What brand CF should I buy for 20D?? [Archive] - Canon Digital Photography Forums

kpoole32

5th of July 2005 (Tue), 10:22

Skip Souza

5th of July 2005 (Tue), 11:19

Hope I can help kpoole and welcome to the forum.
Check out http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007 it should tell you more than you want to know about CF cards and how they function is specific cameras.
I use SanDisk Ultra II mostly in the 1GB configuration.

felix21685

5th of July 2005 (Tue), 13:11

another vote for sandisk ultra II's

lostdoggy

5th of July 2005 (Tue), 13:33

Not lexmark, they make printers. Its Lexar 80X w/ WA. I agree w/ the above rec for Sandisk ULTRA II, it just the way to go.

Vegas Poboy

5th of July 2005 (Tue), 13:34

Sandisk Ultra's II has never gave me a problem. I've had some older Lexars go bad.

Chris G

5th of July 2005 (Tue), 13:37

I have 2 1gig Sandisks Ultra II. No problems

toyguru

5th of July 2005 (Tue), 13:43

I agree with everyone else.... Go Sandisk. I never had a problem with the cards that I have now.

JustJerk

5th of July 2005 (Tue), 13:56

Sandisk ultra II's and Kingston Elite Pro - No problem w/ either.

markubig

5th of July 2005 (Tue), 14:14

Sandisk Ultra II . . . if you can afford it, get the 2G. it gives u roughly 200 RAW Photos

the.digital.guy

5th of July 2005 (Tue), 14:28

Sandisk ultra II 1GB is my vote.
As has been said;if you will shoot nothing but RAW;get the 2 GB card.
If buying on Ebay;it is sometimes cheaper to buy two 1GB cards verus buying one 2 GB.
Do your home work.
Good Luck!!!

ImperialRed

5th of July 2005 (Tue), 15:53

I have a Sandisk 1G ultra II and a 512 (I don't remember if it's the ultra or the extreme) and I haven't had a problem with either of them.

In fact I'll head to the store in a few hours to pick up another 1G!

cfcRebel

5th of July 2005 (Tue), 16:09

Normally Kingston's Elite Pro has better price (after rebate) than other major brands for the same speed. I have three Elite Pro (purchased separately) and have no problem at all.

Tim23011407

5th of July 2005 (Tue), 17:35

I am purchasing my first 20D, my first Digital SLR today and need to know what is the best brand of Compact Flash to use. I'm looking to purchase at least a 1G if not a 2G. I read somewhere on this list that 20D's have an issue w/ Lexmark CF's?? Is this still true? AND - what do you pro's suggest for a newbie!!!

I'm using the Sandisk Ultra II 1GB and Extreme III 1GB with the 20D. Both work great.

Certain Lexar Pro 80x cards need a firmware upgrade to avoid a problem with losing pictures. If you buy one without the updated firmware, you will have to send it in for the upgrade.

tim

5th of July 2005 (Tue), 19:08

Sandisk Ultra II is what I buy.

cc3chan

5th of July 2005 (Tue), 20:51

All my CFs are Sandisks, Sandisk all the way!

kenyc

6th of July 2005 (Wed), 05:32

I have one lexar extreme and two sandisk II's 1G and one sandisk 512 they all work fine, definitely a noticeable differeence in speed between the three types.

Go for the fastest you can afford.

KAC

jojiboy

6th of July 2005 (Wed), 06:52

I use 2 1gb Sandisk Ultra II and 2 1gb Kingston Elite Pro. All have been fast and reliable. I wouldn't hesitate using either of these brands.

benhasajeep

6th of July 2005 (Wed), 07:02

Normally Kingston's Elite Pro has better price (after rebate) than other major brands for the same speed. I have three Elite Pro (purchased separately) and have no problem at all.

I ordered 2 - 4 gb Elite Pro's when I ordered my 20D. I ordered from Dell (Dell sale price, Dell coupon, and Kingston rebate). Very good price! I believe the rebate is now over though.

Elite pro's 1gb cards are listed as 50X (also ordered 2 of these) and the Elite pro's 4gb cards are listed as 45X.

Danny Boy

6th of July 2005 (Wed), 11:01

I have a few 1GB Sandisk Ultra II and a number of 512MB Sandisk Ultra II. I also have a 2GB microdrive but I find myself using the Sandisks. Never had a problem with the microdrive, I just don't use it much.

CyberDyneSystems

6th of July 2005 (Wed), 11:14

Wow.. it's a clean sweep for Sandisk!
With Kingston coming in a distant third.. and Lexar not even on the board!

Sandisks Ultra seem to consitantly perform better in Canon Cameras.

benhasajeep

6th of July 2005 (Wed), 12:39

Wow.. it's a clean sweep for Sandisk!
With Kingston coming in a distant third.. and Lexar not even on the board!

Sandisks Ultra seem to consitantly perform better in Canon Cameras.

I think the few problems with the Lexar cards and Canon cameras scared a lot of people towards Sandisk. On the Nikon boards I have not seen a lot of problems with the Lexar cards. Not being a pro or needing the higher speeds. I am very comfortable with the slightly lower priced Kingston's.

MadMesh

7th of July 2005 (Thu), 01:29

Sandisk Ultra's II (1 gig)... and im thinking of buying another one... either a Ultra or an Extream.. if the price is right

Lotto

7th of July 2005 (Thu), 02:10

Costco has coupon sales on the Sandisk Ultra II 1 GB for $75 often. I went and bought them 3 times:lol:

lancea

7th of July 2005 (Thu), 02:46

Okay - I'll stick my neck out ;) I like the Lexar 80x Pro cards. If you buy now from a reputable dealer you're unlikely to get one of the batch which had a fairly rare fault. The Lexar cards do overall have a very good name and do well in the tests.

kpoole32

11th of July 2005 (Mon), 07:13

Thanks to all for your replies!! I went with the Scandisk Extreme III 1GB. Wow, so glad I found this list!!

And Thanks Skip Souza for the welcome!!
Kim

DxHatchback

11th of July 2005 (Mon), 22:24

ive used a pny CF card since my freshman year of high school, im now a sophomore in college

i just recently bought a new pny 1gb card for my 300d, its not the fastest but its reliable

Tomsk

11th of July 2005 (Mon), 23:31

I have two Lexar 80x, 2 Transcend 45x and 1 Transcend 80x

I buy whatever is best GB per £$ (and I would buy Lexar again if it happened to be them)

I don't think about whether or not my cards will be fast enough for my next camera because the cards will be cheaper and faster when I do get a new camera :D