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No One
22nd of January 2009 (Thu), 05:49
For a Canon 50D(15 MP)or a 5D MKII(21 MP)DLSR camera,would upgrading from a Sandisk Extreme III to an Extreme IV have any benefits?If yes or no,why?
Thanks.
Mark
22nd of January 2009 (Thu), 07:27
Yes, because the newer (digic 4) camera take advantage of the extra speed in UDMA cards, whereas the older ones did not...
Jon
23rd of January 2009 (Fri), 20:57
If you use burst mode a lot, or if download time matters, get the Extreme IV. Otherwise, whatever you feel like getting.
bohdank
23rd of January 2009 (Fri), 21:38
I agree
NinetyEight
24th of January 2009 (Sat), 10:14
If shooting raw on the 50D the UDMA capability of the card/camera makes no difference on the buffer capabilities, it does with jpegs however.
DDCSD
24th of January 2009 (Sat), 10:34
If shooting raw on the 50D the UDMA capability of the card/camera makes no difference on the buffer capabilities, it does with jpegs however.

How can that be?
NinetyEight
24th of January 2009 (Sat), 10:35
How can that be?

It's what it says in the manual (page 61)
Mark
24th of January 2009 (Sat), 10:40
Well I guess it shouldn't make a difference on the buffer, just how fast it clears...
DDCSD
24th of January 2009 (Sat), 11:06
It's what it says in the manual (page 61)

Ah, I see. Interesting, I would have though it would increase the RAW side some.



To me, that means it really wouldn't be worth the upgrade unless you regularly shoot 10+ second Jpg-only bursts.
NinetyEight
24th of January 2009 (Sat), 11:21
For info:

(UDMA numbers in brackets)

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NinetyEight
24th of January 2009 (Sat), 11:25
Ah, I see. Interesting, I would have though it would increase the RAW side some.



To me, that means it really wouldn't be worth the upgrade unless you regularly shoot 10+ second Jpg-only bursts.

My thoughts - I bought a couple of 8Gb Extreme III cards for £34 each rather than Extreme IV's for nearly double the price - I only shoot raw and don't need the jpeg burst rate.

I'm not familiar with the 5D MkII figures though.

EDIT:

Have just looked up the 5D II figures and you gain 1 shot in RAW mode (14 shots compared to 13) In sRAW the figures are identical

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DDCSD
24th of January 2009 (Sat), 11:32
My thoughts - I bought a couple of 8Gb Extreme III cards for £34 each rather than Extreme IV's for nearly double the price - I only shoot raw and don't need the jpeg burst rate.

I'm not familiar with the 5D MkII figures though.

Yeah, I wouldn't personally spend the extra. I honestly don't even notice the difference between my Ultra II's and Extreme III's in my MkIIn, but I almost never shoot bursts of more than 2-3 shots and always shoot RAW.

The increase in download speeds (with a UDMA reader) may be important to people that do on-site viewing/sales for events.
NinetyEight
24th of January 2009 (Sat), 11:36
Yeah, I wouldn't personally spend the extra. I honestly don't even notice the difference between my Ultra II's and Extreme III's in my MkIIn, but I almost never shoot bursts of more than 2-3 shots and always shoot RAW.

The increase in download speeds (with a UDMA reader) may be important to people that do on-site viewing/sales for events.

Agreed, downloading would be faster with the IV's (maybe even without the UDMA reader?) Personally I just import the raw's into Lightroom and go put the kettle on!