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?
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.
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)
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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.
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!!!
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...
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.
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!
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!
