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Compare Digital Film Has anyonne had any views on the difference between Compact flash Digital Memory. Especially Sandisk and Kodak.Please respond...........R. Searle
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Michele N. Yamrick |
I can honestly say that I sell them both, and both are equally liked by my customers. Never have had a bad comment about either brand. Myself, I've always liked SanDisk. Good quality, and save a couple bucks when compared to Kodak. Now if you're talking Lexar, Lexar is made by Kodak, so its basically same animal, different name. (Just wanted to toss that one out there)
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Irene Troy |
Michele - I wonder if you'd mind commenting on the brand Kingston? I currently use SanDisk and while I have never had a problem I received an ad for Kingston and their prices are quite a bit less. Of-course, perhaps their quality is also somewhat less. I do need the speed that the SanDisk Extreme II offers and wonder if Kingston has the same speed? Thanks!
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Michele N. Yamrick |
Hi Irene, well, I can honestly say, that I have never had any experience with the Kingston brand at my store, so I'm afraid I can't comment on it..I would say one thing, if they are made by the same company that makes the computer chips, then I'd grab one, I have Kingston Paired DDR in this system, and it ROCKS! Seriously though, there are quite a few sites out there, that actually have customer reviews on them, for media, and such. ONe is newegg.com, the other I think is stevesdigitalcameras.com, and I'm sure there are many, many more. That is what I do, when I'm shopping for new digital goodies, I go to sites where I can read reviews from people who've bought the product, and if they love it or hate it and why. Hope I helped!
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
I've heard of Kingston. But only that they're known for making good computer stuff and expanded into digital memory cards.
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Slim Brady |
well butter my britches I did not know Kodak made Lexar chips. I have 11 gigs 2's & 1's and have never had a problem. I hear of alot, but sometimes I think it may be a user fault. Just like I have never had a virus on my MAC (no I'm not a member of the GeekSquad)). Just always up to date.
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Pete H |
Hello Richard; I have no evidence concerning the "quality" of the stored images from card to card, BUT, some cards are a little more robust (durable) compared to others. You will also find that some cards (Extreme II & III) for example, have faster read/write speeds than their generic counterparts..Very necessary if you plan to shoot high frame rates..(sports etc...)
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Christopher A. Vedros |
"Now if you're talking Lexar, Lexar is made by Kodak" Actually, it's the other way around. Memory cards with the Kodak brand on them are made by Lexar. I've used several different brands of Compact Flash cards over the years, both big names and generics, including Kingston. I've never had a problem with any of them. Depending on your camera, you may get some benefit from using a high speed card, though. When shooting a burst of RAW images, there is a VERY noticeable difference in how soon my camera will "catch up" and write the images to my 1GB Sandisk Ultra II card as compared to my 1GB Kingston "standard speed" card. The benefits of a fast card will be more or less noticeable depending on your camera and mode & resolution that you use. Chris A. Vedros
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David A. Bliss |
My first CF card was a Kingston 512. I got it just before the SanDisk Ultra II came out, and when 1 gig cards were very expensive. On my 10D, I haven't ever had a problem with it, and don't really notice much difference in speed with the 1 gig Ultra II I now also have. I found a chart with read/write speeds of various cameras with various cards, and the 10D has such a slower read/write than the newer models that the card speed was pretty irrelevent. Here is the web site with the database. http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.php?cid=6007 It will tell you how certain cards performed with different cameras. It will also give you an idea of what the typical, fastest, and slowest speeds for your camera are. If your camera has a write speed of around 4 MB/s, then any card that has write speeds equal to or higher than that will not slow you down. It can help you get a good idea of how fast a card you need, and keep you from over spending on a faster card than your camera can use.
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Bob Chance |
For the tech specs and latest speed test on the major memory cards, check out: http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.php?cid=6007 Select your camera model from the drop down menu. Oddly, depsite all the various names there are on the market, there aren't nearly as many companies that actually make these cards. Most other companies, like Kodak, buy them and sell them with their own name and logo on them. Sandisk is one of the top performance cards on the market. I have the Ulta II 1gig card in my 20D and under some circumstances the camera will exceed the maximum burst frame as reported by the manufacturer. Usually only by one or two at the most.
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David A. Bliss |
I couldn't have said it better myself, Bob! ;-)
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