Transcend 8GB 400X UDMA High Speed CompactFlash Card

Anyone have any experience with these yet? I have been using the 300X UDMA cards but they are twice the price of these 400X cards.

I have a pair of 16 GB Transcend 400x cards. So far, I have run about 8000 images through them (shooting high school sports). No problems encountered at all. Price was $62 ea. at Adorama or Amazon, I forget which. I have used them in the MK3 and 7D. I also bought a Lexar Firewire 800 card reader to help download the larger files the 7D makes. Smoot sailing so far.

Just ordered a 400X to try out. I was concerned about MLC vs. SLC but so far all of my cards that are MLC have been fine.

Lou, you ought to be OK. I shot 2275 images Saturday at two softball games. That being the third place game and the championship game of the Southwest Preparatory Conference Div 1 Girls bracket. I shot them with the 7D. No problems encountered. The reason I went to the 16 GB is the 7D makes big files. The bright sun made it hard to see the screen so I didn't chimp on the field.

Good luck.
Mike

I use mostly 8GB cards now and I have a ton of 4GB cards but the 8's seem to take care of my needs. I do weddings and typically I hardly ever use more than three cards but a couple of times I used six. I figure I'd start looking for a new 8GB that I can start adding to my setup so I can carry one card wallet with all 8GB cards. Should be more than enough.

Thanks for the info on the 400X.

Lou, I also found one of the new model 8 GB San Disk Ultra 30mb/sec cards at WalMart for $39. It works just as well as the Extreme III 8GB card I have. Note: You have to look at the package closely to make sure it says "Ultra 30mb/sec" and not the older model Ultra II which are slower cards. I have read where some folks found the card cheaper at Costco or online, but hey, there it was at arms length, and I was fixing to go out of town to shoot a tournament so I bought it.