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Always shot with CF cards so knew what was best out there but now using SD in a D750

I want something with 800-1000x speed but SD cards arent marked up like this so whats the equivilant/similar speed i should be looking at.
 
Gary Coyle said:
Always shot with CF cards so knew what was best out there but now using SD in a D750

I want something with 800-1000x speed but SD cards arent marked up like this so whats the equivilant/similar speed i should be looking at.
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I Use the Sandisk Extreme Pro cards, class 10
http://www.7dayshop.com/32gb-sd-car...o-sdhc-uhs-i-memory-card-32gb-class-10-95mb-s

http://www.picstop.co.uk/memory-car...sandisk-extreme-pro-card-sdhc-95mb-uhs-1-32gb

(95mb * 1016) / 150 = 643.46x speed.

http://www.whatdigitalcamera.com/buying-advice/technology_guides/understanding-memory-cards/

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/hands-review/fastest-memory-cards-money-can-buy
 
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Agree pete don't think you can get much better. I have used Sandisk for many years and they have never let me down.

Gary make sure you get genuine ones there are lots of fakes out there ,go to a reputable retailer would be my advice
 
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I'm using Lexar Pro 600x (90MB READ)32GB cards in my D750 Gary. At 14bit and just writing to one card it gets to about 13 shots before the D750 buffer fills. I saw a video on Youtube this morning of someone with the Sandisk 95MB cards who managed to get 16 out of it before it filled.

The Lexars were £24 for the 32GB card, the Sandisks are about £40 from wat I can see for 32GB.

I do wonder if the more modern cameras can make use of the Sandisk 280MB cards (250MB write apparently), though they aren't cheap. EDIT: the site linked above shows the new faster cards being substantially slower. D750 doesn't have the right interface :(

Just checked my own Lexar 600x against their chart and it lines up. 29 shots in 30 seconds. EDIT: my test was RAW only to both cards. Not something they tested. fml lol.

Could be faster but I think I'll do ok until its time for new cards. Though mine are right at the bottom of that pile.
 
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Sandisk here too. I have both CF and SD for the D800E. I have other spare cards like Samsung and other cheap ones I had for compact cameras. And there's a noticeable difference when I use those. Only really when you are rapid firing though. I have had a couple of cheap ones fail over the years - refusing to read at all, locking up for no reason and not allowing any unlock - Never had any such issue with a Sandisk.
 
Thanks guys, think ill opt for 16GB cards instead of larger ones, i usually shot Lexar CF cards but they seem slow in the SD tests, will probably look at Samsungs
 
theres good transcend options with 45 or 60mb write, and theres another make with a 80mbs write thats affordable, ill go find it
 
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