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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

03/12/2004 06:59:33 PM · #1

I'm after some more memory for my A1. Currently have the 16mb (why do they bother with that?) and 128mb. Currently most of my pictures are taken close to the pc so 50 shots isn't too much of a problem but holidays etc mean I want to have around 2 gig in total. Should I get a microdrive (all my eggs and all that) or build up by getting several 256/512 cards? I heard (somewhere) that the bigger more the memory the slower the file when you are nearing its limit. I have also learnt that cf also run at different speeds - is it noticeably faster and what speed is good?

Thanks (in anticipation).

hsteg

Fujifilm X-T20

03/12/2004 07:01:36 PM · #2

get a whole buncha 256's

justine

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

03/12/2004 07:04:55 PM · #3

Originally posted by hsteg:

get a whole buncha 256's

Also my personal preference.

hsteg

Fujifilm X-T20

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

03/12/2004 07:24:40 PM · #4

I only have one 256, and 1 128. I am prob gonna sell the 128 and get another 256.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

03/12/2004 07:28:55 PM · #5

Thanks for the feedback, 256 was my thought too. 1 a month till July should see me ok for my holidays :) any thoughts on different speeds? and does a card reader transfer faster than the camera?

fsteddy

03/12/2004 07:38:53 PM · #6

I found this site and they have good prices. //www.accupc.com/itemDetail.jsp?pid=MFSDCFH256901

hsteg

Fujifilm X-T20

03/12/2004 07:40:21 PM · #7

speeds, dont get like 60x cards, if you camera only writes and reads like at 30x or something.

Neil

Fujifilm X-T30

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

03/12/2004 07:41:31 PM · #8

I noticed buy.com has 1GB CF cards today for $193 with a $30 rebate.

Message edited by author 2004-03-12 19:41:47.

Diversq

Canon EOS-10D

03/12/2004 07:44:20 PM · #9

Well if you actually get 2gig of cf cards and fill them up on a holiday I would recommend spending the cash on a firewire/usb2 card reader. I have 6 256mp cards and I have to say the difference between the firewire reader and a usb reader or the camera is like comparing a dialup modem speed with a cable connection.

In other words I would never go back to a regular reader ever!

And I have never had a problem with the 2 of these that i own. //www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10302882&loc=101&sp=1

Message edited by author 2004-03-12 19:46:14.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

03/12/2004 07:48:04 PM · #10

Originally posted by Diversq:

Firewire readers are very nice, if you don't have firewire (IEE 1394) then get a USB 2.0 reader (your computer must support USB 2.0). You won't tell the difference, 'cause the cards are nowhere near as fast as either interface.

Diversq

Canon EOS-10D

03/12/2004 07:53:58 PM · #11

Originally posted by kirbic:

You won't tell the difference, 'cause the cards are nowhere near as fast as either interface.

Are you saying he wont tell the difference between firewire and usb2 or the difference between reading from the camera and one of the higher speed readers?

Because he will definatly see a difference going from reading from the camera to firewire/usb2 in fact a HUGH difference.. It saves me a whole minute per card. (hey i have ADD to me a minute is a lifetime ;-)

Message edited by author 2004-03-12 19:55:51.

Neil

Fujifilm X-T30

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

03/12/2004 07:58:41 PM · #12

Actually if you have a laptop, you can use a PCCard adapter to read the CF cards; these work great and are very inexpensive ($10), compact to carry, and easy to use.

03/12/2004 08:03:36 PM · #13

wow, so many replies to a simple question - must be close to many peoples hearts. I'm a simple UK citizen without a credit card (my choice). Loadsa 256ers & usb2 seems the best choice and will save a little on my excellent battery life :)

03/19/2004 06:02:41 PM · #14

Does anybody know the writing speed of the Dimage A1? Is is worth me getting a sandisk Ultra II?

Regular Sandisk 1.2MB Write Speed
Sandisk Ultra 2.8MB Write speed
Sandisk ULTRA II 9 MB Write Speed

fsteddy

03/19/2004 06:15:42 PM · #15

Originally posted by hsteg:

speeds, dont get like 60x cards, if you camera only writes and reads like at 30x or something.

Get the fastest card you can because maybe your camera can't use the speed but a firewire reader can download to your computer at the higher speeds. So don't think narrow mindedly and say don't waist your money on fast cards. They ARE very nice to have to make downloads fast.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

03/19/2004 06:37:55 PM · #16

Right, so the ultra II with cardreader is the way to go? I guess its worth an extra Â£10 and beats twiddling my thumbs waiting for the download.

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

03/19/2004 06:42:57 PM · #17

Look for Transcend CompactFlash cards. They're generally faster and cheaper than Sandisk Ultra II.