Compact Flash card for Canon cameras

madfish · 27th July 2005

Hi,

Does it matter which brand of CF card we use for Canon cameras? I read some other forum that some brands do not really work well for certain cameras. I'm looking to buy a 1GB CF for underwater photography.

Thks.

Belle&Sebastain · 27th July 2005

be careful of the older lexar cards, do not work well with the newer canon DSLR cameras, other than that not much of a problem, but test first before leaving the store.

espn · 27th July 2005

Avoid the normal Kingston ones also... ultra...... SLOW.

benny · 27th July 2005

Originally Posted by Belle&Sebastain

be careful of the older lexar cards, do not work well with the newer canon DSLR cameras, other than that not much of a problem, but test first before leaving the store.

That's good advice. Especially the 80X Lexar cards. Known to give problems on the 350D, 20D, 1D MK2, 1Ds MK2. Check the respective sites for their press release on the matter.

Cheers,

Nic1302 · 27th July 2005

Originally Posted by espn

Avoid the normal Kingston ones also... ultra...... SLOW.

I've been using Kinston Elite Pro for my 20D, they are quite ok. And they are much cheaper than the Sandisk and Lexar. Just saw on that the 2G version is selling at US$99 in US before mail-in rebate.

championboxer · 27th July 2005

heard that the Kingston ones are slow...
maybe compared with Sandisk...

but how abt Kingston comparing with Lexar?

madfish · 27th July 2005

how abt Ridata/Ritek? any good?

Virgo · 27th July 2005

I use nothing but Sandisk compact flash cards, cos they're the ones who invented the CFs. So far so good. No problems at all.

Nic1302 · 27th July 2005

Kinston Elite Pro speed 50x, Sandisk Ultra 2 speed 60x. I feel that the speed difference is well justified by the price difference

So far I think the card is fast enough for me.

user111 · 27th July 2005

use either kingston elitepro or sandisk ultra series

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madfish New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 7	Compact Flash card for Canon cameras Hi, Does it matter which brand of CF card we use for Canon cameras? I read some other forum that some brands do not really work well for certain cameras. I'm looking to buy a 1GB CF for underwater photography. Thks.

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Virgo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: West of Singapore Posts: 4,559	I use nothing but Sandisk compact flash cards, cos they're the ones who invented the CFs. So far so good. No problems at all. __________________ Kind Regards My Picture Website

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espn Deregistered Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Planet Nikon Posts: 22,045	Avoid the normal Kingston ones also... ultra...... SLOW.

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championboxer Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Singapore/Australia Posts: 257	heard that the Kingston ones are slow... maybe compared with Sandisk... but how abt Kingston comparing with Lexar?

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Nic1302 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 94	Kinston Elite Pro speed 50x, Sandisk Ultra 2 speed 60x. I feel that the speed difference is well justified by the price difference So far I think the card is fast enough for me.

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user111 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,719	use either kingston elitepro or sandisk ultra series