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gearsNcogs
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 Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 2:49 am Post subject: CF Card Recomendation Needed |
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gearsNcogs wrote:
Hey there. I'm not sure exactly which section to put this in, so i figured I'd post it here (sorry if it should be elsewhere).
So i shoot Video on my 7D, so i want to get a 32GB CF card so that i can shoot a good amount of footage before having to dump the card (also, i'm going on a trip this summer, so having a larger card would be nice for that as well).
At the moment I'm debating between these two cards:
a Transcend:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=WishList.jsp&A=details&Q=&sku=666608&is=REG
and a Sandisk Extreme:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/646870-REG/SanDisk_SDCFX_032G_A61_32GB_Extreme_CompactFlash_Memory.html
i don't know much about memory cards, so my question is this: what is the difference between the two cards, and is the sandisk worth the extra $100?
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my_photography
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:51 am Post subject: |
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my_photography wrote:
Will you be going to extreme weather? If so, Sandisk is supposed to be able to work from -13° to 185°F / -25°C to 85°C. If no, either card should be good enough. Both are fast cards. But I have never shot video with DSLR so perhaps some one with that experience might be able to better advice.
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Kram
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 6:50 am Post subject: |
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Kram wrote:
I'm a pro still photographer and have used only Sandisk Extremes for 7 years. Great reliability. |
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std
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:13 am Post subject: |
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std wrote:
For video definitely the Extreme.. and guess which company established the CF standart .. Sandisk. |
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indianadinos
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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indianadinos wrote:
Hi,
I have some cards from both manufacturers ... Sandisk is much more known for its photographic products, while Transcend had a really good reputation for high-perf laptop/desktop memories (well, maybe not high as OCZ, Corsair or Crucial, but ...)
Up to now, i only had an issue with a Transcend card, who died after about 18 months of usage (QA issue ?), my Sandisk are still perfectly working ...
Thus, if i were you, i would go with the Sandisk, more expensive but with a better quality.
Nevertheless, instead of a 32Gb card, i would buy 2 16Gb cards, so that if one fails, i would still have the second one as backup ...
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Esox lucius
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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Esox lucius wrote:
| Kram wrote: |
| I'm a pro still photographer and have used only Sandisk Extremes for 7 years. Great reliability. |
+1
Once abroad I had forgot my cards at the hotel and bought two cheap Transcend cards for the shoot. They broke down 18 and 22 months later. Never had a Sandisk Extreme (Extreme, Ducati and Pro) card break down on me, and some of them are almost 4 years old now, I don't know how many times I've reformatted them*
EDIT: Actually, I do know: I've shot about 400,000 photos in those years, and since I exclusively use 4GB cards every card fits about 155 RAW images 25MB a piece. That means about 2,580 reformatting cycles total for all the cards I have (aged 24 to 48 months old).
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shauttra wrote:
I use Kingston. Oldest is 6 years old, and still working, even without one cap, so the all chips are visible.. 
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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Olivier wrote:
I use Lexar and never had any problems with them.
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Scheimpflug
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| Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:00 am Post subject: |
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Scheimpflug wrote:
| my_photography wrote: |
| Will you be going to extreme weather? If so, Sandisk is supposed to be able to work from -13° to 185°F / -25°C to 85°C. |
The Transcend actually has identical temperature specifications. 
| Kram wrote: |
| I'm a pro still photographer and have used only Sandisk Extremes for 7 years. Great reliability. |
| Esox lucius wrote: |
| Never had a Sandisk Extreme (Extreme, Ducati and Pro) card break down on me, and some of them are almost 4 years old now |
This is what you hear time and time again with Sandisk products.  In fact, it is almost hard to find a bad review - and sometimes, the bad reviews end up being counterfeit cards!
| indianadinos wrote: |
| Nevertheless, instead of a 32Gb card, i would buy 2 16Gb cards, so that if one fails, i would still have the second one as backup ... |
I would be willing to bet that with modern flash media, your chances of accidentally misplacing an extra card are MUCH greater than your chances of having a card fail.
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gearsNcogs
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| Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:15 am Post subject: |
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gearsNcogs wrote:
Thank you all for your responses! I think i'm going to go with the Sandisk Extreme
| indianadinos wrote: |
| instead of a 32Gb card, i would buy 2 16Gb cards, so that if one fails, i would still have the second one as backup ... |
I definitely understand where you're coming from there, but unfortunately, buying two 16GB cards is significantly more expensive ($250 for 2 16GB cards vs. $185 for 1 32GB card.)
Thanks again for all your help!
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