gus 1 #1 December 21, 2005 I've been playing with my new 350D on the ground using a bog standard 512 MB Sandisk card that doesn't even say how fast it is but it'll happily shoot off 20+ pics at about 2.5 fps before it starts to slow down. If I go and spend loads of money on one of the new 80X cards will I notice any real difference? I found this thread from a couple of years ago comparing the performance of the 300D/Digital Rebel with different compact flash cards and the conclusion seemed to be that the camera was the limiting factor, not the card. GusOutpatientsOnline.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
namgrunt 0 #2 December 21, 2005 I have 2 compact flash cards 1 es a cheep 1BG the outher is an 80x 1GB cannot tell any differance will buy the cheaper cards from now on ..59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #3 December 21, 2005 Yes it's worth it, if you have a dslr. The faster the camera the more you'll notice the speed difference, it should make a difference on a 350d too. The price difference isn't that much and later camera's will surely benefit so why not buy a fast card now. Most dslr's work best with lexar 80x, sandisk ultraII or sandisk extreme cards. ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peterk 0 #4 December 21, 2005 I have an Ultra2 and a cheapie for a 350D... There is definately a difference, I wouldn't use the cheapie, it bogs down after a little while, and the difference in price wasn't that significant. These things are getting updated and obsolete quickly, the Ultra2 will be about the same price as the cheapie from 6 months ago. But why did you spend $900 on the camera, and then try to save $20 for a crappy card?--------------- Peter BASE - The Ultimate Victimless Crime Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflydrew 0 #5 December 22, 2005 I agree... the Ultra is way faster! I only use the slow card for portraits... the rest are with the ultras (I have 2) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vdschoor 0 #6 December 22, 2005 QuoteYes it's worth it, if you have a dslr. The faster the camera the more you'll notice the speed difference.... I totally agree.. and even if you dont have a DSLR it is worth it. The cards are not only faster in your camera, but they will also allow you to download your pictures faster.. I hate waiting on the slow cards to finally be all on my harddrive, the UltraII cards are lightning fast.. Iwan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrissay 0 #7 December 22, 2005 QuoteQuoteYes it's worth it, if you have a dslr. The faster the camera the more you'll notice the speed difference.... I totally agree.. and even if you dont have a DSLR it is worth it. The cards are not only faster in your camera, but they will also allow you to download your pictures faster.. I hate waiting on the slow cards to finally be all on my harddrive, the UltraII cards are lightning fast.. Iwan I agree too, I bought a Digital Rebel XT and used a regular Lexar card at first. I kept on getting errors and when we put that card into other cameras, it would lock up the other cameras too. Since then I have been using Sandisk Extreme and have not had a single problem since then. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #8 December 23, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuoteYes it's worth it, if you have a dslr. The faster the camera the more you'll notice the speed difference.... I totally agree.. and even if you dont have a DSLR it is worth it. The cards are not only faster in your camera, but they will also allow you to download your pictures faster.. I hate waiting on the slow cards to finally be all on my harddrive, the UltraII cards are lightning fast.. Iwan I agree too, I bought a Digital Rebel XT and used a regular Lexar card at first. I kept on getting errors and when we put that card into other cameras, it would lock up the other cameras too. Since then I have been using Sandisk Extreme and have not had a single problem since then. A faster card is no guarantee it won't break, we've had an Ultra and an Ultra2 break down (not possible to use in camera or pc, unable to format etc). But these cards have a pretty long warranty so they get replaced for free. ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
namgrunt 0 #9 December 23, 2005 boy I am either lucky od slow I have a standard lexor 1gb card and an 80x..1gb card and I cannot tell any speed differance loading or shooting. use it in a nikon D-70 and load direct to a computer with 4 gb of ram and its a p-4 3ghs would think the buffer in the camera would have more efect than the card speed note went to Circut City and they have the 80x cards reduced 30% yesterday thats not an ad for CC just figured you cheep scates would want to save some $$ merry christmas to all and wish you a safe new year now go out there and prosper ..59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
