SanDisk SDHC cards: I just received a 32 gig SanDisk Extreme Pro sdhc card. I have a Nikon D7100 that accepts 2 memory cards. I have been using a 32 gig SanDisk Ultra in slot 1 and a...

PVR8 Loc: Raleigh, NC

I just received a 32 gig SanDisk Extreme Pro sdhc card. I have a Nikon D7100 that accepts 2 memory cards. I have been using a 32 gig SanDisk Ultra in slot 1 and a 16 gig Sandisk ultra in slot 2. I have my camera set up so that slot 2 is for overflow if slot 1 gets full. I have never had that happen and I am thinking of changing settings so that jpeg is recorded in slot one and Raw in slot 2 . I have a dedicated camcorder so I have never used my D7100 for movies. The SanDisk Ultra is class 10 and only 30MB/s whereas the Sandisk Extreme Pro is U3 class 10 95MB/s. My question is: will there be any problem if I use them both in the jpeg / raw configuration and which slot would it best to put the Extreme Pro card into?

JR45 Loc: Montgomery County, TX

I would put the faster card in slot 1 for raw, and use slot 2 for jpg.

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

It would seem the fastest way to get an answer would be to set it up with the Extreme Pro in slot #1 (for Jpegs) and the Ultra in slot #2 (for Raw). Then use your camera to shoot a Raw image and a Jpeg image and see what happens. In the long run, it might be better to use two Extreme Pro cards, but this test will confirm that it works as expected.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

The SanDisk Extreme Pro is a good choice. The D7100 is one of Nikon's best DX cameras. A friend owns that camera. However, the buffer on that camera is not as good as the D7200. Which is why he chose the faster 32gb SanDisk Extreme Pro for both slots. He uses one for RAW and one for JPEG. The SanDisk Ultra is a good inexpensive SDHC card. A friend uses the 128gb SD Card for video on his Nikon D3400. Not a dual SD slot camera though.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

PVR8 wrote:

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The faster card will always go in your prime slot. Your 32 Gb card can probably hold 4000+ full size RAW files, so it is doubtful, unless you were shooting time lapses or star trails, that you will ever need slot 2 for overflow. You would be better off having the same capacity SD card in both slots and setting them to be duplicates in RAW. Eventually, like all of us, you will have a card failure, and with a backup you are protected.

I speak from personal experience.

PVR8 Loc: Raleigh, NC

rjaywallace wrote:

It would seem the fastest way to get an answer would be to set it up with the Extreme Pro in slot #1 (for Jpegs) and the Ultra in slot #2 (for Raw). Then use your camera to shoot a Raw image and a Jpeg image and see what happens. In the long run, it might be better to use two Extreme Pro cards, but this test will confirm that it works as expected.

Thanks. I'm going to do what your suggesting. Thanks!

PVR8 Loc: Raleigh, NC

mas24 wrote:

The SanDisk Extreme Pro is a good choice. The D7100 is one of Nikon's best DX cameras. A friend owns that camera. However, the buffer on that camera is not as good as the D7200. Which is why he chose the faster 32gb SanDisk Extreme Pro for both slots. He uses one for RAW and one for JPEG. The SanDisk Ultra is a good inexpensive SDHC card. A friend uses the 128gb SD Card for video on his Nikon D3400. Not a dual SD slot camera though.

Thanks for the input. I don't want both slots be set for raw because I don't like to do a lot of post processing. For my purposes I'm usually satisfied with most of my jpeg shots. Raw will actually be my back up card. I'm just not sure if the faster card will be best for jpeg or raw. Tomorrow I guess I'll try it both ways and see what happens. Thanks for the input!

PVR8 Loc: Raleigh, NC

JR45 wrote:

I would put the faster card in slot 1 for raw, and use slot 2 for jpg.

I don't like to do a lot of pp so maybe I'll set slot slot 1 for jpeg and slot 2 for raw with the faster card. Thanks!

PVR8 Loc: Raleigh, NC

Thanks guys for the input. This is such a great place for sharing ideas.

PVR8 Loc: Raleigh, NC

I just found out that my d7100 only allows slot 1 to be raw and slot 2 jpeg, so I put the faster card in slot 1. I'm trying to avoid buying another Pro card so I hope all goes well tomorrow.

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

PVR8 wrote:

I don't like to do a lot of pp so maybe I'll set slot slot 1 for jpeg and slot 2 for raw with the faster card. Thanks!

That's fine. Always use the faster care for larger files to minimize buffer time.

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

PVR8 wrote:

I just received a 32 gig SanDisk Extreme Pro sdhc ... (show quote)

Things you should know about cards and the D7100.

https://www.cameramemoryspeed.com/nikon-d7100/fastest-sd-card-tests/

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

joer wrote:

Things you should know about cards and the D7100.

https://www.cameramemoryspeed.com/nikon-d7100/fastest-sd-card-tests/

Thank you for the interesting and highly informative reference; of course I bookmarked it. I only wish they had tested 16gb cards as well. I know I'm using old technology, but I'm paranoid. I'll switch out 10-20 cards in a day's shooting. If I'm shooting film and take what I believe is a great shot at frame 9 on a 24 shot roll, I'll rewind and reload a new roll.

ggenova64

I would use 2 fast cards in both slots and have both card slots record in RAW and JPEG. Memory is cheap!

SuperFly48 Loc: NE ILLINOIS

32GB Sandisk Extreme Pro SDXC cards are all I ever use in my D7100, and have since I got that body. I seriously doubt you will get 4000 RAW images on that card as one reply noted. My D7100 is configured for RAW + JPEG Large Fine. I use the same card in both slots. I get maybe 500 shots per card as configured. In my D850 I use the same type card except in a 64GB size. I get about the same number of shots per card with the D850 simply because the file sizes are roughly double in size. As noted by another reply, YES, memory is cheap. When I take a Nikon holiday, I will copy all the files from the memory cards, then archive the original cards.