Compact flash

[Mr_Ben]

Righto you 'togs out there that use CF memory, I need (please) recommendations for min 16Gb cards. I need a fast one I'm trigger happy and also take lots of shots in very quick succession so need a card that can cope.

The reason I need that min is I always shoot in RAW.

Thanks in advance....

 

[singlespeed]

If your maxing out your camera buffer with a burst of pictures, then the higher write speed of a good card would help, although theres not much point in going for the best cards unless your camera can transfer data fast enough to make it worth while.

Sandisc extreme 3 offer a good compromise of read, write speeds and cost.

Two or three smaller cards offer more flexibility and could prevent total disaster if the cardis lost or damaged. Also, maybe get a small top spec card for action bursts and lesser spec for static single shot stuff

 

[Mr_Ben]

Ahh yeah good point I'll have to check the spec of the transfer speeds.

Scandisk is what I use ATM.

Might just buy another 16Gb. I'll be taking my Mac so IF I do lose any data it'll only be a days worth.

 

[singlespeed]

some cameras can be fussy with high capacity cards, so it could be worth reading up or asking on the talkphotography forum for a recomendation if splashing out on one larger than you have already.

I noticed a definate increase in write speed and download read speed going from sandisc ultra to extreme 3 on a nikon d300. Being as i normaly only shoot short bursts of 4-6 frames, the buffer can easily store this and write it to the card before the next burst, even with a slowish card. The faster card allows me to use the 9 frames at 8fps without slowing down much for the last few frames. The better download speed was the most useful part, when downloading a card full of pictures.

 

[Kam Racing]

the sandisc extreme 3 is the best I've used. got a few of them now and none have failed