What's a good brand of CF cards?

[sixbits8]

Thanks everbody for all the help on what camera to get . I took the advice and went with a Sony, the A300. The sales guy said I would not notice the difference between 10 & 14 megapixels (Sony A350), I hope he's right! Anyway, now I need to get a couple Compact Flash cards. I figured I should be able to get those cheaper somewhere besides the camera store. What's a good size and brand? I want at least two, in case one fails on me. Any information would be helpful!

 

[Pugrpooh]

Thanks everbody for all the help on what camera to get . I took the advice and went with a Sony, the A300. The sales guy said I would not notice the difference between 10 & 14 megapixels (Sony A350), I hope he's right! Anyway, now I need to get a couple Compact Flash cards. I figured I should be able to get those cheaper somewhere besides the camera store. What's a good size and brand? I want at least two, in case one fails on me. Any information would be helpful!

I just bought 3 Sandisk 4gb Extreme III cards on sale for a total of $60. Sandisk also has a rebate of $60 so I'm just paying $6.95 for shipping. They're on backorder now, but I don't need them until we go to Alaska next summer.

In Oct. they had another rebate and I bought 3 Sandisk 2gb cards for a total of $10.

 

[AndrewWG]

I have had no problem with Sandisk Ultra II or Extreme III cards. I am also happy with Kingston brand cards. Never had a problem with them either. I would look online at either beachcamera.com or B&H photo. Sandisk has rebates regularly so I wouldn't stock up on cards until you see a good rebate or a great price. I would just start with one 4GB card and build your stock of them as time goes on.

Congrats on the camera! I think the salesperson was probably right. The difference from 10 to 14 MP would be difficult to notice at best.

 

[boBQuincy]

10MP is good, there are probably no lenses available that can resolve 14MP on an APS-C sensor anyway.

SanDisk cards seem to be the highest rated, many others appear to have around 10% bad reviews which does not seem like good odds to me. 8GB appears to be the best value for now.

 

[blackears]

Glad this post came along, I am looking to increase my cards. I was looking at the Kingstons 8Gb class 6 at Amazon at pretty decent prices and reviews. I have a 2Gb Kingston right now and it works as advertised, so no bad reviews on it so far...I would like to have about 3 8Gb cards as I am looking to start shooting RAW.

 

[zackiedawg]

I use an 8GB Sandisk Extreme III with my A300, which I bought back with the camera in June for around $65...they may be cheaper now as they're always having specials and rebates. Knock on wood - no problems with it through many thousands of shots...and the Extreme III seems perfect for keeping up with the 3fps continuous mode for as long as you hold down the button - a slower card may not clear the buffer fast enough and slow down the burst speed.

I agree with the salesman on the 10MP vs 14MP - both appear to be fine cameras, and there are advantages to the 350 and 300 (350 has just a touch more resolution in good light with the extra pixels, which would only ever matter with a nice lens and a huge print or tons of cropping, while the 300 has reportedly a touch less noise at higher ISOs and faster burst mode of 3fps versus 2.5fps). I went with the A300 to save a little money, get the faster burst mode, and get the lower noise at higher ISO - very happy with the choice!

 

[PixarNut]

Sandisk Extreme III gets my vote! I use 2 of them regularly. Never had a problem.

 

[sixbits8]

Thanks again for the input guys! I went for 3 of the 8 Gig Sandisk Extreme III. I searched after reading the posts and found Adorama. I bought all 3 for $90, but they have a $70 Rebate! I think that is outstanding...except now my mother-in-law wants one of the cards!

zackiedawg, Impressive photo gallery!

 

[JR6ooo4]

Thanks again for the input guys! I went for 3 of the 8 Gig Sandisk Extreme III. I searched after reading the posts and found Adorama. I bought all 3 for $90, but they have a $70 Rebate! I think that is outstanding...except now my mother-in-law wants one of the cards!

zackiedawg, Impressive photo gallery!

Do I understand this correct?
You bought three 8 gig cards for a total of $20?

Mikeeee

 

[handicap18]

Thanks again for the input guys! I went for 3 of the 8 Gig Sandisk Extreme III. I searched after reading the posts and found Adorama. I bought all 3 for $90, but they have a $70 Rebate! I think that is outstanding...except now my mother-in-law wants one of the cards!

zackiedawg, Impressive photo gallery!

Is that correct?

Adorama is listing the 8GB CF SanDisk Extreme III at $59.95. If you buy 3 you get a $70 rebate. So that's $179.85 for 3 minus $70.

Unless they had it different for a few days.

http://www.adorama.com/IDSCFE38G30M.html?searchinfo=8GB Sandisk Extreme III CF&item_no=4

Also the rebate is in the form of a pre-paid VISA Card.

As for CF cards, I use Transcend for now. I have 2 8GB's and 2 4GB's.

 

[sixbits8]

When I got the cards the price was $29.95 each, so I bought 3 to get the $70 rebate. I guess I got lucky for a change! I just got the email that they shipped today. Price for the 3 was $94.85 (I paid for expedited shipping)! The $70 rebate in the form of a Visa card Is fine with me, sometimes we save them and use them for our next Disney trip! Total cost should be $24.85!

 

[jfinke]

Yep... I got the 4GB from B&H. For a total of $60+ shipping - $60 rebate. So, I basically will pay for shipping.

 

[edolyne]

I have a Sandisk Ducati in my Sony, I got it on a good rebate deal though.