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[tjn]

so, got my new dslr as I said in my previous thread, and I see from other threads I'm not alone - got a Sandisk Extreme III 8gb with it, which seems to be quite well regarded, but do any of you prefer other brands, or can say which ones you should avoid? 7 day shop are currently offering the Fujifilm 8gb card (which is rated as class 6 performance the same as the Sandisk EIII) for £18, or would you stick with the Sandisk offering? will I see a drop in performance with the Fujifilm card?
Thank you for your time.

[Zed one]

You might find 8gb is more than you will ever need

[richc]

look on a site by Rob Galbraith. He tests cards in various cameras, and reports the speeds you can expect to see. Don't know if he has done the EOS1000 and SDHC Sandisks yet, but could be worth a look.

rich

[tornado64]

the main thing is if it works and you are personaly happy with the performance buy the same again
sometimes you can go for faster performance etc but things get sacraficed in other areas

the main thing to look out for is buying aftermarket cards that are advertised as genuine off ebay etc ..as they can be very poor quality ..

also i have several genuine fuji cards that have come from ( if you read the fine stamping ) manufacturers such as toshiba , sony , etc ..

the main advice i give is if you spend 100's maybe more on a good quality camera do not skimp on accesories

[tornado64]

You might find 8gb is more than you will ever need

this is sterling advice i use a 256mb in my 8mp fuji and whilst out shooting will delete till i only take home what i want to

1mb would give me a day without deleting

8 mb would probably do a holiday with carefull and selective editing

[Mike]

If you're shooting in RAW, you could soon use up an 8gb card, and reviewing in the LCD isn't all that reliable a way of deciding on whether to keep a photo or not - it also eats up battery power. Concentrate on shooting, framing your shots, choosing aperture or shutter speed etc., not whether you're going to have to delete some photos in a minute.

[richc]

8Gb is probably more than enough. I tend to stick to 4Gb cards, just in case one goes down, I haven't then lost everything.

You need relatively large cards as you should be shooting in RAW, one of the big advantages of a DSLR. The 10 meg sensor, and I'm guessing here is going to give you about 400 shots on an 8Gb card.

Sandisk have a very good reputation and are the manufacturer. Just be aware as PHREAK has pointed out before, fakes are abundant. There are a few quick checks that can be done to get an indication of the cards authenticity.

The Extreme III card is fast and can make use of UDMA, as can the EOS1000 I believe, so it's worth going for a fast card, rather than a cheapo alternative.

If I had to chose anything other than Sandisk it would be Lexar.

Mainly though just enjoy what you have.

rich

Edited by richc, 30 December 2008 - 06:38 PM.

[PHREAK]

8Gb is probably more than enough. I tend to stick to 4Gb cards, just in case one goes down, I haven't then lost everything.

You need relatively large cards as you should be shooting in RAW, one of the big advantages of a DSLR. The 10 meg sensor, and I'm guessing here is going to give you about 400 shots on an 8Gb card.

Sandisk have a very good reputation and are the manufacturer. Just be aware as PHREAK has pointed out before, fakes are abundant. There are a few quick checks that can be done to get an indication of the cards authenticity.

The Extreme III card is fast and can make use of UDMA, as can the EOS1000 I believe, so it's worth going for a fast card, rather than a cheapo alternative.

If I had to chose anything other than Sandisk it would be Lexar.

Mainly though just enjoy what you have.

rich

Yeah, what he said!
I also acknowledge the wise words of Tornado64.