CF Memory Cards

[wcavanagh]

Well ended up ordering a 7D, ooops, as a 2nd Body. And I wanted one for the hell of it.

Now I use Scandisk Extreme III CF at the mo.

I keep seeing all this talk of faster 300X etc. Would it be worth my while upgrading?

I see Scandisk have new cards out but at silly prices.

But lots of others are talking of 300X UDMA. Is it all its cracked up to be?

[BalSanghera]

sorry off-topic but are you from MEG?

[fezzr]

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007
should have most of your answers, but there wont be tests on the 7d yet.

[hollis_f]

But lots of others are talking of 300X UDMA. Is it all its cracked up to be?

It depends on how much you use the burst mode to shoot at 8 fps. The speed of the card has little effect on how quickly the buffer fills. But it can have a huge impact on how fast it empties (and the camera's usable again). It may also effect recording video - but I've not tried that yet.

[wcavanagh]

sorry off-topic but are you from MEG?

Yep :)

[cymruchris]

I'm contemplating the 5dmk2 or the 7 - not sure yet - but wondered the same thing in terms of video. Maybe a few members with the 7 or 5dII can burst a bit of video on different cards, and see if they can spot any significant issues?

[wcavanagh]

I have been reading the Transend 600X does very well in the 7D.

Could be tempted :)

[rockfall]

it seems that alot of 5d users are shooting video onto 133x cards with no problems

[wcavanagh]

Just picked up a Transend Pro 600X 8Gb for £50 so will be testing this bad boy out in the 7D very soon :)