I think we are in the same situation. I too am learning how to process raw and that is why I set my camera up for raw & jpeg. The only configuration is raw in slot one and jpeg in slot 2. I did some shooting (about 30 shots) and my camera says that there are 2,300 shots left on the 32 gig cards, so I guess the card will hold about 2300 shots in raw. BTW, I don't know what program you're using for raw editing but I just upgraded from Corel Aftershot 3 to Aftershot Pro 3 because it got very good reviews from several different sources. If you have Aftershot 3 it only costs 14.99 to upgrade to the Pro edition which is quite a bit more powerful and advanced. Now I have to learn how to use it. Also, there doesn't seem to be any problem with the faster card recording raw while the slower card is recording jpeg, at least not for single shots. That might change when I do some shooting in continuous mode, but I hope not.

Agreed. I'm learning that lesson now..

I'm just a hobbyist and until recently I was shooting with film occasionally mostly for nostalgia reasons and I still like the look of film prints more than digital. Recently I decided that I'm pretty much done with film because it's too much of a hassle now. The film has to be sent out for processing and turn around time can be rather long. It's also quite expensive now. IMHO, digital's advantages far outweigh any advantages of film. I have a nearly full roll of Kodak Ektar 100 film in my Nikon film camera that intend to shoot and I think that will be the last roll of film that I will be shooting (maybe, lol).

Yeah, I might have to bite the bullet and get another Pro card. Thanks..

Wow. Thanks for this info. If I had know this I would have gotten the Lexar but at least the Sandisk is a close second.

I just found out that my d7100 only allows slot 1 to be raw and slot 2 jpeg, so I put the faster card in slot 1. I'm trying to avoid buying another Pro card so I hope all goes well tomorrow.

Thanks guys for the input. This is such a great place for sharing ideas.

I don't like to do a lot of pp so maybe I'll set slot slot 1 for jpeg and slot 2 for raw with the faster card. Thanks!

Thanks for the input. I don't want both slots be set for raw because I don't like to do a lot of post processing. For my purposes I'm usually satisfied with most of my jpeg shots. Raw will actually be my back up card. I'm just not sure if the faster card will be best for jpeg or raw. Tomorrow I guess I'll try it both ways and see what happens. Thanks for the input!

Thanks. I'm going to do what your suggesting. Thanks!

I just received a 32 gig SanDisk Extreme Pro sdhc card. I have a Nikon D7100 that accepts 2 memory cards. I have been using a 32 gig SanDisk Ultra in slot 1 and a 16 gig Sandisk ultra in slot 2. I have my camera set up so that slot 2 is for overflow if slot 1 gets full. I have never had that happen and I am thinking of changing settings so that jpeg is recorded in slot one and Raw in slot 2 . I have a dedicated camcorder so I have never used my D7100 for movies. The SanDisk Ultra is class 10 and only 30MB/s whereas the Sandisk Extreme Pro is U3 class 10 95MB/s. My question is: will there be any problem if I use them both in the jpeg / raw configuration and which slot would it best to put the Extreme Pro card into?

I also use Corel Paint Shop Pro X9 with Topaz, NIK and other plugins that came with the program. It's a great post processing program.

That's good to know. Thanks!

Nikon owners manual suggests using compressed air to blow dust of the sensor but I guess Nikon's technicians and my camera shop's repair tech are doing and advising harmful things. You might not want to use compressed air for fear of ice particles if you're in Antarctica or inside a meat locker but I don't think should be a great concern under most normal conditions. I was told to not shake the compressed air can because it could result is residue getting on the sensor amd it's best to blow some air on your finger tip first to check for propellants. Anyway, both sensors in my cameras are as clean as new and the dust spots are gone from my images.

The local camera where I used live has been there for many years and they buy, sell, and repair cameras. They will clean your sensor for free as a courtesy and they have cleaned hundreds of camera sensors using compressed air. I was told not to shave the can of air and to hold my camera face down while blowing out the dust off the sensor. It worked like a charm with absolutely no problems. I won't hesitate to do it again. Swabbing the sensor is also a relatively easy operation that can be done with dry or with a slightly dampened swab. I don't think a long standing camera shop that does repairs would be selling small cans of compressed air if it was so dangerous to use on a camera.