Fastest 32GB SDHC cards

mikeyw · 8 Oct 2015

Hi,

I did a shoot y/day with my d7100 and had a mare with the write times to my cards, i realised i'd mistakenly put some old class 10 cards in the camera that were very slow. So decided it's time to upgrade to the fastest cards as of today.

I realise all manufacturers will claim their card is the fastest but has anyone found a decent independent lab test ? I'm a great believer in diminishing returns so if a sandisk is 2 x the cost of a lexar but only gives 2% better speed then i'll happily take the lexar.

What have people founds to be best for them ? especially Nikon owners

Thanks in advance guys - i'd normally research myself but a bit short on time today and want to order at lunchtime.

JohnM100 · 8 Oct 2015

This article is from 2014 but a good starting point:

http://www.cameramemoryspeed.com/nikon-d7100/fastest-sd-card-tests/

JYC · 8 Oct 2015

My vote

https://www.7dayshop.com/products/s...ard-32gb-class-10-95mb-s-WH2-SDSDXPA-032G-X46

rob-nikon · 8 Oct 2015

JohnM100 said:
This article is from 2014 but a good starting point:

http://www.cameramemoryspeed.com/nikon-d7100/fastest-sd-card-tests/

I was about to link to this. The speed of cards can be very dependant on the camera they are used in. The sandisk 95mb/s ones were the type I used in a d7100 and now in a d750 (they are slightly faster in the d7100).

sbowler579 · 8 Oct 2015

THIS may be of interest.

downs523 · 10 Oct 2015

Glad I found this, I'm looking for one at the moment. Thanks

JulesP · 10 Oct 2015

I use these
https://www.7dayshop.com/products/k...emory-card-uhs-i-u3-90mb-s-32gb-WH2-SDA3/32GB
Fast read and write speeds and a good price too.

pingu666 · 10 Oct 2015

your probably better off going for 64gb, think they are cheaper per gb than 32 now, by a decent margin

mikeyw · 14 Oct 2015

Went for some Kinston U3's for £12.49 from Amazon - seem to a great card at a super price.

Thanks all

Jadegirl · 14 Oct 2015

Thanks guys. Perfect timing post as was looking also

digital · 16 Oct 2015

pingu666 said:
your probably better off going for 64gb, think they are cheaper per gb than 32 now, by a decent margin

But you lose a lot more images if a 64GB fails than if a 32GB goes down. I prefer to pay (a little) more per GB.

pingu666 · 16 Oct 2015

digital said:
But you lose a lot more images if a 64GB fails than if a 32GB goes down. I prefer to pay (a little) more per GB.

i judged i was more likely to physically lose the extra card :x

JulesP · 17 Oct 2015

I use a 64 gig in slot 1 for raw files and a 32 gig in slot 2 for jpeg files. Never had a card fail on me yet from any make - apart from the couple I've dismantled out of curiosity

digital · 17 Oct 2015

JulesP said:
I use a 64 gig in slot 1 for raw files and a 32 gig in slot 2 for jpeg files. Never had a card fail on me yet from any make - apart from the couple I've dismantled out of curiosity

There's always a first time. I had a Kingston fail on me in Central America. No warning, but luckily, I needed to check an image a couple back from the last and it wouldn't display. If I had continued in blissful ignorance I would have lost all that day's... Kingston replaced it under guarantee. I doubt they would have paid for me to go back.

hollis_f · 18 Oct 2015

pingu666 said:
i judged i was more likely to physically lose the extra card :x

Yup, I've been using CF cards for 16 years and I've never had one fail in a camera. I have, however, lost a card (I put it somewhere 'safe' in the heat of the moment).

I always buy the largest card I can afford - preferably one that can handle a whole day's shooting. That way, the only way I can lose the card is to lose the camera.