OldSchool Member  223 posts Joined Feb 2012 Location: Maryland, USA More info | Dec 01, 2012 10:01 | #1 So I am getting a used 1 Ds to try out full frame without having to spend an arm and a leg on a newer camera. Being an older camera, I was wondering if there are any limitations to the type of CF cards the camera will work with? I will be using this camera mainly for landscape/nature (and possibly some indoor "studio" shots), so speed is not a factor (especially since the camera writes slow to begin with LOL). Any input is much appreciated. Gear: 5D3, 6D, 7D, 24-105 f/4L, 70-200 f/4L, 70-200 f/2.8L IS II, 50 f/1.2L, 300 f/4L, tons of other zoom and prime lenses, lots of lighting equipment, and enough patience to get the job done right
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TSchrief Goldmember  2,099 posts Joined Aug 2012 Location: Bourbon, Indiana More info | Dec 01, 2012 12:18 | #2  Permanent banIsn't your Elan 7E full-frame? I just bought the cheapest off-brand CF card I could find for my new 5D. It works just fine.
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Dec 01, 2012 12:23 | #3 TSchrief wrote in post #15312510  Isn't your Elan 7E full-frame? It is as long as it has film in it! Gear: 5D3, 6D, 7D, 24-105 f/4L, 70-200 f/4L, 70-200 f/2.8L IS II, 50 f/1.2L, 300 f/4L, tons of other zoom and prime lenses, lots of lighting equipment, and enough patience to get the job done right
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ScottBHughes Mostly Lurking 18 posts Joined Oct 2012 Location: N20°43' W156°26' More info | You are on the right track. I had a 1Ds ten years ago and we were using a variety of cards, including the (now) slow Kingston 1Gb. Heck, you could probably shove a MicroDrive in there and it would work.
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Dec 01, 2012 13:35 | #5 ScottBHughes wrote in post #15312656 I had a 1Ds ten years ago
Gear: 5D3, 6D, 7D, 24-105 f/4L, 70-200 f/4L, 70-200 f/2.8L IS II, 50 f/1.2L, 300 f/4L, tons of other zoom and prime lenses, lots of lighting equipment, and enough patience to get the job done right
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mjww Senior Member 675 posts Likes: 6 Joined Jul 2008 Location: Cayman Islands More info | Dec 01, 2012 14:42 | #6 I have a 1DS and so far, I have gone as large as a Sandisk Extreme Pro 16GB card with no problems. Equipment list - According to the wife - "how many more lenses do you need? Yet another camera?"
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Dec 01, 2012 14:43 | #7 mjww wrote in post #15313004 I have a 1DS and so far, I have gone as large as a Sandisk Extreme Pro 16GB card with no problems. They are amazing cameras. Isn't 16 GB overkill? How large are the RAW files? I thought they were only about 4-5MB Gear: 5D3, 6D, 7D, 24-105 f/4L, 70-200 f/4L, 70-200 f/2.8L IS II, 50 f/1.2L, 300 f/4L, tons of other zoom and prime lenses, lots of lighting equipment, and enough patience to get the job done right
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mjww Senior Member 675 posts Likes: 6 Joined Jul 2008 Location: Cayman Islands More info | Dec 02, 2012 06:10 | #8 Raw files are around 10-11megabytes. I only put the 16GB in to see if it would work and secondly, I would be taking a lot of images that day and I did not want to be changing cards. In raw only mode with the 16GB , I can do around 1300 images. With saving raw and large jpeg, about 900. Not much difference than using a 32GB card in the 1DS3. I usually use 4GB cards, which allows me around 330 raw and 230 raw + large jog. Equipment list - According to the wife - "how many more lenses do you need? Yet another camera?"
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Dec 02, 2012 06:12 | #9 Awesome! I'm getting some great info here Gear: 5D3, 6D, 7D, 24-105 f/4L, 70-200 f/4L, 70-200 f/2.8L IS II, 50 f/1.2L, 300 f/4L, tons of other zoom and prime lenses, lots of lighting equipment, and enough patience to get the job done right
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ScottBHughes Mostly Lurking 18 posts Joined Oct 2012 Location: N20°43' W156°26' More info | Dec 02, 2012 12:24 | #10 OldSchool wrote in post #15312778 Way to make me feel out-dated! LOL! Just messing with you. Thanks for the info  LOL.... but it was my primary body until late 2005 when it was replaced with the 1Ds M2.
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Dec 02, 2012 14:03 | #11 ScottBHughes wrote in post #15316206 LOL.... but it was my primary body until late 2005 when it was replaced with the 1Ds M2.  I have a feeling I will only be using my 60D for video and to get more reach for wildlife photos once I try out the 1Ds. I'm excited already and bought a CF card today while I was out running errands! Gear: 5D3, 6D, 7D, 24-105 f/4L, 70-200 f/4L, 70-200 f/2.8L IS II, 50 f/1.2L, 300 f/4L, tons of other zoom and prime lenses, lots of lighting equipment, and enough patience to get the job done right
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skid00skid00 Senior Member 511 posts Likes: 43 Joined Mar 2004 More info | Dec 02, 2012 15:57 | #12 It's true that a slow card will be fast enough for the camera, but it will take FOREVER to get the images to your pc... Especially when you take many hundreds of astro photos...
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Dec 02, 2012 15:58 | #13 skid00skid00 wrote in post #15316893 It's true that a slow card will be fast enough for the camera, but it will take FOREVER to get the images to your pc... Especially when you take many hundreds of astro photos...  Good point! Glad I got a decent one then! Lol Gear: 5D3, 6D, 7D, 24-105 f/4L, 70-200 f/4L, 70-200 f/2.8L IS II, 50 f/1.2L, 300 f/4L, tons of other zoom and prime lenses, lots of lighting equipment, and enough patience to get the job done right
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mjww Senior Member 675 posts Likes: 6 Joined Jul 2008 Location: Cayman Islands More info | Dec 02, 2012 21:31 | #14 skid00skid00 wrote in post #15316893 It's true that a slow card will be fast enough for the camera, but it will take FOREVER to get the images to your pc... Especially when you take many hundreds of astro photos... That was one of the reasons for the fast cards - upload to the computer time. After the cards, I ended up with a USB3 card reader from Lexar. Things are all right now! Estimate the USB3 reader to be 10-15 times faster than my old USB2. Makes a lot of difference when the download amount is a few gigabytes! Equipment list - According to the wife - "how many more lenses do you need? Yet another camera?"
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kay188 Senior Member 825 posts Joined Apr 2009 More info | Dec 02, 2012 21:35 | #15 The RAW files are around 10MB each. I noticed that 1 megapixel = 1MB more or less depending on ISO speed. Ricoh GRD4 | Canon 1Ds, 1D, 1D2, 1D2n| Canon XTi | Tokina 11-16 F/2.8 | Canon 16-35L I | Canon 24 F/2.8 | Canon 35 F/2 | Canon 50 F/1.8 I | Canon 135L | Sigma 24-70 EX DG Macro | Sigma 70-200 F/2.8 APO EX DG | Sigma 30 F/1.4 |Sigma 50 F/1.4 |Sigma & Kenko 1.4x TC| Canon 580EX II | Sigma EF-500 Super | 2x Vivitar 285HV | RF-602 Triggers |
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