Are Kingston cards good? I need some CF cards asap

I want to order a few CF cards, small cards that way if they crash I do not lose a large amount of photos, I always had Sandisk before, but this seems to be a good deal, I am not sure the write speed, I want something fast though, good deal?

http://cgi.ebay.com …Cards&hash=item​439e92d438

First time I used one, it corrupted 147 pictures out of the 160 that I took. Just get the Sandisk.

Thanks for the quick response, I will stick with Sandisk, does the write speed have anything to do with how quickly the camera writes raw files? Or just transfer to pc?

I've got a couple Kingstons that are several years old and still going strong. I think they over-rate their speed though.

I've used them for years without a problem. But I have moved away from them to San Disk because I think the San Disk cards are faster.

Mine works fine, I like them

I have a bunch of different brands. Kingston are definably cheaper. You are hit with speed on the getting the photo's off part. I have used them for about 2 years now and have never had and corruption problems.

I also have some Lexar Pro and Transcend 400x cards, and they transfer much faster. I use them if i am going to shoot lots of photo's or want a higher confidence factor for problems. The cards also cost double or more.

There is no right answer. If you would have posted asking if anyone recommends a Sandisk, and the first post said they corrupted the card on a shoot, would you assume that this brand is no good too?

Matt.

Kingstons are excellent cards.

Have had one for the last 3 years and never had a problem. Would recommend them.

AprilArchambeau wrote in post #10468942
Thanks for the quick response, I will stick with Sandisk, does the write speed have anything to do with how quickly the camera writes raw files? Or just transfer to pc?

For your 5D write speed is just about irrelevant. As it is for transfer to PC if you're using USB.

I ordered two 4gb from a Sandisk dealer for $21 each

Thanks guys!

I have shot exclusively on Kingston till last winter. I only got another brand as I needed another card in a hurry and got the first card I saw.

My Delkins must be corrupt, because all my photos look like crap.


Seriously, Sandisk, Kingston, Lexar, Delkins, etc. are all decent.

mjmackinnon wrote in post #10470716
There is no right answer. If you would have posted asking if anyone recommends a Sandisk, and the first post said they corrupted the card on a shoot, would you assume that this brand is no good too?

Matt.

It didn't corrupt on a shoot, it corrupted father's day pictures. Would of been nice to have more than 1 picture of my dad from that day. First impressions make a big impact on the stuff I choose to buy...so no more Kingston's for me. I have over 10 Sandisk and Lexar cards and they have yet to let me down.

robtography wrote in post #10477290
First impressions make a big impact on the stuff I choose to buy...so no more Kingston's for me. I have over 10 Sandisk and Lexar cards and they have yet to let me down.

But that just enforces what I said. If your were terribly unlucky and the first Sandisk or Lexar card that you bought just happened to be defective, you would write off the whole brand? Lets face it. Nothing is perfect. Every manufacturer has a QA process, but that is not infallible, and it is totally impossible to test every single card they produce. They generally test on a random pick of cards in a lot and if all those work fine, then that lot is released as good. That is not to say that there may be a defective card inside that lot and you were the unlucky person who got it.

Now if one of your ten Sandisk cards failed and corrupted, would you scrap the whole brand and buy a different manufacturer?

Matt.