Ultra II Sandisk in a Rebel. Worth the $$?

[DieselGirl]

I have a one gig Ultra II card and was thinking of getting another one, but was recently told by a friend that given I shoot with a Rebel, that this camera does not take advantage of the Ultra II speed and therefore I should stick with buying a cheaper memory card.

What do you think?

[nosquare2003]

If I were you, I would buy a cheaper card to save some cash for other accessories or lens.

[RichardtheSane]

Buying the fastest memory is not economical... but you can see some increase

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-6425

Some good info there :)

[blinking8s]

i think its a solid investment, its obvious the card is fast and reliable...

[WestFalcon]

Don't forget that the Ultra II has a lifetime warranty and cheap cards are usually 5 years or less. How important are your pictures? The warranty and the reliability probably go hand in hand. Always go with quality when given a choice.......kind of like L glass versus cheap glass.

[Digital Prophet]

I have been thinking about getting some faster memory myself. And from what I have read it is true that the Rebel is not going to take full advantage of the Ultra II's speed.

But I think that there would be a benefit. In fact I have seen a benefit first hand in a Rebel shooting JPG large with a Ultra II in a store. Would I invest more, like in SanDisk Extreme's? No probably not.

But as mentioned above there is a certain amount of relief that is involved with buying higher grade memory. The Ultra II's are excellent quality and have been proven to be reliable time and again. Add in the warranty and I think that it is worth the money.

Right now I am using Lexmark. But when I do buy a round of compact flash it will be Ultra II all the way.

- Digital Prophet -

[DieselGirl]

Thanks everyone.

I will stick with my Ultra II as my next card once again.

[Adam Hicks]

Or even try the SanDisk Extreme if you can find a deal on them. I bought some 512mb Extreme cards for $125 each and they've been fantastic. They can handle temperature extremes, more shock, and they're very fast. I might not notice quite as much difference in the camera, but when I pop them in my USB 2.0 reader, they're twice as fast as my standard 512mb cards.


Adam

[Digital Prophet]

Hmm. You know that is something that noone has mentioned. The fact that faster cards might not be fully expolited in the camera, but would make a total difference in the PC transfer.

I know that just last weekend I was at the stables downloading my Lexmark 4x to my laptop via Type II card reader. And it took like one and a half freaking minutes. That is a long time when you are sweating and the horses are eyeing the carrots in your pocket. So now that I think about it would have been nice to have an Extreme.

Maybe I will find some on sale somewhere.

- Digital Prophet -

[Digital Prophet]

Hmm. You know that is something that noone has mentioned. The fact that faster cards might not be fully expolited in the camera, but would make a total difference in the PC transfer.

I know that just last weekend I was at the stables downloading my Lexmark 4x to my laptop via Type II card reader. And it took like one and a half freaking minutes. That is a long time when you are sweating and the horses are eyeing the carrots in your pocket. So now that I think about it would have been nice to have an Extreme.

Maybe I will find some on sale somewhere.

- Digital Prophet -

[danphoto1]

Post processing speed is all that will change . Recently at the New England Camera Club confernce the Canon reps said that hig speed cards made no difference because the speed comes from the proccesor in the camera.They did say that they felt Scandisc and Lexar card were the bes and most stable. I never noticed any differnces in cards. i only use the two brands mentions. I did have a bad card once but sent it back to scandisc for a replacement. :roll:

[DieselGirl]

Thank you all. I have learned something new today which I find of great value.

[Kabz]

I have the standard sandisk.
Although it isn't speedy....it isn't really slow.....
I think its a fine card, and its expensive as it is...I would save..normally I don't skimp when spending that much on something, but in this case its negligible

[nosquare2003]

Or even try the SanDisk Extreme if you can find a deal on them. I bought some 512mb Extreme cards for $125 each and they've been fantastic. They can handle temperature extremes, more shock, and they're very fast. I might not notice quite as much difference in the camera, but when I pop them in my USB 2.0 reader, they're twice as fast as my standard 512mb cards.


Adam


Yes, a faster card will be faster for transfer to computer. It shows an advantage for a fast transfer to an external backup.

But my reasoning:

I'm not sure if there's a price difference here. I've got a Transcend 1GB 45X at about $132. From the list:

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-6425

The speed of the Extreme 512MB is 1.243MB/sec while Transcend 1GB is 1.187MB/sec. The speed is rather similar but I've got almost half the price.

What would I do with the half the price? I got a used 1D two months ago. The price difference for between my used 1D and a new 10D is several CF cards saving. The speed of my Transcend card is 2.871MB/sec, much faster than the Extreme in a 10D.

[mdude85]

Don't forget that the Ultra II has a lifetime warranty and cheap cards are usually 5 years or less. How important are your pictures? The warranty and the reliability probably go hand in hand. Always go with quality when given a choice.......kind of like L glass versus cheap glass.

5 years is a pretty long time. It's enough time for a CF card to go obsolete.

[DieselGirl]

Don't forget that the Ultra II has a lifetime warranty and cheap cards are usually 5 years or less. How important are your pictures? The warranty and the reliability probably go hand in hand. Always go with quality when given a choice.......kind of like L glass versus cheap glass.

5 years is a pretty long time. It's enough time for a CF card to go obsolete.

Very well made point!

[WestFalcon]

My point is that I am going to use the best I can buy for a person's wedding pictures and the longer warranty means to me a superior product which is less likely to cause a problem over the next 5 years. If I didn't do pictures for money, the card would not be that important to me.