Best memory Cards for Video

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thundermonkey

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I will be getting a 5D Mark 3 soon and would love to know what memory cards are the best for video. I currently use a 60D with Tanscend 32GB SD cards but I see some people suggesting CF cards with the mark 3. I would like to do photography as well if that matters. It would be great if I could use SD cards so I can swap between the 2 cameras if necessary.

This is currently what I am looking to get, but this is way more expensive than what I am used to paying. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002P370AI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&smid=A23M3KL3V61UGY

Looking for your real world suggestions, thanks!
 
I use 60 mbps on the 5d2. Hell even a 30 is usually fine on the mk2, though you'll get occasional buffer issues. Especially if you just erase and don't format often. I think 90 is wasted money.
 
Most name brand cards will be perfectly fine.
The SanDisk and Lexar cards are usually the premium cards. Offering a little more speed and reliability, but usually twice as much as a cheaper brand.
If i where you, id get 1 or 2 really nice cards. Large storage and decent writing speed - 45/mbits or 300x speed...or Faster. Then maybe a mid level large card like Transcend Class 10 SD cards for every day use.
Basically, you want the faster and more reliable card for serious work, also if your doing any "burst" like shooting (sports and high speed action). Then you want the cheaper card for daily use, where its not the end of the world... if the card fails on you.
Compact Flash cards tend to be more reliable and faster. But they are also more expensive and you loose the ability to use the same card in your 60D.
I'd just get a 95/Mb SanDisk Pro SD card and you can use it in both cameras.
 
i also got the transcend 400x 32 GB ones as suggested above, great cards, never had an issue using them for a year now... and hey, its cheap!
 
Not taking quality just speed. There is a point of diminishing returns as far as speed v. price. A card needs to be fast "enough", but there is a point where some additional speed isn't worth 50% or more additional cost.

Biggie in my book with any card is always format, in camera, don't erase. Once I started doing that I have run 30 mbps cards on the mk2 with no issues.
 
My whole thing is, I need at least 6 cards for weddings. Hence the 150 cost burns a bit. I understand buying properly so I buy once, but I also don't want to do something like buy expensive overclocked RAM for my PC which will give me .1% improvement, you know?
 
thundermonkey said:
My whole thing is, I need at least 6 cards for weddings. Hence the 150 cost burns a bit. I understand buying properly so I buy once, but I also don't want to do something like buy expensive overclocked RAM for my PC which will give me .1% improvement, you know?
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Exactly. What is Canon's recommendation as a minimum speed for the MK3?
 
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