CF1 or CF2 Which one to get

I am going to pick up my DRebel this weekend. Was wondering if there is much difference between the two cards. I don't really care if it takes longer to transfer to my computer or not. I want the best card for the camera. Will I notice much difference between the two while taking pictures. I like taking photos of sports and wildlife mainly so I want to be able to take multiple shots if needed quickly. There are some great deals on the 512 mb 1 cards this week in the paper. Thanks for any imput you may have.

Theres quite few threads on this subject.. in brief the DRebel and 10D do the worst job of taking advantage of card speed of just about all the DSLRs out there. by buying a faster card,. you may not see a noticeable increase in performance.

Most any "fast" card is faster than the DRebel can handle. Buy a name brand quality card to keep your data safe,. but I would not worry too much about speed ratings.

CF Type I and CF Type II differs only in physical size, with CF Type II roughly doubles the thickness of CF Type I. Is that what you're asking about?

No, I was wondering about the speed of the card in the camera.

So I guess the subject should be more properly named "Ultra I vs Ultra II".

Ok, you could say that. There are several CF cards on sale. No ultras though. Is there that much benifit in the ultra cards as far as the camera is concerned?

Hey NASCAR, if you are going to be shooting NASCAR I would tell you, regardless of the make of card you buy, pick out the biggest fastest one you can afford...then buy the next size bigger. You will be amazed how fast your will fill them up with all the sights and sounds at a NASCAR event. (that is if you plan on shooting any) Hey but thats just me!

Have fun and enjoy the DRebel!

BCdives wrote:
Hey NASCAR, if you are going to be shooting NASCAR I would tell you, regardless of the make of card you buy, pick out the biggest fastest one you can afford...then buy the next size bigger. You will be amazed how fast your will fill them up with all the sights and sounds at a NASCAR event. (that is if you plan on shooting any) Hey but thats just me!

Have fun and enjoy the DRebel!

its already been said many times that these canon cameras do not take advantage of the faster cards. so just spend hte extra money on buying a "bigger" card instead of a faster card.

I will be shooting Nascar races for sure. So a regular cf card versus the ultra will do just as good in the canon rebel. There is a big difference in the price. Why would you want to pay more if it isn't going to help out. I want to make sure I can just snap those shots off

Nascar Nut,.

If this is an important issue to you,... you may want to look at the definitive resource for CF speed info;

http://www.robgalbrait​h.com/bins/multi_page.​asp?cid=6007

Read up and draw your own conclusions.

In the drop down menu you can select cameras... all of the same cards are tested in each camera listed.

So first check the Drebel, and see how much extra speed the premium cards will offer,., (ther is a little boost)

But then look at the fast cameras like the D2h and see how much speed you are missing.

Then draw your own conclusions as to whether or not the incremental speed boost is worth the cash to you.

Conor wrote:

BCdives wrote:
Hey NASCAR, if you are going to be shooting NASCAR I would tell you, regardless of the make of card you buy, pick out the biggest fastest one you can afford...then buy the next size bigger. You will be amazed how fast your will fill them up with all the sights and sounds at a NASCAR event. (that is if you plan on shooting any) Hey but thats just me!

Have fun and enjoy the DRebel!

its already been said many times that these canon cameras do not take advantage of the faster cards. so just spend hte extra money on buying a "bigger" card instead of a faster card.

The thing is it is not a cut dry answer,. I agree with you Conor,. but BC is in fact totally correct that there IS a speed increase to be gained.

The bottom line is it is only a matter of opinion as to whether the speed increase that is gained with certain faster cards is in fact worth the extra$$

To me,.. the increase is far to small in the 10D for it to be worth the $$$

For BC.. that slight increase is worth his $$$

No ones right or wrong.. it's just a difference of opinion on where we place the value.

BC raised another good point on this the last time he and I mixed it up on this issue (we do this often,. it's like excercise! )

... the point,. Our man BC may be holding a 1Ds or a MkII someday...

Then those pricey cards he invested in will shine.

As it stands,. I too am hoping to be holding a 1DMkII by June... (oh lord it be sooner)

...at which point I will be crying over the slow cards I have.


Anyway,. in the 10D they are nearly as fast as an "Ultra" at half the price! :P :P

Thanks for the link CyberDyneSystems, going to read up on these and figure out what I want to do. Looks like I am not in as big of a hurry now. Went to get my camera I had on hold at ultimate electronics. That is the only place in town that had one. They had only one. Guess what some salesman did. Yep, sold it this morning. It was tagged as sold to. The guy will hopefully loose his job. I bet he sold it to a friend. Anyway to try to make it right, they took $200 off the price. Getting the kit for $800. That eased the pain a little. Now I have to wait 2-3 weeks. Was really looking forward to playing around with it tomorrow to.

Wow!

GOOD Deal!

I wish some Idiot salesman would do that to me and save me $200.00!

Looks like you can spend it on a 2Gig CF card!

Here's the best price you'll find on a quality "normal" speed CF @ 1Gig

http://www.buy.com …asp?sku=1034068​7&loc=1978

Was comparing the sandisk ultra vs standard.
Ultra is 1123K/sec
Standard is 736K/sec
That seems like alot to me. I am new to the slr digital stuff. With my 35 mm I can just snap the shots off one right after another. Will I be able to do that with the standard card or not. Excuse my ignorance please. I really am thankful for what ever help I get.

It is also worth mentioning that the CF II cards are mini harddrives and they too have limits. A CF I card is rated at 4,000G or a 10 ft drop. Try that with the CF II (not really). It will not survive. The way it works like their larger computer hard drives is that it floats on a cushion of air and this too is another point...it will not work at extremely high altitudes. That is, if you go up in the Alps, or toward the top of mountains in Colorado or the like it will not work in the rare air. It too has temperature operating tolerances and I believe they are not as broad as the CF I and now especially with the Ultra and Ultra II. CF I cards are solid state and also have no moving parts so that is another bonus. There used to be a time when CF II cards were larger and cheaper then CF 1 and that seems to be no longer the case. There will be 8 GB cards out later this year from what is said. That's insane! I have 2x 512MB at present.