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I never had any doubt as to the veracity of your findings Tom. The Italians may feel otherwise. :)

Your welcome Murray. I still wish someone would post findings with the Panasonic class 6 card. I saw a recent thread stating something like 8 seconds with the GRD.

SD/SDHC CARD TYPE............................................................# BLINKS

Sandisk Ultra II Plus 1GB........................................................11

ATP Promax 4GB Class 6.......................................................9

Sandisk Ultra III 2GB............................................................... 9 (Italy:)

(Assume member meant Extreme III, as there is no Ultra III)

SDHC Kingston SD 6/4GB......................................................9

Adata 2gb 150x SD..................................................................9

Toshiba AUD$20 1Gb not speed branded .......................16

Sandisk 4Gb SDHC (expensive) not speed branded .....15

Sandisk 2Gb Extreme III .... .....................................................8 (Austrailia:)

TwinMOS Ultra-X 150x 2GB card (cheap)............................9

Sandisk Extreme III 2Gb ..........................................................9 (Italy)

Sandisk Ultra II 4Gb,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.10

Sandisk 64 MB.........................................................................49

--
Jim
 
Jim-

The Ultra 2's in the link you provided are the 2GB Ultra II. This card actually isn't in the list yet, only the 1GB and 4GB versions.

When you get your cards, make sure you count your blinks and report back!
  • David
PD123 said:
I just purchased a GX-100 and came accross this thread cause I needed
help on deciding if the Ultra 2's speed would suffice on this cam.
You guys rock!

If any of you need to stack up on ultra 2s heres a good deal. 2 for 1
@ $35 till 8/2/07
http://www.calumetphoto.com/store/sandisk2for1

Thanks Jim!
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David,

I mis-read the post and thought that the Ultra III was Ultra II but its actually Extreme III ..... 9 blinks...

I will post the results of the Ultra II 2Gb. I think it will be the some where close to the 1GB (11 blinks) and 4Gb (10 blinks). We'll see if 1 more second will drive me nuts or will the savings is worth the wait. I'm used to fast DSLRs and this new cam will be replacing my outdated and collecting dust Canon S40. Can't wait!!!

I was actually thanking Jim for starting this topic. :)

PD
WD40 said:
The Ultra 2's in the link you provided are the 2GB Ultra II. This
card actually isn't in the list yet, only the 1GB and 4GB versions.

When you get your cards, make sure you count your blinks and report
back!
  • David
PD123 said:
I just purchased a GX-100 and came accross this thread cause I needed
help on deciding if the Ultra 2's speed would suffice on this cam.
You guys rock!

If any of you need to stack up on ultra 2s heres a good deal. 2 for 1
@ $35 till 8/2/07
http://www.calumetphoto.com/store/sandisk2for1

Thanks Jim!
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SD/SDHC CARD TYPE............................................................# BLINKS

Sandisk Ultra II Plus 1GB........................................................11
ATP Promax 4GB Class 6.......................................................9

Sandisk Ultra III 2GB............................................................... 9 (Italy:)
(Assume member meant Extreme III, as there is no Ultra III)

SDHC Kingston SD 6/4GB......................................................9

Adata 2gb 150x SD..................................................................9
Toshiba AUD$20 1Gb not speed branded .......................16

Sandisk 4Gb SDHC (expensive) not speed branded .....15

Sandisk 2Gb Extreme III .... .....................................................8 (Austrailia:)
TwinMOS Ultra-X 150x 2GB card (cheap)............................9

Sandisk Extreme III 2Gb ..........................................................9 (Italy)

Sandisk Ultra II 4Gb,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.10

Sandisk 64 MB.........................................................................49

Kingston 8Gb SDHC Class 4.....................................................12
 
Guys, does anyone compared the number of blinks if shoot RAW+FINE jpeg and RAW+N640? Is there any speed difference? On the one hand, I would say that saving RAW + physically smaller JPEG would lead to faster write time. But on the other hand, the N640 image need to be resized from 10MP to 640x480, so the possible file size advantage will probably vanish like a steam because of additional resizing step. It would be great to have an option to save just RAW without JPEG ;) I'm sure, it would decrease the RAW writing time (with the fastest cards) to 3 secs or so.

SD/SDHC CARD TYPE...............................................................# BLINKS

Sandisk Ultra II Plus 1GB..........................................................11

ATP Promax 4GB Class 6...........................................................9

Sandisk Ultra III 2GB................................................................9 (Italy:)
(Assume member meant Extreme III, as there is no Ultra III)

SDHC Kingston SD 6/4GB.........................................................9

Adata 2gb 150x SD.................................................................9
Toshiba AUD$20 1Gb not speed branded .................................16

Sandisk 4Gb SDHC (expensive) not speed branded ....................15

Sandisk 2Gb Extreme III .... .....................................................8 (Australia:)
TwinMOS Ultra-X 150x 2GB card (cheap)....................................9

Sandisk Extreme III 2Gb ..........................................................9 (Italy)

Sandisk Ultra II 4Gb................................................................10

Sandisk 64 MB.......................................................................49

Kingston 8Gb SDHC Class 4......................................................12
 
There's no way to save RAW only.
The image preview works only with JPG file. The cam does not recognise RAW file.
 
So I threw in my spare card, a SanDisk 32MB that came with another camera.

34 blinks.

I would have repeated the test, just to double check, but the card only holds one shot!! haha. :-D
  • David
 
[sorted by number of blinks]

SD/SDHC CARD TYPE .............................................................# BLINKS

2GB Sandisk Extreme III ..........................................................8 (Australia:)

2GB Sandisk Extreme III ..........................................................9 (Italy)

2GB Sandisk Ultra (Extreme) III ................................................9 (Italy:)
(Assume member meant Extreme III, as there is no Ultra III)

2GB TwinMOS Ultra-X 150x (cheap) ..........................................9

2GB Adata 150x SD ................................................................9

4GB ATP Promax SDHC Class 6 .................................................9

4GB Kingston SDHC Class 6 ......................................................9

4GB Sandisk Ultra II ...............................................................10

1GB Sandisk Ultra II Plus .........................................................11

8GB Kingston SDHC Class 4 .....................................................12

4GB Sandisk SDHC (expensive) not speed branded ....................15

1GB Toshiba AUD$20 not speed branded .................................16

32MB SanDisk .......................................................................34

64MB Sandisk .......................................................................49
 
Jim,

I'm going for a record here, or so it seems!

Using the internal memory, which I'm sure was empty beforehand ..... 56 to 58 blinks

Anyone beat that?

--
Peter - on the green island of Ischia
http://www.pbase.com/isolaverde
 
You betcha - no wonder Ricoh don't use firmware to pirate the internal memory as a storage buffer - if it is that slow ....

--
Tom Caldwell
 
[sorted by number of blinks]

SD/SDHC CARD TYPE .............................................................# BLINKS

2GB Sandisk Extreme III ..........................................................8 (Australia:)

2GB Sandisk Extreme III ..........................................................9 (Italy)

2GB Sandisk Ultra (Extreme) III ................................................9 (Italy:)
(Assume member meant Extreme III, as there is no Ultra III)

2GB TwinMOS Ultra-X 150x (cheap) ..........................................9

2GB Adata 150x SD ................................................................9

4GB ATP Promax SDHC Class 6 .................................................9

4GB Kingston SDHC Class 6 ......................................................9

4GB Sandisk Ultra II ...............................................................10

1GB Sandisk Ultra II Plus .........................................................11

8GB Kingston SDHC Class 4 .....................................................12

4GB Sandisk SDHC (expensive) not speed branded ....................15

1GB Toshiba AUD$20 not speed branded .................................16

32MB SanDisk .......................................................................34

64MB Sandisk .......................................................................49

GX100 internal memory .................................................56 to 58
 
Hehe..exactly the result I expected ;) Now I see all people searching the oldest and slowest card in their drawers. I would suggest to try an MMC card then :D
Isola Verde said:
Jim,

I'm going for a record here, or so it seems!

Using the internal memory, which I'm sure was empty beforehand .....
56 to 58 blinks

Anyone beat that?

--
Peter - on the green island of Ischia
http://www.pbase.com/isolaverde
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Tom Caldwell said:
You betcha - no wonder Ricoh don't use firmware to pirate the
internal memory as a storage buffer - if it is that slow ....
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Sure is a slow old bit of memory they've put in there!

But I've tried another shot, to SD card with a DNG+JPG already recorded in the internal memory, and the number of blinks was as before, so that's presumably not used as a buffer during the JPG extract, write DNG and JPG process.

Nevertheless there's still quite a lot going on and it's not a great surprise we can't get below 4-5 seconds!

--
Peter - on the green island of Ischia
http://www.pbase.com/isolaverde
 
Pavel Kudrys said:
Hehe..exactly the result I expected ;) Now I see all people searching
the oldest and slowest card in their drawers. I would suggest to try
an MMC card then :D
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Unfortunately, that 32MB SD card is the biggest one I have at the moment! I have piles of Compact Flash, XD cards, and Sony Memory Sticks... but until my new 2GB comes in, I don't have any Secure Digital cards other than that one!!

That being said, yes, the competition is on. I challenge someone to try a smaller SD card than mine! :-D Fortunately, it's a much cheaper competition than finding the fastest!
  • David
 
Well Peter I'm glad you guys are having fun with this, but the aim was to find the fastest card, not the slowest! :) Good job on the reorganization Pavel. PD123 you're welcome.
Still no Panasonic class 6...
--
Jim
 
workingklasshero said:
Well Peter I'm glad you guys are having fun with this, but the aim
was to find the fastest card, not the slowest! :)
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You know how it can be some days, idle hands etc! I'd wondered why they'd put in such a miserly amount of internal memory, but there's little point having any more at that speed.

We may moan at how slow our GX100s seem, but another thread led me to check out an old Fuji. Have a look at the TIFF write time shown here (it's under the heading "File Flush / Display Timing") - and you'll never complain again:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujis602z/page9.asp

Peter

--
Peter - on the green island of Ischia
http://www.pbase.com/isolaverde
 
[sorted by number of blinks]

SD/SDHC CARD TYPE .............................................................# BLINKS

2GB Sandisk Extreme III ..........................................................8 (Australia:)

2GB Sandisk Extreme III ..........................................................9 (Italy)

2GB Sandisk Ultra (Extreme) III ................................................9 (Italy:)
(Assume member meant Extreme III, as there is no Ultra III)

2GB TwinMOS Ultra-X 150x (cheap) ..........................................9

2GB Adata 150x SD ................................................................9
4GB ATP Promax SDHC Class 6 .................................................9

4GB Kingston SDHC Class 6 ......................................................9

4GB Sandisk Ultra II ...............................................................10

1GB Sandisk Ultra II Plus .........................................................11

8GB Kingston SDHC Class 4 .....................................................12
4GB Sandisk SDHC (expensive) not speed branded ....................15

1GB Toshiba AUD$20 not speed branded .................................16

8GB Transcend SDHC class 2 (purchased in San Jose CA ) ............... 17

32MB SanDisk .......................................................................34

64MB Sandisk .......................................................................49
GX100 internal memory .................................................56 to 58
 
[sorted by number of blinks]

SD/SDHC CARD TYPE .............................................................# BLINKS

2GB Sandisk Extreme III ..........................................................8 (Australia)

2GB Sandisk Extreme III ..........................................................9 (Italy)

2GB Sandisk Ultra (Extreme) III ................................................9 (Italy)
(Assume member meant Extreme III, as there is no Ultra III)

2GB TwinMOS Ultra-X 150x (cheap) ..........................................9

2GB Adata 150x SD ................................................................9

4GB ATP Promax SDHC Class 6 .................................................9

4GB Kingston SDHC Class 6 ......................................................9

4GB Sandisk Ultra II ...............................................................10

1GB Sandisk Ultra II Plus .........................................................11

8GB Kingston SDHC Class 4 .....................................................12

4GB Sandisk SDHC (expensive) not speed branded ....................15

1GB Toshiba AUD$20 not speed branded .................................16

8GB Transcend SDHC class 2 (purchased in San Jose CA ) ...........17

32MB SanDisk .......................................................................34

64MB Sandisk .......................................................................49

GX100 internal memory .................................................56 to 58
 
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