Thousand dollar memory

Karl Johnston · 5th of April 2009 (Sun)

This stunned me, while shopping for some extra CF cards
I ran into this:

24 GB Acumen CF card
32 GB CF car
An $850-1000 CF CARD??

YIII!!!! What's the big deal about that card ?? Who would need or want something that extravagant and for what purpose?

I'm stunned at the industry of accessories out there available for photographers. 60 years ago if you had a couple of lenses, a set of filters and your camera you were well on your way with everything you needed. Now if you don't have 10 000 $ in gear you're an amateur.

iAMB · 5th of April 2009 (Sun)

its all about having the best of the best. Image what a 1 gig card cost a couple years ago. Now you can get them for 7 bucks pretty much anywhere.

cdifoto · 5th of April 2009 (Sun)

3-4 years ago you'd have paid that much for Sandisk if those sizes were available. My 4GB Kingston was $250.

JelleVerherstraeten · 5th of April 2009 (Sun)

And there are some people that buys this stuff

JWright · 5th of April 2009 (Sun)

As recently as five years ago I paid $206 for a single 1Gb CF card, and just a couple of months ago I bought three 4Gb CF cards for $59.00 and got a $60 rebate on them. They actually paid me a dollar to buy their cards...

mikeymike · 5th of April 2009 (Sun)

maybe the hassy or phaseone people would buy one

n2_space · 5th of April 2009 (Sun)

I remember paying 240 bucks for an 80MB ten years ago

I still have it too.

ksuamy20 · 5th of April 2009 (Sun)

I remember when my mom brought home the first digital camera I had ever seen...

It used 3 1/2 in floppy discs!

ryant35 · 6th of April 2009 (Mon)

That isn't even cheaper per gb than a 4gb card. I don't see a reason for that at all.

Hytram · 6th of April 2009 (Mon)

we still have the Sony "SLR" sized 2.3mp Floppy disc digi here at work, it was the first to take memory sticks, but you had to buy an adapter that went in the the floppy slot to take the memory stick, it has a 12x optical zoom and it actually takes great photos for a 2.3Mp P&S camera

I bought a 256Mb SD card for $75 duty free years ago

the 32Gb cards would be great for video

tkbslc · 6th of April 2009 (Mon)

Sandisk Extreme III 32GB CF is under $200 here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820171383

And they have avg quality ones for under $100. I hope they don't sucker anyone into buying any of those acumen ones.

Josh_30 · 6th of April 2009 (Mon)

I've found that some of the old obsolete formats are very expensive as well. I was going to pick up a smartmedia card a couple of months ago for my old Olympus C-3000Z when giving it to my daughter to play around with (she's 7), and a 128MB card was like $60. Ouch!

Sean · 6th of April 2009 (Mon)

That's an off brand/House Brand card. They are WAY overpriced, and not really worth it. Has anyone ever heard of them other than from Vistek in Canada? Maybe they are used to get you to buy the Sandisk card that are cheaper?

Tareq · 6th of April 2009 (Mon)

WOW, i need one so badly, my 12GB is not enough for my Hassy 39mp, that alone with 1Ds3 then i need heaps of those cards, and i am ready soon [i hope] to upgrade my beloved hassy 39mp to 50mp.

snails · 6th of April 2009 (Mon)

Not too long ago, a 500MB SD card cost $500.

5th of April 2009 (Sun)	#1
Karl Johnston Rare exception that I didn't say anything stupid" Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canadian Arctic Posts: 9,020	Thousand dollar memory This stunned me, while shopping for some extra CF cards I ran into this: 24 GB Acumen CF card 32 GB CF car An $850-1000 CF CARD?? YIII!!!! What's the big deal about that card ?? Who would need or want something that extravagant and for what purpose? I'm stunned at the industry of accessories out there available for photographers. 60 years ago if you had a couple of lenses, a set of filters and your camera you were well on your way with everything you needed. Now if you don't have 10 000 $ in gear you're an amateur. __________________ Adventure The Canadian Arctic With Me Canadian Features Editor of Let's Be Wild Adventure Magazine Last edited by Karl Johnston : 5th of April 2009 (Sun) at 15:52.

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iAMB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: St. Louis Posts: 673 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Thousand dollar memory its all about having the best of the best. Image what a 1 gig card cost a couple years ago. Now you can get them for 7 bucks pretty much anywhere. __________________ 5Dc, EOS-1n, AE-1 24-70mmL , 50mm 1.8 Full Gear List "I'm so far behind, it looks like I'm winning" -Adam

5th of April 2009 (Sun)	#3
cdifoto Don't get pissy with me Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 32,719	Re: Thousand dollar memory 3-4 years ago you'd have paid that much for Sandisk if those sizes were available. My 4GB Kingston was $250. __________________ Did you lose Digital Photo Professional (DPP)? Get it here. Cursing at your worse-than-a-map reflector? Check out this vid!

5th of April 2009 (Sun)	#4
JelleVerherstraeten Goldmember Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Posts: 2,419 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Thousand dollar memory And there are some people that buys this stuff __________________ -Jelle l Gear l Website l facebook l Twitter l Flickr

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JWright Planes, trains and ham radio... Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,882	Re: Thousand dollar memory As recently as five years ago I paid $206 for a single 1Gb CF card, and just a couple of months ago I bought three 4Gb CF cards for $59.00 and got a $60 rebate on them. They actually paid me a dollar to buy their cards... __________________ *John*

5th of April 2009 (Sun)	#6
mikeymike Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bristol, Fl Posts: 222	Re: Thousand dollar memory maybe the hassy or phaseone people would buy one

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n2_space Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 202	Re: Thousand dollar memory I remember paying 240 bucks for an 80MB ten years ago I still have it too. __________________ 5D Mark II - gripped \| 24-105L \| 580EX II \| Expedition 6x, Pro Digital Zoom 5 \| 055PROXB-488RC2 \| 190CXPRO4-486RC2 \| Some filters...

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ksuamy20 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 94 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Thousand dollar memory I remember when my mom brought home the first digital camera I had ever seen... It used 3 1/2 in floppy discs!

6th of April 2009 (Mon)	#9
ryant35 Goldmember Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lake Forest, CA Posts: 4,270	Re: Thousand dollar memory That isn't even cheaper per gb than a 4gb card. I don't see a reason for that at all. __________________ 2 7D's & Grips & 1 dead 40D, 24-104mm f/4 L, 100mm f/2.8 Macro, 50mm f/1.8, 580EXII www.ryantorresphotography.com "Ducky in the City" Fun for the ducky loving community. Photography Facebook Fan Page

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Hytram Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melb Australia Posts: 7 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Thousand dollar memory we still have the Sony "SLR" sized 2.3mp Floppy disc digi here at work, it was the first to take memory sticks, but you had to buy an adapter that went in the the floppy slot to take the memory stick, it has a 12x optical zoom and it actually takes great photos for a 2.3Mp P&S camera I bought a 256Mb SD card for $75 duty free years ago the 32Gb cards would be great for video __________________ www.martyh.com Last edited by Hytram : 6th of April 2009 (Mon) at 02:42.

6th of April 2009 (Mon)	#11
tkbslc Cream of the Crop Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Utah, USA Posts: 22,482 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Thousand dollar memory Sandisk Extreme III 32GB CF is under $200 here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820171383 And they have avg quality ones for under $100. I hope they don't sucker anyone into buying any of those acumen ones. __________________ Taylor Galleries: Flickr Photoshop.com 60D - ELPH 100HS - 15-85 - 30 1.4 - 50-135 2.8 - 55-250 IS

6th of April 2009 (Mon)	#12
Josh_30 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,517 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Thousand dollar memory I've found that some of the old obsolete formats are very expensive as well. I was going to pick up a smartmedia card a couple of months ago for my old Olympus C-3000Z when giving it to my daughter to play around with (she's 7), and a 128MB card was like $60. Ouch! __________________ GEAR LIST 5D Mark III/G11/60D/580EX II/430EX/430EX II/Tokina 10-17/17-35 2.8L/24-70 2.8L/24-105 4L IS/70-200 2.8L IS/EF 50 1.4/EF 85 1.8/TAMRON SP AF 1.4x/TAMRON SP AF 90 2.8 MACRO/055XPROB/488RC2/GITZO 1541T/MARKINS Q3T

6th of April 2009 (Mon)	#13
Sean Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 1,714 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Thousand dollar memory That's an off brand/House Brand card. They are WAY overpriced, and not really worth it. Has anyone ever heard of them other than from Vistek in Canada? Maybe they are used to get you to buy the Sandisk card that are cheaper? __________________ Canon 50D - 17-55mm F2.8 IS - 300mm F4L IS - 70-200mm F4L IS - 50mm F1.8 - 580EX II & 430EX - Full Gear Listing Flickr - C&C Always welcome.

6th of April 2009 (Mon)	#14
Tareq "I am very lazy, a normal consumer" Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ajman - UAE Posts: 15,304 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Thousand dollar memory WOW, i need one so badly, my 12GB is not enough for my Hassy 39mp, that alone with 1Ds3 then i need heaps of those cards, and i am ready soon [i hope] to upgrade my beloved hassy 39mp to 50mp. __________________ Galleries: http://hamrani.deviantart.com/gallery/ Gear List Facebook

6th of April 2009 (Mon)	#15
snails "I used the last of it to tip the strippers." Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lawndale, CA Posts: 1,515 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Thousand dollar memory Not too long ago, a 500MB SD card cost $500. __________________ Scott - www.scott-photo.com - gear list Camera Bag Reviews - The Complete List You don't want my advice.

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