Memory Cards

[Sharkbyte]

Hi folks,

 

The 20d arrives on Wednesday courtesy off Warehouse Express (another AN recommendation) and I haven't got around to checking out memory cards yet. Any advise on what spec Compact Flash would best suit the Canon and best places to buy would be very gratefully received.

 

Some superb photos on here now, I look forward to contributing a few of my own creations soon.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

 

Is this one at a decent price?

Bargain?

Edited March 20, 2006 by Sharkbyte

[ayjay]

Is this one at a decent price?

Bargain?

 

Looks a bit pricey to me.

 

I don't know enough about them to recommend one. I'm a bit surprised you didn't get one from Warehouse Express at the same time as the camera.

 

Another place to try is 7Dayshop.com they are usually pretty competitive, and as reliable as W/E.

[paul mc]

I have just bought a 2gb one off these who seem quite cheap but its the first time i have used them so cant coment on their servive yet

http://www.onlinememory.co.uk/index.php?ma...0cee4d87a3d777f

I always try and aim for cards with a write speed of 40X and over as this seems to work fine with my camera(card seems faster than camera buffer) dont know much about a 20D so it maybe overkill but its better to have to much than not enough

 

 

 

 

 

Just read a bit about the 20D and it seems that 40X my not be overkill looks like a cracking bit of kit

Edited March 21, 2006 by paul mc

[charliebettell]

Hi folks,

 

The 20d arrives on Wednesday courtesy off Warehouse Express (another AN recommendation) and I haven't got around to checking out memory cards yet. Any advise on what spec Compact Flash would best suit the Canon and best places to buy would be very gratefully received.

 

Some superb photos on here now, I look forward to contributing a few of my own creations soon.

 

Thanks in advance.

Is this one at a decent price?

Bargain?

I have haqd a 20D for quite some time now.

 

I, personally, use a Lexar 80x CF Card:-

Click here to see Lexar 80x CF Card.

 

In my opinion, it's the best CF Card for the 20D - or 5D or 1DS MKll.

[Sharkbyte]

Thanks for the help, I felt a touch lazy after posting yet another request for advice so I ended up doing a bit of searching of my own to burn the midnight oil and ended up ordering a 2gb Sandisk Extreme III to get me started.

 

133x 20mb / second should no doubt outperform the Canons capabilities but make for the ultra fast downloading of images to the pc.

 

Comes with a pouch of some description and most importantly RescuePRO software for restoring deleted images and retrieving data in the event of minor corruption probs. Being new to digital I guess I'm going to accidentally balls up sooner or later.

 

Paid just shy of £75.00 from Picstop.co.uk last night and received a confirmation of dispatch this afternoon.

 

Got a little carried away and ended up ordered a battery grip to go with my new purchases. I should really go to bed earlier, it'd save me a fortune. This time I used The Digital Camera company who charged a very competitive £126, again tracking no. received, item on its way.

 

Cheers all.

Edited March 21, 2006 by Sharkbyte

[Sharkbyte]

Just an update for anyone reading the thread having requirements similar to mine.

 

Both items delivered bang on time. Nice to know of reliable suppliers selling at the right price.

[Lid]

These are good and very cheap. I got the SanDisk Ultra II, but the Extreme III may be worth considering. I think they are an offshore based company, so not sure about the VAT implications. I didn't have to pay any duty though.

[n4lly]

Nice camara mate Looking forward to seeing some pics

 

Waiting for my old Fuji to die so i can upgrade, damn thing keeps going & going

 

What about an entry into the industry comp, maybe sam at work

Edited March 23, 2006 by n4lly

[n4lly]

 

 

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