SD cards: Just a THOUGHT. Does the SD card one uses make a difference in the final product? Are all SD cards the same or are some images recorded at a clearer level?

paulrph1 Loc: Washington, Utah

Just a THOUGHT. Does the SD card one uses make a difference in the final product? Are all SD cards the same or are some images recorded at a clearer level?

Wallbanger Loc: Madison, WI

paulrph1 wrote:

Just a THOUGHT. Does the SD card one uses make a difference in the final product? Are all SD cards the same or are some images recorded at a clearer level?

No.

paulrph1 Loc: Washington, Utah

Puzzled to your response? The no could apply to both parts which are opposite. But my guess is there is not difference.

Wallbanger Loc: Madison, WI

paulrph1 wrote:

Puzzled to your response? The no could apply to both parts which are opposite. But my guess is there is not difference.

Correct. The type of card will not impact the quality of the digital file that is stored.

There are faster cards, which may result in your camera recording the file faster.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

Wallbanger wrote:

Correct. The type of card will not impact the quality of the digital file that is stored.

There are faster cards, which may result in your camera recording the file faster.

+ 1.

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

I buy Lexar cards both CF and SD and never had a problem can't say that for Sandisk.

skiman Loc: Ventura, CA

paulrph1 wrote:

Just a THOUGHT. Does the SD card one uses make a difference in the final product? Are all SD cards the same or are some images recorded at a clearer level?

I have had many different cards, some will last longer, some will read and write faster, but the images are all the same as the digital image data does not change reading and writing to the SD card.

Basil Loc: New Mexico

Or if you're shooting video with a too slow card, you would drop frames in the video.

Basil Loc: New Mexico

sueyeisert wrote:

I buy Lexar cards both CF and SD and never had a problem can't say that for Sandisk.

I bought a 16GB SanDisk at Best Buy the day I got my new Canon 7D Mark II. The card lasted exactly ONE day!

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

I have been using Sandisk cards for years and only once I had one so corrupted that I had to get rid of it.
Lexar and Kingstom are pretty reliable also but Lexar specifically slows its writing when shooting.

Basil Loc: New Mexico

camerapapi wrote:

I have been using Sandisk cards for years and only once I had one so corrupted that I had to get rid of it.
Lexar and Kingstom are pretty reliable also but Lexar specifically slows its writing when shooting.

I suspect I just got lucky and a bad card can be had from any maker once in a while. For my Canon 7D, I use 32GB Lexar Professional 1066x in the CF slot and 32GB SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s in the SD slot. I have the CF card set to record RAW and the SD records JPG. Here's why I use that combo (which so far works great):

http://www.cameramemoryspeed.com/canon-7d-mark-ii/fastest-sd-cf-card-comparison/

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

Basil wrote:

I suspect I just got lucky and a bad card can be had from any maker once in a while. For my Canon 7D, I use 32GB Lexar Professional 1066x in the CF slot and 32GB SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s in the SD slot. I have the CF card set to record RAW and the SD records JPG. Here's why I use that combo (which so far works great):

http://www.cameramemoryspeed.com/canon-7d-mark-ii/fastest-sd-cf-card-comparison/

You are correct, when it comes to electronics anybody can get a lemon. I am sure that your defective card was replaced without issues.
Just to show you my confidence in SandDisk I just bought two 16 megabytes, class 10 Ultra SD cards that write 40mb/sec. They are refurbished by Sandisk and they gave a 30 days warranty, enough to know if they are good enough.
I am sure they are.

billybob40

LEXAR cards are the best and back up, just call if some goes bad.

Pepsiman Loc: New York City

Basil wrote:

Or if you're shooting video with a too slow card, you would drop frames in the video.

:?: How fast of a card do you need for video :?:

anotherview Loc: California

One time the gold contacts on an SD card delaminated, and the card became useless. Other than that one incident, no other SD card has presented a problem of any kind, no matter the brand name. As a rule, I buy an SD card by price not by brand.

paulrph1 wrote:

Just a THOUGHT. Does the SD card one uses make a difference in the final product? Are all SD cards the same or are some images recorded at a clearer level?