Transcend 32 GB 10class

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kopan

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Hi guys. Finnaly I've ordered my Canon 60D from Tiger Direct. They have it for 1199 with 18-135 lens. Not to bed. Now I am looking for big memory card for this. I need something which gonna be good for pictures and video as well. They have transcend class 10 32 GB for 54.99 and class 6 32 GB for the same price. I know faster = propably better for video. Price is the same so which one would you recommend?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...e=SDHC-Memory-Card&Nav=|c:380|&Sort=0&Recs=10

Can I trust memory card 32 gb for almost $55? It's not ebay so i hope they are original. If not Transcend, which brand would you recommend?
 
I use nothing but transcend. I have a t2i but I'm guessing it's similiar. I have 3 16 gb cards and just switch 'em out. I bought them off amazon for a good price. I use the class 6 and it works fine for video. Never had a problem. And I just use a cheap adapter from target to load into my usb port. Works just fine.
 
Transcend Class 10 work great for me. I've recorded well over 100 hours on my 16GB cards and a about 30 on my 32GB cards with no problems, even using Magic Lantern. Amazon sent me 8's marked as 16's, and had the 16's to me in less than a week.
 
Many people are happy with their transcend cards. I have 2 that work pretty well. I also had 2 that died on me and caused me to lose footage. On the other hand, my Sandisc cards have not caused me any trouble. They are more expensive, but at this point, I don't think skimping on the cards is a good idea if you are doing professional work. If you have the time to test your card repeatedly when you get it, go for the transcend and see how it works for you. The 2 that I had which died both seemed to be working fine for months and then just stopped.

Also keep in mind that the speed ratings are minimums, and not all cards at the same speed are actually going to work the same. My Sandisk class 6 card actually performs better than my Transcend class 10 card.

Now, having said all of that, the main thing I would suggest when you are doing video work is to start with a card that has been formatted in the camera, film until you can transfer to your computer, and then reformat it after that. Most of the random buffer issues I have had were with cards that I had used to film, than erased some of the files, than filmed more, than erased more files, etc. That causes them to be fragmented, which can cause them to stop recording mid shot with buffer errors. Since I have been reformatting and not erasing mid-filming, I haven't had any issues with the 2 good transcend cards that I have.
 
markblasco said:
Many people are happy with their transcend cards. I have 2 that work pretty well. I also had 2 that died on me and caused me to lose footage. On the other hand, my Sandisc cards have not caused me any trouble. They are more expensive, but at this point, I don't think skimping on the cards is a good idea if you are doing professional work. If you have the time to test your card repeatedly when you get it, go for the transcend and see how it works for you. The 2 that I had which died both seemed to be working fine for months and then just stopped.

Also keep in mind that the speed ratings are minimums, and not all cards at the same speed are actually going to work the same. My Sandisk class 6 card actually performs better than my Transcend class 10 card.

Now, having said all of that, the main thing I would suggest when you are doing video work is to start with a card that has been formatted in the camera, film until you can transfer to your computer, and then reformat it after that. Most of the random buffer issues I have had were with cards that I had used to film, than erased some of the files, than filmed more, than erased more files, etc. That causes them to be fragmented, which can cause them to stop recording mid shot with buffer errors. Since I have been reformatting and not erasing mid-filming, I haven't had any issues with the 2 good transcend cards that I have.
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You were supposed to format the cards since the beginning than you would have not had the problems you did. With that said any card can go bad.... I use Transcend and they work perfect for me, better than the Patriot LX cards I had.
 
life4eva said:
You were supposed to format the cards since the beginning than you would have not had the problems you did. With that said any card can go bad.... I use Transcend and they work perfect for me, better than the Patriot LX cards I had.
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I guess I wasn't clear, but I did format all of the cards. The issues I am talking about were if you film 7 files, than erase 3 of them in the camera because they weren't good takes, then record 6 more files, than erase a few of those, etc., all before transferring them onto the computer. I always format a card immediately after transferring the footage onto the computer, I have just found that if I start erasing individual files off of the card when it is in the camera, and then film more stuff, that causes issues, at least for the transcend cards that I have. I have not tested the Sandisk cards to see if the same thing happens, since I got those cards at the same time I stopped erasing files off of the card in the camera.

I have also had a patriot card go bad. When it was working, I had no issues, but at one point it just decided to stop working. It was going strong for a couple of years though, so it may have just been worn out.
 
markblasco said:
I guess I wasn't clear, but I did format all of the cards. The issues I am talking about were if you film 7 files, than erase 3 of them in the camera because they weren't good takes, then record 6 more files, than erase a few of those, etc., all before transferring them onto the computer. I always format a card immediately after transferring the footage onto the computer, I have just found that if I start erasing individual files off of the card when it is in the camera, and then film more stuff, that causes issues, at least for the transcend cards that I have. I have not tested the Sandisk cards to see if the same thing happens, since I got those cards at the same time I stopped erasing files off of the card in the camera.

I have also had a patriot card go bad. When it was working, I had no issues, but at one point it just decided to stop working. It was going strong for a couple of years though, so it may have just been worn out.
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Ok, good to know. I rarely ever erase files from the card with my camera, but now I will try to really never do it as I guess it could cause problems. I have only done it once before, I can't afford to loose footage either.

Digital files are tricky, but overall I always pray to the Digital Gods to bring my files home safe :costumed-smiley-047
 
I just had a Transcend 32 GB Class 6 card die on me. Luckily it happened immediately after I had transferred all of the files from a shoot to my computer. I did lose one shot, but luckily it was not an important one.

I had formatted it right before the shoot, and didn't delete any files in the camera. I did everything right... except for buying a Transcend card.

From now on, it's Sandisk all the way!
 
It seems to be that there is good and bad Transcend cards out there, and sometimes even a SanDisk will pop out. The joys of digital... :D
 
I'm not so naive as to think that one brand will always be good, and another brand will always be bad. However, the consensus seems to be that SanDisk is the most reliable of the bunch. Since you effectively have to make a bet, I want to pick the media with the best chance of success.
 
Transcend is a horrible brand. Many many people have complaints and lost media due to this brand. SanDisk is expensive but reliable and well worth the money. Do a thread search. This has been discussed before with someone buying a transcend card and asking, people have stories to share about how they will eventually loose media.

Ok maybe not horrible but it is a gamble to buy that brand. Why gamble with a card though. That is one of the most important things you can buy for your DSLR.
 
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I bought this card and i cannot record more than a minute of 1080/24 frames on a tripod. It could be my card but i don't want to spend another $50.00 to test it out.

I usually use a 16gb Class 10 patriot card and I have yet had a single error or buffering issues.
 
The Patriot card I have used was with the Zoom H4n. I will never buy that brand again. I lost an entire days worth of audio because of that brand of card. After it corrupted I looked online at the reviews and found a lot of people saying that after a while the card craps out. Lots of people. I was pissed and never purchased another Patriot or cheaper card again.

Since then I've just bough SanDisk and all has been perfect. I would never never skimp on the cost of a card again. It is literally the riskiest thing you can do especially if shooting with a paying client.

I had to give a free day of shooting back to my client to reshoot the lost audio.
 
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