's silence on the issue, which has been known for months.






Canon USA has confirmed the disappearance of images on its flagship 1DsII and 1DII professional digital SLR (single lens reflex) cameras.

According to an announcement from Canon issued Friday, the problem occurs after reviewing—"chimping"—on the back LCD. Images that have been reviewed may later be found to have been lost.

Canon indicates that a firmware fix for the affected cameras will be distributed by the end of this month. The affected cameras are field upgradeable; firmware can be uploaded from a memory card inserted in the camera.

A second, different, issue of image disappearance appears to be specific to Lexar 80x Professional CompactFlash cards, when used in conjunction with a much wider range of Canon cameras.

The affected products listed in the release are the EOS-1Ds Mark II, EOS-1D Mark II, EOS 20D, EOS Digital Rebel XT / EOS 350D Digital / EOS Kiss Digital N. Lexar has indicated that it will offer a free upgrade for the affected cards.

I would like to stress that professional photographers consider the loss of already taken images a most serious problem: Imagine being hired to shoot a wedding and seeing the pictures on the camera display, and then discovering later that they are gone.

The occasional disappearance of images, file corruption and lockups on the pro Canon models has therefore been the subject of considerable debate on Internet forums for a number of months as users struggled

 

[Kelly Grannell]

I've been having this problem continually with Lexar media. It is NOT true that this only happen to the 1 series cameras. I experienced the disappearance of pictures using Lexar Media on my 300D, 20D, 30D (in fact, just happened today), and 5D.

Lexar have continually exchanged the cards to no avail, I have the latest firmwares for all my camera bodies to no avail either. Sometimes it's as stupid as taking 5 frames on a newly formatted card, bring that card to the PC, try downloading it, but there are only 3 images on the card.

I'm still wondering why am I being so stubborn and keep using my Lexar card every now and then. I guess I'm a wanton for punishment.

 

[Kelly Grannell]

PS: My "not true" statement is not a statement against Mickey88's post, but against most posts I've read.

PPS: I've never had any problem using SanDisk Ultra II and Extreme III

 

[safetymom]

I agree with Anne about buying the smaller size memory card. If something happens to the card or you lose it you haven't lost all your images.