Memory card speed

[martz 0]

I just bought a Canon Rebel XT (350D) and now trying to decide wich speed is good for the memory card.

I want a 1 GB card but is 45X enought ??
should I get a 133X ??
Is there more then taht ??

Thanks to all

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Ourson # 5
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[mr2mk1g 10]

Would be interested in the answer to your question... but this might also help you get the card you need. Table shows actual upload speeds for many cards.
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-7303

[CTSkydiver 0]

When I researched this at the beginning of the summer I found that the SanDisk UltraII Compact Flash cards were the best deal; they're plenty fast.

[mhofstra 0]

I'm just using the standard 1 Gigabyte memory card (http://www.sandisk.com/retail/cf.asp), which works just fine.

The camera shoots 3 frames a second, and can do a burst of 14 without delay. More that enough for the tandem pictures I'm shooting (http://tandem.hofstra.nl).

With a quicker card you can just hold down the release and shoot 250 pictures (if you have the 1 gig card). That gives you about 83 seconds of 8 MegaPixel crisp clear quality :-).

Blue ones,

Mats

play it safe... wear a chute

[dragon2 2]

Only buy a fast card. SanDisk UltraII, SanDisk Extreme III or Lexar 80x work the best with Canon camera's (and most other digi reflex camera's too). There're slight differences between the cards depending on which exact camera, but these are definately faster then others and are worth the money.

There are lots of memory card test websites, I know i posted one once but can't find it right now

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[flylikeahandbag 0]

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When I researched this at the beginning of the summer I found that the SanDisk UltraII Compact Flash cards were the best deal; they're plenty fast.

Same here. Been using them (1 gig version) problem free in my 350D. Frame rates good and plenty fast when downloading.

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