Which brand will you choose as your next memory card?
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this is an old thread to revive...
I still prefer Sandisk. No problems after 2 years of hard usage
yah very old leh. when i saw on page 1 Elite Pro 4GB at $359, i went :bigeyes::bigeyes:
then i saw it was in 2005 :bsmilie:
using the kingston elite pro for 2yrs + now. no probs at all. suspected that there was something wrong and convergent changed a brand new one for me on the spot :thumbsup:
Actually guys,i dont really mind Kingston.When i went to source for CF card,i found out that the price for faster Sandisk cards were more expensive than the Kingston Ultimate II 266x.The particular shop sold the Sandisk Extreme II 2GB(which was a miserable 10MB/s write speed) at $90+!At another shop,the Kingston Ultimate II 266x 4GB retailed for only $100.10.I been using Kingston for some time and there's no prob with it
kena playbackside by Kingston mem card twice, where the card is "unable to detect" in the mist of an underwater shoot, NO MORE leh.
The card was replaced by Kingston's agent, but I lost 1 day of photo and was lucky that someone can lend me a spare card for the duration of the trip.
The card was replaced by Kingston's agent, but I lost 1 day of photo and was lucky that someone can lend me a spare card for the duration of the trip.
I also got bad experience with Kingston. EVEN Kingston Ultimate. Aftersales is great, card replaced, but my faith has been weakened. Went to Myanmar trip and the card cant be read successfully and images got corrupted, then found out from the other guys they have heard bad stories about it and all now are using Sandisk. I guess it was the cold weather (but Kingston website guarantee operability for Ultimate from 0 degree celcius and the coldest it got over there at the time of incident was around 4 degree celcius). I mean after sales service is good, but I cant wait for after sales service in a third world country stuck in a resort on the other side of the lake where you need to take 2 hour boat ride to the other more civilised side (more people, got road link to other villages and cities).
Now, I am stocking Sandisk only. Still have my kingston but only using that for daily streetshots in singapore.
Now, I am stocking Sandisk only. Still have my kingston but only using that for daily streetshots in singapore.
Got my new Canon Powershot SX100IS and looked hi & low for a new mem card.
In the end, i settled for Toshiba's SDHC 4Gb (Class6, Made in Japan with Lifetime warranty). Cost HK$280 or about S$50.
Unlike the few other brands i saw, Made in China, I think Made In Japan still carries weight in reliability.
In the end, i settled for Toshiba's SDHC 4Gb (Class6, Made in Japan with Lifetime warranty). Cost HK$280 or about S$50.
Unlike the few other brands i saw, Made in China, I think Made In Japan still carries weight in reliability.
Why not 4 pieces of 4GB card? It give you more headroom if you shoot raw or do multiple exposures....besides with at least 12Mps cam nowadays....memory is always no enought :lovegrin:
plus if they have assistant, DI artist, some1 doing PP, etc, can send 1 card for processing 1st while shooting on another card.
i tink i'll choose kingston. cheap and so far so gd for me. looking at 133x ones.
Btw buying CF card don't just consider the price alone, must consider the technical specs like operating temperature etc, imagine if you go shooting at winter -10C but your CF operating temp is 0c - 60c ....chances of failure sure high....if that happens....don't blame the CF no good :lovegrin:
Also, if you do not have high speed reader then no point buying those 40MBps read/write card as the bottleneck is in the reader :lovegrin:
Also, if you do not have high speed reader then no point buying those 40MBps read/write card as the bottleneck is in the reader :lovegrin:
Even with that can you believe the tech spec? Kingston failed me at 5 degree celcius. The specs stated that its operating temperature starts from 0 degree.
Even when I actually lost (or someone stole from my bag) a batch of 3 x 2MB kingston, I don't actually feel sad, because I have reason to buy more sandisk now.
I complain and they replace the card. That is all. But I dont want to waste my time again with that brand. I still use Kingston memory for my PC, but no more for my camera. Too risky.
I use
el cheapo chapmuck brand memory card like emtec, ...etc...
kingston
sandisk
transcend
a memory card can be too good and too fast for your device
I found out with transcend
so expensive and cannot use properly with hp ipaq
switch to cheaper (much cheaper) sandisk
works beautifully
kingston - so far never try to work at 5º C
I will freeze first and conk out.
digicam pics is not the priority worry then
at normal temp I expect it to be ok
el cheapo chapmuck brand memory card like emtec, ...etc...
kingston
sandisk
transcend
a memory card can be too good and too fast for your device
I found out with transcend
so expensive and cannot use properly with hp ipaq
switch to cheaper (much cheaper) sandisk
works beautifully
kingston - so far never try to work at 5º C
I will freeze first and conk out.
digicam pics is not the priority worry then
at normal temp I expect it to be ok
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