1Ds Mk III & Sandisk Extreme Pro 128GB CF card

Anybody use a Sandisk Extreme Pro 128GB CF card with the 1Ds MkIII or are the 128GB too big and too new for the 1Ds MkIII bodies?

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Sandisk says the 1Ds3 is compatible. However, I doubt that the card will perform at its claimed 100MB speed in the 1Ds3; the camera was never designed for throughput at that speed. Nonetheless, no harm in getting one, since it will work, have a very high capacity and will also work at speed in some future product you will probably buy. One exception: in the unlikely scenario (since you are a forum contributor) that the 1Ds3 is your last camera, don't bother; you'd be better off with 8- 16GB cards of a lower speed, as you would risk less loss if one card failed and, as I already speculated, you probably can't take full advantage of the speed of the card in question.

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No, it won't run at full speed in the camera, but neither will the last two or three series of Sandisk cards

Doesn't matter, though, because the most common way to shoot the 1Ds Mark III is single shots, maybe a bracket.

The place where the card will shine is when you come to transfer the images off the card and onto the computer. With a card this size, you need all the speed you can get downloading. Use a USB3 reader and you'll get excellent transfer rates.

Thanks for the replies.

My CPS UK rep is waiting for an answer from Sandisk, but I was hoping somebody here has actually used a Sandisk 128GB card in a 1Ds MkIII.
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highlandcow said:

Thanks for the replies.

My CPS UK rep is waiting for an answer from Sandisk, but I was hoping somebody here as actually used a Sandisk 128GB card in a 1Ds MkIII.

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I'm using a 64 GB card like that in my 1Ds Mk III. There is absolutely no reason to think a 128 GB would not work. You won't have any speed advantage, though. The write speed of the 1Ds Mk III is about 20 MB/sec, no matter how much faster the card is.

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I'm not that concerned about write speed - although read speed is always a bonus, even using FW800 readers and there will hopefully be an improvement with the 1Dx's built in Ethernet port.

However, I've been keeping an eye on the price of Sandisk's 64GB cards and the 128GB cards are now only 25% more than the 64GB cards. I'll use them in my eventual 1Dx bodies, but would like them to work in my currently owned 1Ds MkIII bodies.

There haven't been any recent firmware updates for the 1Ds MkIII, but there have been more recent firmware updates for the 5D MkII and 1D MkIV that allow those cameras to use (undefined) higher capacity memory cards.
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If that card goes bad, you're going to lose zillions of images. Sure, you have the SD card as backup, but why risk anything? For my 1D3 and 5D2, I've opted to stick with 16GB cards. Still get 600 images per card; that's enough for me.

In the US, a 128GB cars sells for close to $900. A 32GB card sells for $180. You could get the same 128GB for $720. Is the convenience worth all this extra money? Especially since a card failure risks thousands of images.

i've heard the argument against large cards for years, I am always much more concerned with losing a card than it failing Having2 cards in the camera has always given me enough comfort not to worry about card failure I often shoot on multi day treks in bad weather conditions, so leaving the card in the camera seems safest to me. It's all what your needs are.
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SD card can be a backup for 32G or lower CF card only.

1Ds3 does not support SDXC, meaning that you can only use SDHC card which is max 32G.

I have been using the Transcend 64gig 400X CF in my 1DsIII and that is more the the bodies transfer speed.
It holds 2000+ RAW at iso200 and the 16gig holds almost the same LJPG.
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