Extreme III 12gb & 16gb

[jdizzle]

Anybody here using the Sandisk Extreme III 12 gb or 16 gb cards? Looking to buy some more CFs. Thanks. :)

[asxu]

i don't know why people insist on buying big cards.. if one card is corrupted, you loose like, 750 photos!

[TeeJay]

I have to agree with tim. I can't find justification in going any higher than a 2Gb card at the moment. I still get well in excess of 100 images on a card (in RAW) and their as cheap as chips at the moment.

TJ

[jdizzle]

Ok. Just thought I'd ask. I was curious if people are using them but, I guess not. I'm using 8 gb Extreme IIIs and I'm having no issues at all. Thanks for the help.

[SoaringUSAEagle]

I own four 4gig cards and two 1gig cards. No need to go higher.

[Az2Africa]

I posted this before, I bought a Sandisk 12gig. I formatted it in the 5d and it partitioned it into an 8gig card. I was no fun finding a way to remove the partition.

[SouthNola]

i don't know why people insist on buying big cards.. if one card is corrupted, you loose like, 750 photos!

Do you know of anyone who has had a corrupted card? I hear this argument a lot. But I wonder how likely this happens in the real-world.

[chabooky386]

Some people do like buying cards that hold an extreme amount of pictures. I believe in having a bunch of small ones. Just in case if you shoot something and accidently lose a card or 2 you wont lose allllll of your pics...

[TMR Design]

The prices on CF cards go up and down like the stock market. I check on Amazon regularly because they also show competitive merhcants prices and typically you can find the lowest prices and good sales through Amazon.

Right now prices look ok but no spectacular sales.

[NickSimcheck]

2 Sides to the coin:

With one 12GB card, if it malfunctions you loose the images.

With twelve 1GB cards, you stand a better chance of loosing one of them.


My opinion, use moderation. Get 2GB or 4GB cards that way you won't have all your images on one card, but you won't have a lot of cards to misplace.

Pick your posin!

[Jon]

I'm at about 4 GB cards because they back up nicely to a single DVD when traveling.

[Todd Jacobsen]

I'm really laughing about everyone concerned and sticking with a "4G" card to be conservative. A year ago, you were nuts to go to 4G in fear of losing images.

Buy the 12/16 G card, you're just a year ahead of everyone else.

I only use Sandisk and have stuck with Extreme IIIs. No problem on my 1,2 or 4 G cards. My only reason for not upgrading is due to my camera body still being a 20D. I wouldn't think twice about a 12/16G card with either "D" MIII.

I'd probably buy 4 of of them... and question why anyone would need an Epson P anymore...

[Tsmith]

No Rebates needed

SanDisk SDCFX3-12888-901 12 GB Extreme III CompactFlash Card - J&R for $149.95 (http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4137512)

Sandisk SDCF340969 4GB Compact Flash Extreme III Memory Card - J&R for $59.95 (http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4091346)

[MDJAK]

I own four 4gig cards and two 1gig cards. No need to go higher.

You'll be singing a different tune when you start getting real resolving power with that 135. :lol:

I'm really laughing about everyone concerned and sticking with a "4G" card to be conservative. A year ago, you were nuts to go to 4G in fear of losing images.

Buy the 12/16 G card, you're just a year ahead of everyone else.

I only use Sandisk and have stuck with Extreme IIIs. No problem on my 1,2 or 4 G cards. My only reason for not upgrading is due to my camera body still being a 20D. I wouldn't think twice about a 12/16G card with either "D" MIII.

I'd probably buy 4 of of them... and question why anyone would need an Epson P anymore...

I completely agree. That's why I sold the Epson almost a year ago.

I currently use Sandisk Extreme IV 8gb cards. I think that size is just perfect. Gives me over 500 raw shots. I rarely fill even one card out on a four to five hour shoot as I'm not a spray and pray type shooter, but a more measured one.

I've been shooting digital since the Nikon D100, which I reckon is about five years. I've had one corrupt card in that time, which was my own fault, and I was able to rescue all the pictures, and then some, with the software that accompanies the Sandisk Extreme III and higher cards.

me

[NickSimcheck]

With compact flash, I prefer to stick with the times and not try to get ahead.

If you need the space, then you need the space. But why spend $200 of a CF card that will be $50 in a year, outdated and slower to transfer then the new ones for half the price.

At least now they don't charge a premeim for large cards, now the per GB price is usually lower on the big cards.

[RichNY]

You'll be singing a different tune when you start getting real resolving power with that 135. :lol:



I completely agree. That's why I sold the Epson almost a year ago.

I currently use Sandisk Extreme IV 8gb cards. I think that size is just perfect. Gives me over 500 raw shots. I rarely fill even one card out on a four to five hour shoot as I'm not a spray and pray type shooter, but a more measured one.

I've been shooting digital since the Nikon D100, which I reckon is about five years. I've had one corrupt card in that time, which was my own fault, and I was able to rescue all the pictures, and then some, with the software that accompanies the Sandisk Extreme III and higher cards.

me

Mark- Are you going to switch to smaller CF cards now that you are shooting 'baby sized' images? ;):)

[SoaringUSAEagle]

You'll be singing a different tune when you start getting real resolving power with that 135. :lol:

Hahaha We'll see my friend. I am super thrilled to get that 135L in my hands.

[Rob.B]

I run with 4 2Gb cards and a 4Gb card. I tend to use a card a day when out on vacation, only using the 4gb when I'm off some where on a boat or other place I really don't want to open the camera.

I may have to change now I have upgraded to a 40D (from 20D). I always shoot raw, and back up to external storage (80Gb) handheld HDA when I get back to the hotel or lodgings, then use the next card in the cycle. Before I start reusing cards I burn what I have to DVD via a laptop as a paranoia backup.

It works for me.

[Jon]

I'm really laughing about everyone concerned and sticking with a "4G" card to be conservative. A year ago, you were nuts to go to 4G in fear of losing images.

Buy the 12/16 G card, you're just a year ahead of everyone else.

I only use Sandisk and have stuck with Extreme IIIs. No problem on my 1,2 or 4 G cards. My only reason for not upgrading is due to my camera body still being a 20D. I wouldn't think twice about a 12/16G card with either "D" MIII.

I'd probably buy 4 of of them... and question why anyone would need an Epson P anymore...One phrase - manageability. 200 frames per card is about a reasonable number to try to keep track of in indexing. It's also a reasonable number to fit onto a single layer DVD (the most readily available discs and burners) for backup. I find 4 GB is a good match for my 5D, and have been using them for over a year. When double layer burners become more widely available and faster, and my camera's file sizes increase (16 MP is, IMO, the next "break point" where this will happen), I'll move up. When I get too far behind in tagging my photos, they don't get properly labelled, and I can't retrieve the subjects I want. If I were shooting single-subject events (wedding, maybe where everything can be tagged "Jim & Sue's Wedding", not motorsports with different cars/drivers necessitating higher levels of work in the indexing), I could see indexing as not a problem. However, as long as I have a variety of discrete subjects and/or data to enter, I choose to keep the frame count per card manageable.