Deals on CF cards

I don't think that it matters because the read speed of even very fast CF cards doesn't saturate the bandwidth of the interface (either USB or PCMCIA).
 
From the new GH1 firmware thread:

pailes said:
Sorry but from a engineer's point of view I can't help but laugh about this card-mud-relationship theory :D

The firmware will not measure card throughput and dynamically adjust the encoder to produce optimal results. This is even better than the CMOS fixed pattern burn-in theory :grin:

Awesome!
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Sandisk have another rebate on again, this time it applies to the 45mbps UDMA extreme IV
Rebate is $60 so I just got an 8gig card for $48+tx from B&H
 
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so in the end of the day, what cards are people avoiding and what are the ones to look out for?

I own a 4g sandisc ultra 2, which records perfectly well, and i read to avoid the extreme 3? Whats the best bang for the buck?
 
PaPa said:
so in the end of the day, what cards are people avoiding and what are the ones to look out for?

I own a 4g sandisc ultra 2, which records perfectly well, and i read to avoid the extreme 3? Whats the best bang for the buck?
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At $48 for a sandisk extreme IV 45mbps UDMA why try to go cheaper?
 
that rebate is normally only available for US citizens. Im in Canada, so i will be buying cards locally.
 
bummer

BTW I think lexar had a rebate on their x300 UDMA cards to compete. Both Lexar and Sandisk ended up within a dollar price difference. Lexar rebate just ended yesterday but I bet they do it again. Maybe that will cover canada?
 
I find it pretty funny that so many of you are talking about the super high speed disks for tons of money. Having a faster CF card, other than a little buffer for safety, provides absolutely no benefits. If the camera writes at 8 MB/s and your card writes at 10MB/s your fine. Paying extra to write at 45 MB/s?

I'm going to try these Kingston 133x 16Gb for $39.99 each. They should be plenty fast enough.

http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0305703
 
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ChipG said:
What about for RAW in still burst mode? Or off loading faster.
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Yea, UDMA for that I would imagine. But I wish Canon would clearly draw the distinctions between what is needed for video recording and what is needed for the other functions. These general all-inclusive requirements are needlessly confusing.
 
I went ahead and picked up a 3-pack of these from Samy's in Los Angeles.

Sandisk Extreme IV 8gb. Hmmm... it seems like they aren't UDMA though... that's odd. You can get two version of this card, UDMA or not. I think I'll try em anyway.

Still, 3 good eight gig cards for $99? Hard to get cheaper than that for quality. I paid $1300 for my first 8gb p2 card... remember that?

http://www.samys.com/index/page/product/product_id/33037/product_name/8GB+Extreme+IV+Professional+Compact+Flash+Memory+Card+%283+Pack%29
 
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I'm trying out some Centon 200x 8GB cards from fry's. No problems yet after 2 weeks and 27.99 for 8GB.
 
Barry_Green said:
Canon's product manager has drawn that line -- he said you need UDMA.
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I guess what so many have observed...that you don't need UDMA for video recording on the 7D...should just be ignored? And the Owner's Manual that specifies 8MB/s (IIRC) and doesn't mention UDMA in the chapter on video recording should be ignored too? And the published data rate of 5.5MB/s...ignore that too? :Drogar-Thinking(DBG
 
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