Is there a “best” C Fast card?
Jan 10, 2018 08:25:06 #
This week I find myself in need of a CFast card. I have been shooting with a Lexar CF 1066 with good success on other bodies and can make do with that for the moment but would like to take full advantage of the new camera. I know nothing about these new cards but in the back of my mind I seem to remember reading that there was a problem when they first came out. Any info would be appreciated.
Jan 10, 2018 08:39:44 #
Jan 10, 2018 10:48:41 #
Jan 11, 2018 00:05:06 #
cmc65 wrote:
This week I find myself in need of a CFast card. I have been shooting with a Lexar CF 1066 with good success on other bodies and can make do with that for the moment but would like to take full advantage of the new camera. I know nothing about these new cards but in the back of my mind I seem to remember reading that there was a problem when they first came out. Any info would be appreciated.
You will want the one with the fastest transfer rate.
Scandisk Extreme has a 32 gb with 120 mb/s transfer. The Lexar CF 1066 has a 64 gb with 160 mb/s transfer rate card. That is probably the same as yours. The transfer rate affects video the most, single shots not as much.
Either card should do you well enough.
Jan 11, 2018 01:04:46 #
cmc65 wrote:
This week I find myself in need of a CFast card. I have been shooting with a Lexar CF 1066 with good success on other bodies and can make do with that for the moment but would like to take full advantage of the new camera. I know nothing about these new cards but in the back of my mind I seem to remember reading that there was a problem when they first came out. Any info would be appreciated.
What new camera is using a CF card?
Jan 11, 2018 04:43:28 #
pmorin wrote:
You will want the one with the fastest transfer rate.
Scandisk Extreme has a 32 gb with 120 mb/s transfer. The Lexar CF 1066 has a 64 gb with 160 mb/s transfer rate card. That is probably the same as yours. The transfer rate affects video the most, single shots not as much.
Either card should do you well enough.
Scandisk Extreme has a 32 gb with 120 mb/s transfer. The Lexar CF 1066 has a 64 gb with 160 mb/s transfer rate card. That is probably the same as yours. The transfer rate affects video the most, single shots not as much.
Either card should do you well enough.
Thank you for your reply. The cf card I have ( Lexar cf 1066) does work better than the 800 that I had previously. My question now is if one C Fast card from any particular mfg over another shows the same type of improvement.
Jan 11, 2018 04:44:19 #
Jan 11, 2018 04:51:10 #
sloscheider wrote:
What new camera is using a CF card?
I have canon bodies. My 7d mk2 and 5ds r have two slots, one for an sd card and one for a cf card. The new camera is the 1dx mk 2 and it also has two slots. One for a regular cf card and one for the newer C Fast card.
Jan 11, 2018 12:54:53 #
cmc65 wrote:
Thank you for your reply. The cf card I have ( Lexar cf 1066) does work better than the 800 that I had previously. My question now is if one C Fast card from any particular mfg over another shows the same type of improvement.
Hard to say for sure but Scandisk and Lexar seem to dominate the field. I put the Lexar 1066 chip in my 7DII and a wireless chip in the SD slot. I bought another Lexar as backup. Just in case I want to shoot some video. The wireless downloads to computer and iPad work really well with the Canon app. I have reformatted several times and the Lexar still performs well. I will be staying with those 2 name brands.
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