D200 Memory Card Upgrade

Greetings all, the search info on this is a little dated. I have 2GB cheapo cards in my D200s and I want to upgrade to the 16GB SanDisk

Ultra II that are on sale right now. Has any one used that combination or had any problems?

Thanks!

<p>I' ve routinely used the 4 gig Sandisk Ultra II Compact Flash cards in my venerable D200, but not the 16 gig- don't see why there'd be a problem. Bob</p>

Thank you Bob, I actually found another list too from Nikon that has it listed up to 8GB, which is more than I need, so I'm

going to get those and a new card wallet.

<p>Dave, I don't have any SanDisk Ultra II memory card, but I just tested a SanDisk Extreme III 16G and a Lexar 400x 32G CF card on my D200. Both cards work jut fine.</p>

<p>IMO, it is safe to assume that any 16G or 32G, genuine SanDisk or Lexar CF card will work fine with the D200. Those two are the most well known brands. If you attempt to use some "no name" brand, you could have a problem; also keep in mind that there are a lot of counterfeit SanDisk (and perhaps Lexar also) cards.</p>

<p>Just to be clear, the two cards I tested my D200 with are the two on the lower right side in the image below. I had tested all of these cards on the D800, and each one works fine.</p>

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Thank you Shun for your thorough treatment of the matter at hand, I would be getting them from B&H so they would be

legit I'm sure. I have to say over the years they have been top notch to deal with.

<p>Transcend is a good reliable brand that takes counterfeiting seriously by imprinting a unique serial number on each card, and putting that serial number on the packaging and, in the case of their CF cards, on a label on the keeper-case. The class number given on Transcend SD cards also applies to both the read and write speed, unlike some makers' class markings.</p>

<p>From past bad experiences I wouldn't touch Sandisk with a barge pole. Maybe I got fakes, but how would you tell? The cards didn't fail badly enough to return them, but just give occasional corrupted files.</p>

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<p>Maybe I got fakes, but how would you tell?</p>

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<p>By buying from a reputable dealer. Actually ebay has a page on their site to help you pick out fakes. I would give you the link but PN does not allow it so I won't try to sell you something.</p>

<p>The only problems I have ever had with cards has been with non-sandisks.</p>

Thanks for all the info gents. After checking this all out and deciding what I "actually" need and what was out there at a

decent price, I ended up with the Lexar 8GB Professional 400x 2 pack. That will give me a new card for each D200 body

and I can keep my others as spares. It seems as though the cards are faster too, I don't have a clue about this stuff, lol.

But if I shoot a bunch of RAW files they should be easier to deal with I guess, regardless, there's way more room for me.

In my D5100s I have 16GB Lexar Platinum or whatever and they run great.

<p>The D200 doesn't take advantage of the UDMA technology so 400x speed cards won't be much faster than 133x speed cards. The camera should however be able to manage the extra storage space of the newer cards.</p>

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<p>The D200 doesn't take advantage of the UDMA technology so 400x speed cards won't be much faster than 133x speed cards.</p>

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<p>While that is true, I just checked B&H's web site. Among about 30 different Sandisk and Lexar CF memory cards they are currently selling, all but like just two of them are now UDMA compatible.</p>

<p>Yes, most current cards are UDMA cards. They will work on older cameras such as the D200 but they won't deliver the advertised speed in these bodies. Put the same card in a D300 for instance and the speed difference will be significant.<br>

It also should be noted that UDMA cards require a UDMA compatible reader. UDMA cards are amazingly slow when used in an older card reader. I was in shock when I first transferred photos from a UDMA 300x Lexar card to my laptop using the old Lexar USB reader; transfer was slower than from 133x cards. However when I upgraded to the UDMA reader transfer speed was fantastic. Another point to note about readers is the difference between USB2 and USB3. If your computer supports USB3 please make sure to get a USB3 reader, much much faster.</p>