5Dm3 - Speed and Burst...

So I can only get up to a 13 image burst (as stated in the view finder) before the buffer is full.
Shouldn't I be able to get 18?
Any help would be appreciated!!!

This is what I have and how I do it...

Camera in manual
1/8000 f2.8 ISO100
If I choose Auto-ISO I drop to 10 image burst.

Cards used...
San Disk Extreme Pro CF 90 MB/s UDMA-6 32gig
San Disk Extreme Pro SDHC 95 MB/s 32gig

Shooting RAW set to write one image to one card.

Changing AIServo, AIFocus, OneShot = no change.

Any clues?

Canon lists that as the max burst rate. Maybe 18 with the battery grip (when available)?

Kechar wrote in post #14327391
So I can only get up to a 13 image burst (as stated in the view finder) before the buffer is full. Shouldn't I be able to get 18?...

My 5D3 does about 21 large raw images in a burst before slowing down if writing to a Lexar 1000x UDMA-7 32GB CF card. That's based on actual count, not looking at the buffer number. It only does about 14 in a burst if writing to a Sandisk Extreme Pro Class 10 SD card. Also the recovery/flush time is much faster on the Lexar 1000x.

I think Canon's numbers are based on a UDMA-7 CF card.

I used f/4, ISO 400, manual focus, IS off, AWB, auto lighting optimizer=off.

huntersdad wrote in post #14327413
Canon lists that as the max burst rate. Maybe 18 with the battery grip (when available)?

Canon has confirmed several times that the battery grip will change NOTHING regarding focus speed or max burst rate. The two batteries in the grip alternate in a switching series, so that the most-charged battery is the only one being used at any given time.

Aside from doubling battery life and fitting in your hand, the grip has no other purpose.

I get 18 shots before buffering... buffering is only a few seconds. I'm using a 32gb 625x by Calumet (1/2 the price of sandisk)

Compared it to a level 4 SD card and it was night/day.

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com/c/buy/Sa...4/N/4​111826621

However B&H has a ONE DAY sale.... Cheap Memory Cards

HA!!!

Regardless of what the screen says I just did five test runs and hit 21 pictures till it had to stop and go slow.

I guess the screen lies, or the camera begins buffering after the first picture is taken and it keeps up for a while?

Sweet!