Which UDMA cards are you getting?
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Are these the Extreme III 30GB speed cards? On there site they say the 30MB cards are UDMA compliant. Just want to make sure we are talking about the same cards.
These are the ones I am talking about:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134901
What would be the next step up in speed? It seems they only have issues sometimes. I guess perhaps with the Tokina more than not due to the deep focus. Also, I've been deleting clips so perhaps the card doesn't like that? Either way, I need to get something more reliable.
What is the next step up in speed? 16GB I guess to try to keep it close to the same $$$.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134901
What would be the next step up in speed? It seems they only have issues sometimes. I guess perhaps with the Tokina more than not due to the deep focus. Also, I've been deleting clips so perhaps the card doesn't like that? Either way, I need to get something more reliable.
What is the next step up in speed? 16GB I guess to try to keep it close to the same $$$.
7DDude
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Carefull about Off Brand CF Cards
Carefull about Off Brand CF Cards
I would do a little research before you purchase any off brand CF Cards.
I was just reading tonight at the dpreview.com forum in the 7D thread that one person has had problems with his 7D recognizing 32Gig and 64 Gig cards.
Photofast was one of the brands, and the other was Ridata, I think. Supposedly the camera is showing only half of the CF size. Even formated in camera, or b
y the computer. I'm suspect that he may have a couple of bad cards, but 2 of them? Just some food for thought.
7DDude
Carefull about Off Brand CF Cards
I would do a little research before you purchase any off brand CF Cards.
I was just reading tonight at the dpreview.com forum in the 7D thread that one person has had problems with his 7D recognizing 32Gig and 64 Gig cards.
Photofast was one of the brands, and the other was Ridata, I think. Supposedly the camera is showing only half of the CF size. Even formated in camera, or b
y the computer. I'm suspect that he may have a couple of bad cards, but 2 of them? Just some food for thought.
7DDude
I as well would like to know if this is a smart choice, at least for shooting video on the 7D. I've been reading for the past 2 days trying to find a good CF card and I cannot find anything concrete, mostly rumors. I hear that you should only stick with an 8GB because the 7D only recognized 8gb, and if you get a larger card, you can run into problems (not sure if that's true). Then there is the UDMA only recommendation. Anyone have anything concrete? I have this nice new toy and I can't even play with it because I don't have a CF card!
Cleverpork
Member
Sandisk 60mb/s card...
Sandisk 60mb/s card...
Shortguy,
I did make a purchase at that above link, but they haven't arrived yet. They're coming from Hong Kong, so I'm still waiting... that was about a week ago. I'll post info when I get them, if that would be helpful.
I did find that very card on Sandisk, so here's that info if it helps...
http://www.sandisk.com/products/dslr/sandisk-extreme-compactflash-card.aspx
...but can't speak to whether or not it's gonna' be a good card or not.
c
Sandisk 60mb/s card...
Shortguy,
I did make a purchase at that above link, but they haven't arrived yet. They're coming from Hong Kong, so I'm still waiting... that was about a week ago. I'll post info when I get them, if that would be helpful.
I did find that very card on Sandisk, so here's that info if it helps...
http://www.sandisk.com/products/dslr/sandisk-extreme-compactflash-card.aspx
...but can't speak to whether or not it's gonna' be a good card or not.
c
Cleverpork
Member
Just got them today. For the record, I purchased them on the 7th and received them in Nashville (it's the 16th). 9 days to receive from Hong Kong, but the price was less than anywhere else by a fair amount -- was worth it since I'm not pressed for time.
Also, working great so far. Just shot and viewed about 5 minutes of footage at 1080p -- seems to be working without any hiccups and no drop frames, thus far. Not enough shooting to determine anything, but thought I'd throw down the update.
c
Forgot to ask, does it recognize all 16GB?
Cleverpork
Member
I'm showing 13.3gb left after having shot for a bit. So, yup. It's recognizing 16gb cards.
Also, if you go that direction from the link I gave, no need to only order one... I purchased two and will likely get two more in a couple of weeks.
Hope that helps.
c
Has anyone gotten dropped frames or even buffer meters showing up with the SanDisk Extreme III 16GB cards yet?
I already got an RMA lined up for the one I got from B&H. And I need to make up my mind which today for the replacement because I need the cards to arrive in LA before the end of the week.
Any info is much appreciated! The IV's are $60 more each, so $120 down the drain if unnecessary.
I already got an RMA lined up for the one I got from B&H. And I need to make up my mind which today for the replacement because I need the cards to arrive in LA before the end of the week.
Any info is much appreciated! The IV's are $60 more each, so $120 down the drain if unnecessary.
I couldn't wait, put in an order for two 16GB Extreme III's and if they are any faster at all in comparison to the 133x cards then I should be golden. Just hope I am not paying $25 extra per card only to get half the capacity. :crosses fingers:
FYI, if you don't have mission critical needs the 32GB's worked well over 95% of the time. Probably about 97% to 99% of the time if I had to take an accurate guess.
Over the past week and a few days I had dropped frames 7 (seven!) times, which is horrible. But at the same time, if you are not spending money on production and you are shooting narrative, then they seem to be the best purchase out there. Just don't tell your actors and pray they won't murder you in the very unlikely event that you ruin a great take.
And 32GB with h.264 is a **** load! Very nice to have.
FYI, if you don't have mission critical needs the 32GB's worked well over 95% of the time. Probably about 97% to 99% of the time if I had to take an accurate guess.
Over the past week and a few days I had dropped frames 7 (seven!) times, which is horrible. But at the same time, if you are not spending money on production and you are shooting narrative, then they seem to be the best purchase out there. Just don't tell your actors and pray they won't murder you in the very unlikely event that you ruin a great take.
And 32GB with h.264 is a **** load! Very nice to have.
Is anyone using the new Extreme and/or Extreme Pro's?
I thought there were just renamed Extreme III and IV's, but looking at the specs they are much faster.
The Extreme, which replaces the Extreme III, is 60mbs up from 30mbs, and the Extreme Pro is up to 90mbs.
Seems a worthwhile upgrade to me, esp as if you shop around you can get the new stuff for the old prices.
I thought there were just renamed Extreme III and IV's, but looking at the specs they are much faster.
The Extreme, which replaces the Extreme III, is 60mbs up from 30mbs, and the Extreme Pro is up to 90mbs.
Seems a worthwhile upgrade to me, esp as if you shop around you can get the new stuff for the old prices.
Just got my pair of Extreme III's. Only used one so far and no warnings yet. I will shoot a lot more before I make up my mind though. So far so good. Tomorrow I will try shooting trees moving in the breeze on the Tokina at f/16 and leave it recording for the full 4GB, see if it complains at all.
However, the Extreme III clocked in at 0.7MB/s in the PCMCIA slot on my laptop... even lower?! Makes no sense. Horrible speeds for offloading. Horrible is actually a compliment. Not at home to test on the USB reader but I should look into a firewire reader anyway I guess, or I'll shoot myself offloading on location. Anyone using one?
And it sort of sucks that the 32GB 133x's hadn't been dropping frames for a couple of days, but I hadn't been shooting as much so it might be just me. They are not a bad buy for short films and such. I regret having to let them go since they really are a bargain and they work 98% of the time.
However, the Extreme III clocked in at 0.7MB/s in the PCMCIA slot on my laptop... even lower?! Makes no sense. Horrible speeds for offloading. Horrible is actually a compliment. Not at home to test on the USB reader but I should look into a firewire reader anyway I guess, or I'll shoot myself offloading on location. Anyone using one?
And it sort of sucks that the 32GB 133x's hadn't been dropping frames for a couple of days, but I hadn't been shooting as much so it might be just me. They are not a bad buy for short films and such. I regret having to let them go since they really are a bargain and they work 98% of the time.
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MikeWilkinson
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Anyone get their rebates from Sandisk yet?
j
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Just a note, out of last minute desperation (all the San Disk rebate cards were sold out in my area) I purchased a couple of PNY Optima pro UDMA 266x 8gig cards at frys for under $50 each. I was nervous, but they worked flawlessly. Never saw a buffer warning, never saw a dropped or corrupted frame. Shot in 1080 and 720p60.
-J
-J