Here is a little guide on how to buy an SD card and i found it quite helpfull. If you don't like reading, the TLDR version is : don't ever buy a cheap SD card because in the end it may cost you more.
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Re: Beginners guide to buying an SD card
Thanks Sophia, that's handyCanon 1DX, 50D, EF500 F4.0 L, EF100-400 f/4.5-5.6L I , EF100-400 f/4.5-5.6L II, EF70-200 f/2.8L II, EF180 f3.5L Macro, EF 24-105 f/4L, EF17-40 f/4L, EF2.0X III, EF1.4X III, 430EX II, MR-14EX... -
Re: Beginners guide to buying an SD card
To me this is another example (on the linked site) of someone making a statement without any evidence. There are always people who insist only the most expensive thing is worth getting. If someone can show me statistical evidence that cheap SD cards are more likely to fail than expensive ones, I might listen. Yes, get a card with the speed and capacity you need, but I suspect most of them are made in a very few factories and just badged (and priced) according to the brand name. I've never had a card problem, apart from the one which I accidentally forced into the wrong part of a card reader and ripped off one of the contacts, my fault, not the card.EOS 6D, 6D Mk II, 80D, 70D, 100D, 200D, M50, M100. Canon 10-18, 18 - 55, 55 - 250 IS STM lenses, Canon 16 - 35 mm F4L, 35 mm EF-S macro, 50 mm F1.8 STM, 60 mm EF-S macro, MPE-65 macro, 85 mm F1.8, 200 mm F2.8 L II, M 15 - 45 mm, M 22mm F2, M 32mm F1.4. Sigma 24 - 35 F2 Art, 135 mm F1.8 Art, 17 - 50 F2.8 DC, 105 mm OS macro, 100 - 400 C, 150 - 600 C.Comment
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I agree with Richard W here. I too have had no problems.Canon 6D; Canon 760D;Canon G15;Canon 40mm f2.8(Pancake);Canon 50mm f1.8(ii); Canon 17mm-40mm f4L;Canon EF-S 10-18mm f4.5-5.6 IS STM;Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4-5.6 STM lens;Canon 24mm-105mmf4L IS;Canon 70-300mm f4-f5.6 L IS USM;Kenko 1.4x HD TC;Canon 430EX ii flash;Giottos tripod;Manfretto monopod;Cokin P filters + bits and pieces!
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Re: Beginners guide to buying an SD card
Lots of info on the web and got to say some of it is rubbish.
Interestingly just been testing the CF cards I have to see how they compare.
Used a prog, H2testW, and a Kingston USB3 reader, the results aren't absolutes and they will vary with the equipment used for testing. Given the different interfaces in cameras there will be differences there too.
Anyway these were the results:
SanDisc Extreme Pro 32GB UDMA7
Writing speed: 103 MByte/s
Reading speed: 107 MByte/s
Lexar Pro 800x 32GB UDMA7
Writing speed: 38.1 MByte/s
Reading speed: 107 MByte/s
Not surprised at the difference as the Lexar is rated slower. In use in my 5D3 can't say I've really noticed a difference, maybe I'm not shooting long enough to fill the buffer where the slower write speed of the Lexar would be an issue. From all I've been reading recently (looking to buy some more CF) the Lexar 1066x should perform the same as this SanDisk.Canon 5D3, 7D2, 60D, Canon 70-200L f2.8 IS II, Canon 300 f4L IS, Canon 16-35 f4 L, Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM, Canon 1.4 MkIII extender, Sigma AF 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM, Sigma 150-600 Contemporary, Tamron SP AF 70-300 F/4-5.6 Di VC USD, Canon EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS
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Re: Beginners guide to buying an SD card
All my cameras have PNK cards in, happy with them too.
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