couple of questions re: cf card speeds

[sleeper]

ok my F828 is already en-route to me care of FedEx, its being shipped with a 512mb memory stick pro. i'm thinking of getting a second cf card to use as a form of back up in case i run out of memory while out on a shoot.....

i've looked ard and esp on the eastgear website and realised the price range differs quite a bit between the different models of cf cards. now i'm not too tech savvy when it comes to these things so..........with the F828 limiting its read/write speed to 2mb/sec will it make a difference if i get a sandisk ultra II card compared to the lexar WA series or just a hagiwara card will be as good?

or should i wait a bit longer and save up a bit more and hopefully by then microdrive prices would have dropped yet again?

[nightwolf75]

Originally Posted by sleeper ok my F828 is already en-route to me care of FedEx, its being shipped with a 512mb memory stick pro. i'm thinking of getting a second cf card to use as a form of back up in case i run out of memory while out on a shoot..... i've looked ard and esp on the eastgear website and realised the price range differs quite a bit between the different models of cf cards. now i'm not too tech savvy when it comes to these things so..........with the F828 limiting its read/write speed to 2mb/sec will it make a difference if i get a sandisk ultra II card compared to the lexar WA series or just a hagiwara card will be as good? or should i wait a bit longer and save up a bit more and hopefully by then microdrive prices would have dropped yet again?

check out http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/mul...e.asp?cid=6007 for CF card speeds. this site documents the speeds of CF under various brands of DSLRs. u can use this to get an idea, in comparison to a prosumer cam like 828.

me no expert on sony cams. but, if 828's write speed is 2mb/s, then either a normal CF or ultra card will do, i guess? the lexar WA cards only works, as per advertised, on some cams with WA support. so, IMO, dun pay for something ur cam can't support.

[snowspeeder]

I'm using the following types of cards on my 828:

1) Sandisk CF
2) Lexar MS PRO
3) Lexar CF WA 40X

In terms of speed, (2) & (3) is noticeable slightly faster than the normal CF. Then again, if you're not in a hurry, it may be more economical to get the normal CF cards at great prices. Capacity wise, do go either for the 512 or 1GB. Not too sure about the microdrives, but i understand they are very fragile.

[rexus]

Only Memory sticks and microdrives allow you to have additional features such as doing a video at 640x480 30fps. Since F828 is plague by buffering problem, I do not think that the speed of the CF card will affect the performance significantly.

Secondly, something about technology is that you cannot keep on waiting. If u wait for the price to fall...something new and expensive and better will be out in the market rendering your 'cheap' product obselete. Get it if you need it.

I am very satisfied with my 2gig MD....enough for me to trigger happy and fast enough for anything else.

[holeinone]

Sleeper,

Comparing the Microdrive and MS Pro, I find that the MS Pro gives me slightly better read/write speeds.

Think you should get the Lexar MS Pro 256Mb from Eastgear. Cheap and good.

[King Tiger]

My aim is to get Scandisk 2 GB Memory Stick and 4 GB Microdrive, it would be the ultimate storage for F828 and good for holidays photo taking.

No worries of limit memory storage.

[sleeper]

that would be my ideal setup as well..............but alas i lack the funding for it......
so its 512mb memory stick pro and 512 lexar/sandisk cf card for me, along with my powerbook.......