Memory Card Prices (Page 2): Sure you're not referring to buffer capacity?

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

BebuLamar wrote:

I never use my camera on continuous mode but I want it to be capable of 5fps because I want to be sure if I push the button once more I would get another shot. My finger and my reaction only work to about 5fps.

Sure you're not referring to buffer capacity?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

BebuLamar wrote:

I never use my camera on continuous mode but I want it to be capable of 5fps because I want to be sure if I push the button once more I would get another shot. My finger and my reaction only work to about 5fps. I do not simply do a continuous burst and then looking for that perfect shot which perhaps I didn't see when I took it. Oh well I did with the 10,000fps camera to find out what was wrong with a machine. But that for work and the images are only 512x240 and in B&W.

I watch the Slo-Mo Guys on YouTube. They have cameras that shoot at insane speeds, maybe 1,000,000 fps. Someone has a post of light traveling from one end of a bottle to the other.

BebuLamar

Longshadow wrote:

Sure you're not referring to buffer capacity?

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No not buffer capacity. Back in the late 70's I tested a number of cameras. The low end has 2fps and I found that I can push the shutter release faster than the camera can advance the film. I think around 4fps (the Nikon F2 MD-2 without mirror lockup) I couldn't do that any more. So I opted for the Nikon F3 motor drive which is capable of 5.5fps. With these film cameras the buffer is 36 shots. I wasn't going to deal with the bulk film back option.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

BebuLamar wrote:

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No not buffer capacity. Back in the late 70's I tested a number of cameras. The low end has 2fps and I found that I can push the shutter release faster than the camera can advance the film. I think around 4fps (the Nikon F2 MD-2 without mirror lockup) I couldn't do that any more. So I opted for the Nikon F3 motor drive which is capable of 5.5fps. With these film cameras the buffer is 36 shots. I was going to deal with the bulk film back option.

Canisdirus

Don't forget to assess what cards you need for what type of photography you shoot.

I like to shoot wildlife...macro...landscapes. Not much fast birding...

So even though I can buy dang fast cards...I don't really need to.

I have some of the new Sony tough cards that are super fast for SD's.

But I also have a set of slower cards for all of my macro and landscape work.

It's also ...how you shoot.

I doubt very many non pro shooters ever need the lightning fast cards...it's just marketing.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Canisdirus wrote:

Don't forget to assess what cards you need for wha... (show quote)

I get cards, they work.
(I've no idea if they are fast, slow, or in-between.)

Canisdirus

Longshadow wrote:

I get cards, they work.
(I've no idea if they are fast, slow, or in-between.)

Like the movie Patriot.

Aim small...miss small.

These days...most photo problems are the result of user error...not the hardware.

dadaist

Longshadow wrote:

Since my current cameras have only one slot, which I am used to, if I purchased a new camera with two slots, I would simply use the SD slot and ignore the CF. I won't use it simply because it's there.
Overflow? I'll change cards.
JPEG on one RAW on the other? Why? I put them in the same directory on the computer anyway. Just two sets to transfer.
Insurance in case of card failure? Been using one card slot for over 20 years.

"By George, I think you got it"!!

wcmoorejr Loc: Birmingham Alabama

Longshadow wrote:

Since my current cameras have only one slot, which I am used to, if I purchased a new camera with two slots, I would simply use the SD slot and ignore the CF. I won't use it simply because it's there.
Overflow? I'll change cards.
JPEG on one RAW on the other? Why? I put them in the same directory on the computer anyway. Just two sets to transfer.
Insurance in case of card failure? Been using one card slot for over 20 years.

I have 2 SD cards in my camera. I have it set up so the same image is written to both cards at the same time. In the past decade I have only had a card failure twice. The first time I didn use both slots so I lost all the photos since I swapped cards. The last failure was a couple of months ago. I had both cards so while I lost card 1, card 2 had all of the pictures.The pageant would have been very unhappy if I had lost the crowing shots. In my workflow, I shoot to both cards. when I swap cards, i swap out both. I upload 1 card to my computer. When I am sure that the pictures are on my laptop, I format both cards in camera and i am ready for my next shoot.

cedymock Loc: Irmo, South Carolina

jerryc41 wrote:

Prices of XQD and CFE cards are ridiculously high right now. I paid $155 for one 64GB XQD and a pair of 64GB UHS-II SDXC cards. At least with B&H, I didn't pay the $12.40 sales tax. Looking back, I see that I bought a 64GB card for $54 in 2002. I can get a 64GB Sandisk card now for $18. I hope the newer cards come down in less than ten years. I'm certainly not going to stock up on them.

Actually a 128GB CF express card is $40.00 cheaper than two years ago.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

This is like buying a Porsche and whining about the cost of premium gas! Best of luck to all.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

wcmoorejr wrote:

I have 2 SD cards in my camera. I have it set up s... (show quote)

Oh, if the camera had 2 "SD" slots I might probably utilize the second slot. I just won't go out and buy CF cards, which I own none of, just to use the CF slot. I have at least ten SD cards.

James May

Yes they are way over priced hopefully in the future they start coming down to a more reasonable price

hjkarten Loc: San Diego, California

Much depends on what you are shooting. If shooting pictures of Birds in Flight (BIF) and you want to capture changing wing configurations and positions, and depending on speed of changes of wing, then higher speed of 30 frames/second is important. If shooting at 30 FPS on SONY A1, I may shoot continuous runs of more than 100-150 frames. When shooting at these high speeds, it is important to have the very high speed ability to empty the buffer. This requires the CF cards. I should add that I only occasionally shoot those high speeds, but the resulting pix are worth the cost & effort. If you are shooting at 5 - 10 FPS, the slower UHS-II cards are adequate. Most of the time, with slow moving or static birds, high frame rates are a bother and demand too much time to review and discard the many similar photos. ALso, high FPS is useful if shooting pictures of high speed sports, such as tennis, batter hitting ball, etc.

PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA

When I first started using digital, I used a Canon for the photography company that employed me. I do not know how many times there was damage to cameras from people not being careful when inserting the CF card. I also do not know how much was spent on camera repair for the bent pins from improper insertion of the cards. I worked in one territory of the country and I cannot imagine the number of problems they had across the country. I have preferred the SD card since.