Need CF card recommendation : My Wife surprised me with a pre Christmas present yesterday, A brand new canon 5D Miv. So not owning any CF cards I was looking for some recommendations...

Mr.Ft Loc: Central New Jersey

My Wife surprised me with a pre Christmas present yesterday, A brand new canon 5D Miv. So not owning any CF cards I was looking for some recommendations on which ones work well in this camera.

Thanks in advance

Tom

BudsOwl Loc: Upstate NY and New England

Mr.Ft wrote:

My Wife surprised me with a pre Christmas present yesterday, A brand new canon 5D Miv. So not owning any CF cards I was looking for some recommendations on which ones work well in this camera.

Thanks in advance

Tom

Tom, I use sandisk extreme 32gb. You can get 64gb and I believe 128gb, but I don’t like to put all my eggs in one basket so I bought four 32gb CF cards. That way, when I visit my daughters or grandkids, I can use one for the family shots and another for scenery shots and another for birds, etc. Makes my importing into Lightroom easier.
Bud

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

Does the manual spell out the tech soecs the CF cards should meet?

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

That’s a hell of a surprise! Congrats on a great camera (I’m envious). I use the Lexar 1066x Professional UDMA7 in 32GB sizes for my Mk3. I would also consider the Sandisk Extreme Pro. I don’t shoot video, so I don’t use anything larger than a 32 on my 5D3, which will hold over 1,000 raw images (a little less for you). I want to limit what I lose in the event I lose a card. You might find this link useful: https://blog.mymemory.co.uk/top-five-memory-cards-canon-eos-5d-mark-iv/

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

Mr.Ft wrote:

My Wife surprised me with a pre Christmas present yesterday, A brand new canon 5D Miv. So not owning any CF cards I was looking for some recommendations on which ones work well in this camera.

Thanks in advance

Tom

I have been happy with SanDisk, I never had one fail, or any kind of issue with any of them in over 10 years!

bamfordr Loc: Campbell CA

Ditto Sandisk. With 7D use 16GB cards - about 550 raw shots - to minimize eggs-in-one-basket risk, but not require too frequent card changes. I shoot wildlife so i’m outside, frequently shooting 10-15 shot sequences.

Basil Loc: New Mexico

I've used both Lexar and San Disk and have had good luck with both, although I did have one San Disk that was DOA, but that was probably an anomaly.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

I prefer 32GB, but the larger image sizes from the 5DIV will fit less than 1000 RAW files on a card like the 5DIII model. Maybe you are due to jump to 64GB?

Mr.Ft Loc: Central New Jersey

Thanks for all the info.

tcthome Loc: NJ

TriX wrote:

That’s a hell of a surprise! Congrats on a great camera (I’m envious). I use the Lexar 1066x Professional UDMA7 in 32GB sizes for my Mk3. I would also consider the Sandisk Extreme Pro. I don’t shoot video, so I don’t use anything larger than a 32 on my 5D3, which will hold over 1,000 raw images (a little less for you). I want to limit what I lose in the event I lose a card. You might find this link useful: https://blog.mymemory.co.uk/top-five-memory-cards-canon-eos-5d-mark-iv/

2nd the Extreme Pro. Have fun with your new camera.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Mr.Ft wrote:

My Wife surprised me with a pre Christmas present yesterday, A brand new canon 5D Miv. So not owning any CF cards I was looking for some recommendations on which ones work well in this camera.

Thanks in advance

Tom

you can't go wrong with Sandisk. Just decide on a capacity.

BLA

Check out Hoodman brand cards. I have used sd cards and found that they write much faster than other cards. Never a problem with them, and my number one choice ever since. Am hoping to get a CF card soon! And it also will be a Hoodman!

Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast

Here's a link that B&H compiled on Memory Cards, a year old but informative and we also know how fast technology advances....

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/buying-guide/the-fastest-memory-cards-money-can-buy

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

I use the same on my 5D MIII and 7D MII. Never an issue.
Mark

TriX wrote:

That’s a hell of a surprise! Congrats on a great camera (I’m envious). I use the Lexar 1066x Professional UDMA7 in 32GB sizes for my Mk3. I would also consider the Sandisk Extreme Pro. I don’t shoot video, so I don’t use anything larger than a 32 on my 5D3, which will hold over 1,000 raw images (a little less for you). I want to limit what I lose in the event I lose a card. You might find this link useful: https://blog.mymemory.co.uk/top-five-memory-cards-canon-eos-5d-mark-iv/

toughmandave Loc: The Villages, Florida

Sandisk Extreme Pro 95 MB/s 32 GB is what I use with great success. About $23.00 - $26.00 on ebay brand new.