Memory Cards and speeds?

[TheNissanMan]

With Computer Hard Disks thesizeof theharddisk can effect the speed of the PC,is this the same with memory cards.

I know it's a different kettle of fish but would you be better with more 2gbs than 4's or 8's for example?

Ideally I would like a couple of 8gb cards as it would be easier but if it's any quicker and your shooting fast subjects, motorsport for example would the 2's offer any speed benefits ??

 

[BLZeebub]

There are different speed ratings for cards but the camera also needs to be able to take advantage - there will be a limit at which a camera can transfer data. Try and look for the MB/s figure - the higher the better. Some manufacturers also use a 100x, 133x etc to note the speed but the MB/s figure is an easier comparison to look at. The other advantage to faster cards is in transferring to the computer. Get a decent card reader and youll cut the time taken to move all those images to the PC by a fairly big chunk. The biggest downside is that faster cards can cost a fair bit more and when you get to the really fast ones they can get astronomical!

B->

 

[TheNissanMan]

Sorry should have clarified a bit more, still feeling rougher than a badgers bum!

I understand the different speed cards etc but if I had a 2gb 133 and a 8gb as the card was filling up would there be a noticeable difference in speed between the two or is it irrelevant for the card size and purely down the xfr speed of the card even when nearly full...

 

[Canon Bob]

Yes, within the same "series" of card then smaller capacity cards are faster.

Bob

 

[hollis_f]

Yes, within the same "series" of card then smaller capacity cards are faster.

But by a very small margin that isn't really noticeable in real life usage.

 

[Nick Kon]

Is there a big difference in quality between different card makes and will the same card do photos and video?

 

[scarey]

Apologies to the OP for jumping in here but I have a related question. If you have a camera that supports UDMA cards (Compactflash in my case) are there any additional benefits in using UDMA cards? Also am I correct in saying that you need a card reader that supports UDMA to read the UDMA cards?

 

[scarey]

Sorry I noticed this http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=206305 after I'd posted the question above. I think the thread in the link answers my questions.