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frankcastle

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So I'm looking at Henry's website and I'm trying to figure out what is considered a high speed for read/write on these cards.

I'm looking at 1 or 2 GB cards. But some cards don't list speeds.... e.g. Henry's cards.

Ideally I want the fastest possible so that there is the least amount of wait time between shots.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Oh yeah I'm looking for it to be compatible with the 8 mp nikon coolpix.
 
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You are mainly limited by your cameras write speed. The midrange cards will likely be good enough.

The cameras have a buffer that stores shots as you take them, so you can take maybe 10 shots in succession without a concern for your cards write speed.
 
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KBear is right. The speed of writing the image depends on your camera. I would stick with Sandisk or Lexar. I did have a Henry's card but it gave up after about a year. I found te others last longer.

Personally, I like the smaller cards -- like 1 Gig or 512MB. I get uneasy about having ALL the images from a shoot on one card. The smaller cards also makes it easier to handle the images when downloaded.

I like to make a CD before any editing and a 1Gig card is too big for most CDs.

Depends on your workflow though.
 
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frankcastle

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Thanks KB but what if price is not a concern and I want to get the fastest so that if I ever upgrade the camera it won't be an issue since most range from $60 to $150.

I perscribe to the philosophy of buying high quality from the start so that I don't have to buy things twice.
 
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I don't trust the OLD microdrive just because one filled with product pics failed on me. I don't know about the new microdrives. They are supposed to be better. Whether they have the same speed of CF, I don't know.

I personally use eight 2 Gb Sandisk Extreme III CF cards. Writing: no difference than Ultra II, but download, almost 100% faster.
 
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frankcastle said:
Whoops wrong link.....

http://www.henrys.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PageDisplay?dest=frames.jsp&currency=CAD&storeId=10001

Okay I give up for some reason when I copy the link I get the homepage......

I'm looking at the 133x 1GB lexar memory card.

Thanks for the link of the other place.
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Unless you're shooting a ton of action shots...ie: NFL football, soccer etc...the extra write speed will not be an issue.

Those high end cards are meant for camera's that can rattle off 30 frames a sec if needed, like some of the Id series bodies can.

I have a 1DMKII and I use midrange cards with no buffer overrun. I can burst 30 shots in a row without losing a shot..and while it's writing the buffer empties so the 30 shot burst is almost constant.

You'll pay a huge premium for those cards and it really isn't worth it unless you're shooting sports with a high end camera.

Also look at Tiger Direct and other web sites..memory is so much cheaper!

I have about 5 of the lexar 2gig 80x cards...and I've got some 8 gig cards on the way. I need the larger cards as I shoot in RAW not jpeg. Cards fill up pretty fast when I'm using the 5D..each file is 13 megs...

Save yer dough for the ladies!

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Those high end cards are meant for camera's that can rattle off 30 frames a sec if needed, like some of the Id series bodies can.
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1 D MKII can do 8 fps RAW, not 30 fps. But yes, even with Sandisk Ultra II, I can get up to 22 RAW and 48 JPEG on the 1 D MKII. No need to buy Extreme III (unless you're concerned about downloading time).
 
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1 D MKII can do 8 fps RAW, not 30 fps. But yes, even with Sandisk Ultra II, I can get up to 22 RAW and 48 JPEG on the 1 D MKII. No need to buy Extreme III (unless you're concerned about downloading time).
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MC...I said I can burst 30 shots..I know the frame rate. The buffer alone will let me burst off 30 shots let alone the write speed to the card. Any way you look at it..it still sounds like a machine gun at full tilt! Agreed the extreme 3's only come into play for the upload. I'm looking to pick up a firewire card reader soon. Thats should speed the process up even more.

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I no longer have my 1D MKII, but my friend still have his. Is there a setting where he can set the RAW burst is up to 30 frames? He can never get it higher than 22 frames. Is there something wrong with his camera?

With me? I'm just happy with my 30D with 5fps and I can do up to 31 RAW at ISO 100 (don't ask me how; but only 18 at ISO 3200) and 48 frames for JPEG Large.
 
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monkeychan said:
I no longer have my 1D MKII, but my friend still have his. Is there a setting where he can set the RAW burst is up to 30 frames? He can never get it higher than 22 frames. Is there something wrong with his camera?

With me? I'm just happy with my 30D with 5fps and I can do up to 31 RAW at ISO 100 (don't ask me how; but only 18 at ISO 3200) and 48 frames for JPEG Large.
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It has to do with exposure...the faster the exposure the faster the mother goes! 125/th takes a lot longer than 1000/th, hence the burst mode numbers increase. You'll only get these numbers outdoors in good light.
 
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It has to do with exposure...the faster the exposure the faster the mother goes! 125/th takes a lot longer than 1000/th, hence the burst mode numbers increase. You'll only get these numbers outdoors in good light.
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I'll try it, but it doesn't make theoretical sense. The max fps is 8fps, either it's 1/125 or 1/1000 shutter speed it doesn't matter, it's still 8 fps. Total number of burst is up to the buffer. Maybe you own a newer 1D MK II with upgraded buffer (without Canon telling us)?
 
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My digicam does 60 fps, 640x480.

Back to the cards, If money was not an issue, I would buy the high end Sandisk because they look nice and match the black finish on the cameras. The Henry's cards look kind of cheap.
 
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frankcastle

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KBear said:
My digicam does 60 fps, 640x480.

Back to the cards, If money was not an issue, I would buy the high end Sandisk because they look nice and match the black finish on the cameras. The Henry's cards look kind of cheap.
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Agreed.

Now to find a lady who's interested in photography..... candid photography wink wink nudge nudge say no more. :D
 
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monkeychan

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what camera do you use? I've never heard of any camera that takes 60 fps. The max I've heard is 30 fps (29.97, to be exact) and that's only on point-and-shoot camera.
 
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monkeychan

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there you go, it's even in worse quality than VCD or VHS.

TV resolution is 640 x 480 (approx). 320x240 is only quarter the size, just perfect for webcams but nothing else.

Nice camera, though, I have the bigger brother of it (and all three generations of them), the A80, A95 and A620.
 
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