masp
03-25-2010, 09:16 PM
So I've gone from figuring out which camera to buy to which brand of compact flash to buy. I guess that's progress. :D Who do you trust your data to?
I've done a little reading so far, and it seems Transcend gets good reviews and Sandisk is also well regarded, but more expensive. Kingston cards have had some problems with Canon cameras in the past "CF error", but maybe this is isolated. There's also Ri-data, Patriot and a few other well known brands. Any tips on what to do or avoid? :)
Also how fast a speed card do you need? I was thinking of starting out with something affordable around $10-$20, there's a bunch of 133x cards as well as a faster 200x Sandisk in this range, but it's sold by BlueProton on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00065ANYW/). The same card sells for $37 at B&H. (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/542730-REG/SanDisk_SDCFX3_004G_A31_4GB_Extreme_III_CompactFla sh.html) Hmm, maybe it's a fake one?
I've done a little reading so far, and it seems Transcend gets good reviews and Sandisk is also well regarded, but more expensive. Kingston cards have had some problems with Canon cameras in the past "CF error", but maybe this is isolated. There's also Ri-data, Patriot and a few other well known brands. Any tips on what to do or avoid? :)
Also how fast a speed card do you need? I was thinking of starting out with something affordable around $10-$20, there's a bunch of 133x cards as well as a faster 200x Sandisk in this range, but it's sold by BlueProton on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00065ANYW/). The same card sells for $37 at B&H. (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/542730-REG/SanDisk_SDCFX3_004G_A31_4GB_Extreme_III_CompactFla sh.html) Hmm, maybe it's a fake one?