MicroSD cards: I saw a micro SD 4K U3 UHS 1 card on sale for $25.00 at Walmart. Will this be comparable with a Nikon D7100? It seemed like a good deal.

lsupremo Loc: Palm Desert, CA

I saw a micro SD 4K U3 UHS 1 card on sale for $25.00 at Walmart.

Will this be comparable with a Nikon D7100? It seemed like a good deal.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Typo on the size of the card?
I just got a few 16Gb SDHCs at B&H for $9 each.

Silverman Loc: Michigan

lsupremo wrote:

I saw a micro SD 4K U3 UHS 1 card on sale for $25.00 at Walmart.

Will this be comparable with a Nikon D7100? It seemed like a good deal.

Go to B&H online, much cheaper price on these Memory cards

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Silverman wrote:

Go to B&H online, much cheaper price on these Memory cards

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

lsupremo wrote:

I saw a micro SD 4K U3 UHS 1 card on sale for $25.00 at Walmart.

Will this be comparable with a Nikon D7100? It seemed like a good deal.

How many GB is the card? If it is being advertised for 4K video then it is probably a good deal larger then you are likely to need, unless you are shooting video.
To be compatible with your camera you will need an adapter, which many Micro cards come with. Does this one?
Personally, I prefer the standard size cards. They are easier to handle, easier to find if you should drop one, and generally less likely to be lost. So far as I know, the adapter tends to slow down read/write speeds to some degree. The listed speeds for the card are in devices with Micro slots where no adapter is required.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

LFingar wrote:

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So far as I know, the adapter tends to slow down read/write speeds to some degree. The listed speeds for the card are in devices with Micro slots where no adapter is required.

I can't see where an adapter would slow down the R/W speed. It should be straight through wiring extension, no electronics in the adapter.

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

Longshadow wrote:

I can't see where an adapter would slow down the R/W speed. It should be straight through wiring extension, no electronics in the adapter.

So it would seem but I did read an article some years ago that stated that an adapter slowed speed. If that is no longer a factor then all is good.

Edit: Out of curiosity I just split open a spare adapter I have. It is simply a straight through device so it would seem unlikely to slow speeds, unless there are other factors involved.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

LFingar wrote:

So it would seem but I did read an article some years ago that stated that an adapter slowed speed. If that is no longer a factor then all is good.

I'm not too sure of the credibility of that old article. It may have been stated by a non-engineering type person. Even back then it would have simply been a little box with printed circuit traces going from the outside world to the micro chip. There would have been no need for any electronics in the adapter. Just like a card extender for computer cards, just copper traces from one end to the other.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

LFingar wrote:

So it would seem but I did read an article some years ago that stated that an adapter slowed speed. If that is no longer a factor then all is good.

Edit: Out of curiosity I just split open a spare adapter I have. It is simply a straight through device so it would seem unlikely to slow speeds, unless there are other factors involved.

Thank you!
I was looking to see if I had a spare to do that!

Silverman Loc: Michigan

Longshadow wrote:

Typo on the size of the card?
I just got a few 16Gb SDHCs at B&H for $9 each.

I just wish that B&H could provide FREE SHIPPING on all of there products, NOT just on purchases over a certain price.
I am hoping I may have confidence that there is less of a possibility of getting a FAKE or CORRUPTED SDHC CARD from B&H Photo & Video store in N.Y.C.!!
I have purchased many Photo & Video products from B&H and have always been very satisfied, never had to return anything I have purchased from B&H.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Silverman wrote:

I just wish that B&H could provide FREE SHIPPING on all of there products, NOT just on purchases over a certain price.
I am hoping I may have confidence that there is less of a possibility of getting a FAKE or CORRUPTED SDHC CARD from B&H Photo & Video store in N.Y.C.!!
I have purchased many Photo & Video products from B&H and have always been very satisfied, never had to return anything I have purchased from B&H.

I trust them.
So far, I've had no reason not to.

DougS Loc: Central Arkansas

I had a micro jam, then BREAK! It is costing me $250 (just to look at it) to $400 dollars to hopefully recover the files on the broken MICRO sd card. I will NOT be using micro SD cards anymore for my cameras!

leftj Loc: Texas

lsupremo wrote:

I saw a micro SD 4K U3 UHS 1 card on sale for $25.00 at Walmart.

Will this be comparable with a Nikon D7100? It seemed like a good deal.

Not comparable at all. One is a memory card and the other is a camera.

TJBNovember Loc: Long Island, New York

LFingar wrote:

So it would seem but I did read an article some years ago that stated that an adapter slowed speed. If that is no longer a factor then all is good.

Edit: Out of curiosity I just split open a spare adapter I have. It is simply a straight through device so it would seem unlikely to slow speeds, unless there are other factors involved.

Realistically any slow down should be negligible. However you are creating a longer path for the electrons to travel, and an additional infinitesimally small gap they must jump.

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

TJBNovember wrote:

Realistically any slow down should be negligible. However you are creating a longer path for the electrons to travel, and an additional infinitesimally small gap they must jump.

Yes, but in taking an adapter apart I noticed little tiny springboards to help the electrons make the jump!