I bought but i have not opened the package yet - a PNY 8GB 266X PRO UDMA CompactFlash..
does anyone have any experience with these Cards? Are they good?
I got it for 29.90 @ FRYs
Feedback is appreciated
Jun 08, 2010 12:37 | #1 I bought but i have not opened the package yet - a PNY 8GB 266X PRO UDMA CompactFlash..
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kinghong1970 Goldmember  2,093 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2009 Location: NYC/NJ More info | Jun 08, 2010 12:41 | #2 they've been making memories for pc's laptops and flash memories for quite some time now... Albert the Clumsy Ape
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Jun 08, 2010 12:47 | #3 thanks - i know the brand.. was curious is anyone actually has experience with this CF
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kinghong1970 Goldmember 2,093 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2009 Location: NYC/NJ More info | Jun 08, 2010 12:53 | #4 my apologies if i sound mean... but... at $29.90... why not just stick it in and see for yourself if it's good or not? doesn't frys have a decent return policy? Albert the Clumsy Ape
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Eric Goldmember  1,253 posts Joined Dec 2006 Location: MA More info | Jun 08, 2010 13:55 | #5 I only use SanDisk, just because thats what I've always used and never had any issues with them. Just bought 2 more 8GB cards for $35ea from B&H. Eric Darlington Photography
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toxic Goldmember 3,498 posts Likes: 2 Joined Nov 2008 Location: California More info | Jun 08, 2010 14:04 | #6 I'd use it. The only difference between CF manufacturers is that certain ones make more (all of them jip you at some point) cards that actually read at the advertised speed and write not too much slower.
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canondslr Senior Member 944 posts Joined Aug 2006 Location: USA More info | Jun 08, 2010 22:13 | #7 i have several pny cf card
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sigmapi Cream of the Crop  11,204 posts Likes: 6 Joined Apr 2010 Location: Los Angeles More info | Jun 09, 2010 00:14 | #8 kinghong1970 wrote in post #10325365  my apologies if i sound mean... but... at $29.90... why not just stick it in and see for yourself if it's good or not? doesn't frys have a decent return policy? i do recall reading that the cameras save to buffer then transfer to flash cards so speed of cards was not so crucial... as for reliability... well... i guess that's the possible issue? well, i've had crucials, kingstons and sandisks fail on me in the past... transcend has been reliable till now whereas some will state taht crucial/kingston/sandisks is more reliable... They have a great policy Don't try to confuse me with the facts, my mind is already made up.
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JNRSM3 Member  229 posts Joined Jun 2009 More info | Jun 09, 2010 10:55 | #9 Have had no issues with my PNY whatsoever. Use it confidently. Gripped 7D ~EF 17-40 F/4 L ~ EF 24-105 F/4 L ~ EF 70-200 F/4 L IS ~ EF 50 F/1.4 ~ Manfrotto 498RC2/055XPROB ~ Lowepro AW200
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GTogs Goldmember 1,175 posts Likes: 2 Joined Sep 2004 Location: NW Iowa More info | Jun 09, 2010 12:41 | #10 |
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