Is size important ?

[gus]

Ok doods & doodettes....waxola has put me onto Buy.com & im buying some big memory there, problem is that im an idiot.

What is the big difference here between these two ?

Sandisk 1 Gig compact flash SDCFB-1000-768 @ $150 USD

or the........

Lexar 1 Gig compact flash 40x speed @ $260 USD

Thats $130 clams diff here in 0z speak...I already have a standard 128 CF card that im perfectly happy with so is it really ness to go to the high speed ?

Thanks all...god i love this site ! & i love fish specially...he sent me some grits & for that im putting him in my will, he gets my collection of boot lasts & coca cola yo-yo's.

[wxwax]

I reckon the biggest difference between the two cards is how fast they intake information, and how fast they output it.

I also reckon that those numbers only really matter when you're dealing with huge files from dSLRs. Or if you shoot a ton of frames in burst mode. Most of the time, a consumer camera won't stress the card. For example, I have both of the cards you mention, and for the life of me I can't detect one whit of difference in the performance.

I figure it's because my little 4mp files are a ho-hum affair for them. Gimme the 1DmkII and I'm sure it would be a different story.

[Seamaiden]

Well, I decided that Humun needed a bit more reassurance, so I figure a lady telling him that size doesn't matter so much as how he uses it would be helpful. http://www.mutantswarm.org/eye/images/smilies/bisou.gif

No worries.

[gus]

. Or if you shoot a ton of frames in burst mode. .
Thats what i was thinking also but my standard 'slow' old card will do 3.3 frames per second so i really dont know what its all about.

Come on i know there are speed boffin's lying in wait in this group....speak now or ..etc etc

[fish]

Well, I decided that Humun needed a bit more reassurance, so I figure a lady telling him that size doesn't matter so much as how he uses it would be helpful. http://www.mutantswarm.org/eye/images/smilies/bisou.gif
:rofl



The main difference is speed and your camera may or may not be able to take advantage of it. The Lexar card also comes with a dedicated card reader, which adds a little to the price.

[pathfinder]

:rofl



The main difference is speed and your camera may or may not be able to take advantage of it. The Lexar card also comes with a dedicated card reader, which adds a little to the price.
But I usually read my Lexar 1Gb card in my Sandisk card reader that is always plugged into my PC. The only difference I see is that for very large fast file transfer - like a DSLR in multi-frame mode... Like Waxy - I use a Sandisk and a Lexas 40X interchangeably.

[jimf]

But I usually read my Lexar 1Gb card in my Sandisk card reader that is always plugged into my PC. The only difference I see is that for very large fast file transfer - like a DSLR in multi-frame mode... Like Waxy - I use a Sandisk and a Lexas 40X interchangeably.

I have both standard and 22x CF cards. On my Olympus C2500L it doesn't much matter which I use. On my Rebel the 22x card blows everything else away; it's even about twice as fast as the microdrive. This makes a huge difference if you're taking shots quickly; the difference between, say, 5 and 3 seconds per frame becomes very noticable when you've filled your shot buffer :-).