J.W. Wall Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 FYI - Office Max in Tucson is selling 1 GB Kingston brand compact flash cards with a final price of $119.99 after a $20 mail-in rebate. Seems like a good price. (I'm a customer, not connected with them.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harman_bajwa Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Ditto in PA. I'm gonna go see what the card type is(It only says price break: 100 + Instant rebate 60 + MIR 20) If it is the Lexar - it is retailing for 229 at jandr.com. Perhaps the Black Friday Hit many months too late in Office Max ! :) - Harman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david arnold eugene, oreg Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Check the performance of the card when used with your particular camera by going to Rob Gailbraith's CompactFlash Performance Database at <a href="http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007">www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007</a>. Use the drop-down list near the upper-right to veiw the test results of various cards when used with your camera. If you use a card that's slower than your camera can handle you'll be waiting for the buffer to clear when you're shooting, and it will take longer to upload your images to your computer. Not as much of an issue if shooting medium or small jpgs, more so for large jpgs, and especially so if shooting raw. And if you plan to upgrade your DSLR in the foreseeable future, figure that newer technology will be faster and be limited by slow CF cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.W. Wall Posted June 9, 2004 Author Share Posted June 9, 2004 It is a Kingston brand, as said. No extraordinary delays in my Canon S500 or 10D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_dal_porto Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 Look into the Sandisk Ultra II CF cards. They are rated in the top 5 by all review sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 The speed issue isn't relevant unless you are shooting until the buffer fills up. I have one of the fastest cards and one of the slowest cards and in my 10D, it makes no difference in usage, with raw or large jpeg. I'm not shooting nine shots in a row like a sports shooter might, but a sports shooter shouldn't be using a 10D anyway. My take is that at least with the 10D, the extra money for speed is a complete waste. Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlund Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 When I first got a D60 I bought into the speed hype, but my experience is like Jeff's. I use a 10D now, and even after a burst of 9 frames I need only wait for one file to be purged from the buffer before taking another shot. That's something like a couple of seconds. Card speed also effects downloading, but I don't find it onerous to catch up on email while I wait for it to complete. I might demand a much better $/MB ratio for the very slowest of the cards, but it's not a big issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
._._z Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 Zipzoomfly.com (formerly googlegear) has it for $130, free shipping and no tax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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