Ironic memory card story.

[john20]

I have been using Ridata cards in my D60 and 20D since I purchased

each camera. Recently, I picked up a Lexar 1G card, and have used it

extensively, without a problem. When I purchased my 20D(I shoot

weddings, etc), I needed enough memory to run two cameras. So,

reading about the "trouble" with the Lexar cards and the 20D, I opted

for the current top of the line card, the Sandisk Extreme III. I

formatted it when I got it, tested a few shots, and used it for the

first "paying" time this evening. After shooting most of a family

reunion, the 20D showed a "CF err" message. I powered off, took the

batteries out of the camera, then tried again. Nothing! Tried it in

my laptop, and PC since, and the card does not even show up. I had

to shoot all of my group shots again. Embarrasing, but at least it

wasn't a wedding. The irony is that I didn't trust Lexar enough to

buy any more cards, so I spent extra bucks for the Extreme III. And

that card failed me big time. Thought you guys might be interested.

 

John

[charles_hansen2]

Yep, interesting. Try not to employ overkill on memory cards - it's a waste of money. I use several 40X speed Lexar 1 GIG cards in my 20D, and have never had any hint of a problem. On one of the other web sites, they test the max write speed of the 20D, and it matches the 40X speed Lexar card exactly!

[antony_bichon]

I was going to report just the same thing. I had a 1GB extreme III SD card crap out on me in my 1DmkII. same thing, I lost all pictures from a week end shoot. Nothing critical but still.

Contacted the support, replaced it right away... makes you wonder...

[john_macpherson]

And the opposite. Three 1gb Extreme 3 cards used regularly in a 1DsMk2 without fail. Needed more, bought a 2gb Lexar 80x and it was problematic and needed several formattings using the supplied resuce software to make it work correctly. I hope. YMWV

[jim_youhouse]

It would be nice for the next generation of DSLR's to come with an internal memory of say 1 gb to be used as a back-up. This would prevent or minimize a loss as the photo's would still be in the camera in the event there was a failure of the card.

[ericx]

A nice feature on higher end cameras might be a second CF slot or the ability to add a

second one on and a feature for the camera to make a backup on the second CF card. It

might slow down shooting a bit but for important pictures it would give some good peace of

mind.

[john_macpherson]

Eric - dual slot ability is standard on (at least) the EOS1DsMK2.

[jim_larson1]

The 1D-II also has this feature.

[ericx]

I did not know that.

 

Very cool.

[john schroeder]

The ability to use a WiFi Compact flash adaper to dump images directly to a laptop would be a neat trick.