SanDisk Pro 280 MB/s Cards and 6D RAW?

[crashwins]

After considering the advice of folks on the forum -- thanks! -- I pulled the trigger on a 6D over the 5D3. Just made more sense based on my interests and seriousness. I have a few 45 MB/s cards, but wondering what the above is doing with RAW video, which I plan to explore in earnest. Thought there was a choke points in the recording speed -- of course, that could be irrespective of the available card speed..Anyway, maybe someone knows whether it's worth the hefty price tag. Thanks

 

[unadog]

Basically, the SD controller is the bottleneck on writing to the cards. If you go to this thread, then click through on the spreadsheet, it will list the limitations/write speeds for each camera:

http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=6215.0

It said that the 6D has a SD card write limit of 40 MB/s.

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The best cost to speed ratio that I have seen lately are the Lexar 600x 32 GB SD cards that B&H and Adorama were selling for $17.95. It was $1 cheaper per card at Adorama if you bought 3 or more.

I have 4 on "back order." I understand they will ship when they come in. Apparently those are back at their regular price now?

Before they were $18 each, they were $49 for 2 at B&H, the week before. So watch for sales. It looks like they are positioning for newer, higher end cards.


The PNY cards that are tested in this link are $20 at Amazon. and are almost as fast. But this is the first time I have even used Lexar. I always used Sandisk, never ever had an error. So I am not ready to trust PNY. Obviously, YMMV. :}

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthrea...-5Diii&p=1986443064&highlight=#post1986443064

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Here are some other Magic Lantern links that I posted a while ago. Just learning all of this myself:

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthrea...-on-6D&p=1986442816&highlight=#post1986442816

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I saw you had posted the 24-105, so I thought you had gotten the 5DIII. Congratulations on the 6D! Did you buy a kit?

You might be able to get a bit more on the 24-105 here. Not as many of them as some places ... Good luck.

Is your friend selling the 5DIII? Not that I need one ... :}


Cheers! Good luck Have a lot of fun, and a great summer!

Best,
Michael