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Apr 21, 2013 20:41:53   #
51
 
Does anyone have a suggestion for a good memory card for a D7100. What do the different classes mean

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Apr 21, 2013 21:29:27   #
Nikon_DonB Loc: Chicago
 
Classes are usually important to shooting video for faster read/write speeds. That said I've had great luck with Transcend SD cards. I still would get a class 10 card. You never know. You can get them reasonably priced from Amazon and they have a lifetime warranty.

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Apr 21, 2013 21:45:39   #
MT Shooter Loc: Montana
 
The D7100 REQUIRES Class 10 cards in the SDHC format, or you can elect to go to the SDXC format if you want to. I shoot in RAW + JPG Basic with mine. For this I use a 16GB Class 10 SDHC in slot 1 to record the RAW images, and an 8GB Class 10 SDHC in Slot 2 to record the JPG images. It has worked extremely well for me. I use both Sandisk and Lexar cards interchangeably and have never had any issues with either brand.

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Apr 21, 2013 23:05:28   #
georgemc Loc: Mississippi, USA
 
Try this YouTube video. Let the 30 sec. ad run that it's helpfull.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqv-AldrnM0

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Apr 22, 2013 08:50:22   #
balexander101 Loc: Occoquan VA
 
I use Class 10 Sandisk 32GB in both slots, and shoot RAW in slot 1 and JPG in slot 2. Never had a problem (knock on wood). I use the same card in both slots...just in case ...so,if something goes bad with the card in slot 1, (While on a shoot) I can just replace it with the card in slot 2 and still have the same capability.

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Apr 22, 2013 19:28:13   #
Aaron Braganza Loc: Sydney, Australia
 
Ditto - I follow the same principle as MT has stated below. Never had a card failure and rest assured, if I do, the second card would be my backup. I might add after clearing out both cards, I always reformat in Camera. Cheers Mate.

MT Shooter wrote:
The D7100 REQUIRES Class 10 cards in the SDHC format, or you can elect to go to the SDXC format if you want to. I shoot in RAW + JPG Basic with mine. For this I use a 16GB Class 10 SDHC in slot 1 to record the RAW images, and an 8GB Class 10 SDHC in Slot 2 to record the JPG images. It has worked extremely well for me. I use both Sandisk and Lexar cards interchangeably and have never had any issues with either brand.

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Apr 22, 2013 19:31:54   #
PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place
 
I too use the Sandisk cards with my Nikon D7100. Use a 16Gb in slot 1 and a 32gb in slot 2. Both are SDHC, Class 10, so far no problems. As far as speed, you have to look at the individual cards, some write at 30mb per second and some at 45mb per second. The higher speeds do not slow down the write speed. Also, the higher the speed the higher the COST!!! Have not used them but understand the Lexar cards are good ones also.
Don

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Apr 24, 2013 20:39:39   #
51
 
Hey MT Shooter, on the extreme pro cards does the read speed make that much different 30ms vs 95ms for the D7100

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Apr 24, 2013 22:10:09   #
MT Shooter Loc: Montana
 
51 wrote:
Hey MT Shooter, on the extreme pro cards does the read speed make that much different 30ms vs 95ms for the D7100


The read speed actually means nothing to your camera. That only states the speed at which the data can be read when downloading through a card reader into the computer.
What the camera is concerned with is the WRITE speed of the card. The cards write speed needs to be at least as fast as the cameras buffer wants to write the image data. A card with a slower write speed than the camera needs will create a bottleneck and cause the camera to lock-up during shooting while it waits to write data from the buffer to the card.

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Apr 25, 2013 09:06:59   #
51
 
What write speed do you use on your D7100

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Apr 25, 2013 09:14:18   #
MT Shooter Loc: Montana
 
51 wrote:
What write speed do you use on your D7100


The D7100 uses the same buffer as the D7000. This has been listed as having a maximum 28Mb/s write speed.
Nikon recommends Class 6 or higher for video in both bodies, Class 4 or higher for stills.

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Apr 25, 2013 11:28:07   #
51
 
Thanks so much for the info. I just got a new D7100 yesterday.

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Apr 26, 2013 08:11:40   #
51
 
I'm setting up the D7100. Can't seem to get the depth of field button to work, any suggestions. I'm sure it has to be something I'm missing. Can't wait to try the camera out. Ha,ha.

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Apr 28, 2013 07:27:24   #
51
 
Never mind MT. I figured the preview button out.

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Apr 28, 2013 07:27:24   #
51
 
Never mind MT. I figured the preview button out.

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