New DSLR & what to do about memory cards
Dec 4, 2016 20:07:18 #
I'm upgrading from a 10.1 to a 24.2 MP Canon & wanted the thoughts of the group on the wisdom of investing in more smaller versus fewer larger memory cards. BTW, the discussion on SDHC vs SDXC cards was very informative. Thanks all.
Dec 4, 2016 20:47:41 #
Mark1948 wrote:
I'm upgrading from a 10.1 to a 24.2 MP Canon & wanted the thoughts of the group on the wisdom of investing in more smaller versus fewer larger memory cards. BTW, the discussion on SDHC vs SDXC cards was very informative. Thanks all.
Mark:
FWIW - Myself, I have settled on 32 GB as my card size, in the fastest speeds that I can get to reduce buffer delay as much as possible for burst shooting. I did use 64 GB cards for a short time, but had one fail - 64 GB could be alot of images to lose, all the eggs in one basket so to speak. with 32 GB cards I have a pair in the camera, one as the main card and one that is a backup card, so the camera write both at the same time giving me a copy on each card.
I have never filled a 32 GB card yet, even after a weeks worth of shooting on vacation. Of course, never filled a 64 GB card either ;)
Dec 4, 2016 21:05:11 #
32 GB is a convenient size. I shoot raw and regularly fill the roughly 1000 image capacity of a 32 GB card. There's no reason to be fiddling with your card by using smaller sized cards.
Dec 4, 2016 23:07:55 #
I agree with the folks advocating a single 32GB card. That Is what I shoot on and my camera does 24mb RAW files.
I can get just short of 1300 shots on the card (never do, the most I've ever shot in a single outing was 666) and my habit is to download to computer and format after each outing.
I do carry a spare, 32GB, card at all times but it is more in case of a failure that running out of space
I can get just short of 1300 shots on the card (never do, the most I've ever shot in a single outing was 666) and my habit is to download to computer and format after each outing.
I do carry a spare, 32GB, card at all times but it is more in case of a failure that running out of space
Dec 4, 2016 23:15:24 #
Dec 4, 2016 23:40:06 #
I prefer to use many smaller capacity cards.
-Memory cards don't take up much space, and they hardly weigh anything. You can shove a fistful of cards into your coat pocket if you wanted to, and barely notice they are there.
-Smaller capacity cards, such as 8 GB or 16 GB, go on sale all the time, while cards with 32 GB and above rarely do. Saving money is good.
-Memory cards don't take up much space, and they hardly weigh anything. You can shove a fistful of cards into your coat pocket if you wanted to, and barely notice they are there.
-Smaller capacity cards, such as 8 GB or 16 GB, go on sale all the time, while cards with 32 GB and above rarely do. Saving money is good.
Dec 5, 2016 00:18:10 #
Mark1948 wrote:
Wow! Unanimity! Thanks all
32 is fine, but would depend on how you shoot. Sad cards are so cheap it's not an issue.
As for the fasted you can get, getting the fastest you can get is a waste of money. Get what is recommended by the manual. The manufacturer knows what you need. It's all you need. Good luck.
SS
Dec 5, 2016 07:47:25 #
Mark1948 wrote:
I'm upgrading from a 10.1 to a 24.2 MP Canon & wanted the thoughts of the group on the wisdom of investing in more smaller versus fewer larger memory cards. BTW, the discussion on SDHC vs SDXC cards was very informative. Thanks all.
I use 16 and 32GB cards, and I think I have one 64GB. I've never come close to filling any card, even though I shoot in raw. For video or lots of continuous, you'll need a larger card.
Dec 5, 2016 08:04:49 #
I have 16 and 32 Gb CF cards that are 1066x speed.
64 and 128 Gb Cfast 2.0 cards. Larger in case I decide to start shooting tons of high speed bursts and video. Hopefully Cfast cost will come down over time.
But I don't need a lot of cards either right now.
Best,
Todd Ferguson
Harrisburg, NC
64 and 128 Gb Cfast 2.0 cards. Larger in case I decide to start shooting tons of high speed bursts and video. Hopefully Cfast cost will come down over time.
But I don't need a lot of cards either right now.
Best,
Todd Ferguson
Harrisburg, NC
Dec 5, 2016 08:07:19 #
SharpShooter wrote:
32 is fine, but would depend on how you shoot. Sad cards are so cheap it's not an issue.
As for the fasted you can get, getting the fastest you can get is a waste of money. Get what is recommended by the manual. The manufacturer knows what you need. It's all you need. Good luck.
SS
As for the fasted you can get, getting the fastest you can get is a waste of money. Get what is recommended by the manual. The manufacturer knows what you need. It's all you need. Good luck.
SS
Personally, I would say - get the fastest that your camera can handle, anything faster is a waste of money ;)
While the manual may claim all you need is a class 10, well, facts are that class 10 is simply a card that is AT LEAST 10 mb/s - while there are plenty of faster cards that will work much faster in pretty much any camera these days. If you shoot in burst mode, and your camera has a small buffer, especially shooting raw, then a faster card matched with your camera gives a faster continuos shooting rate. For real world comparisions of cards & cameras, as well as prices check out http://www.cameramemoryspeed.com/
Good info for many different camera models shooting with different cards.
Also, Pay attention to WRITE speed vs read speed as well, cards most often list the READ speed in big bold letters, while the write speed is much slower, so your camera is slowed down when writing the image to the card.
BTW - If Nikon knew what I needed, they would have a 100 shot raw buffer in the D7100
Dec 5, 2016 08:20:45 #
Mark1948 wrote:
I'm upgrading from a 10.1 to a 24.2 MP Canon & wanted the thoughts of the group on the wisdom of investing in more smaller versus fewer larger memory cards. BTW, the discussion on SDHC vs SDXC cards was very informative. Thanks all.
I have a 64gb card in my slot 1 on both of my main cameras and a 32gb in slot 2. I carry 4 extra 32gb cards in my camera backpack for emergencies. I consider emergencies as anything unexpected whether it is the opportunity requiring a large number of shots, or a card failure.
Dec 5, 2016 08:30:30 #
Mark,
I agree with all the posts. 32 GB will serve you just fine.
Good luck with the new camera.
Mark (too)
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I agree with all the posts. 32 GB will serve you just fine.
Good luck with the new camera.
Mark (too)
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Mark1948 wrote:
I'm upgrading from a 10.1 to a 24.2 MP Canon & wanted the thoughts of the group on the wisdom of investing in more smaller versus fewer larger memory cards. BTW, the discussion on SDHC vs SDXC cards was very informative. Thanks all.
Dec 5, 2016 08:46:58 #
I have settled on the 32Gb more than that seems to slow the camera down when the card gets to the fuller stages and I watch for Sd cards with a 80 Mb/ns or faster write speed ,My local Best Buy puts them on sale all the time last week they were 14.99 .there is a little zipper pocket on my strap that holds 4 SD and one Cf
Dec 5, 2016 08:47:59 #
NormanTheGr8 wrote:
I have settled on the 32Gb more than that seems to slow the camera down when the card gets to the fuller stages and I watch for Sd cards with a 80 Mb/ns or faster write speed ,My local Best Buy puts them on sale all the time last week they were 14.99 .there is a little zipper pocket on my strap that holds 4 SD and one Cf
Dec 5, 2016 08:52:24 #
Mark1948 wrote:
I'm upgrading from a 10.1 to a 24.2 MP Canon & wanted the thoughts of the group on the wisdom of investing in more smaller versus fewer larger memory cards. BTW, the discussion on SDHC vs SDXC cards was very informative. Thanks all.
I use smaller cards for stills-exclusive work, and 64GB cards when recording video or video plus stills.
A decade ago, a 1GB card was a good size. A wallet full of them would be found in my bag. But file sizes are larger now... so the cards have to be.
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