Do I really NEED another memory card?

[eap_44]

hi theresa,

can you share to me your experience with the Ultra II? i currently have a 1gb extreme III and i am looking for my second card. i saw a an Ultra II 2gb at our local Costco here for CAD$105... seems to be good price as comparaed to like Best Buy and Future Shop. i'm thinking of getting it or should I stay with extreme III cards?

thanks.

Jeff

 

[CadGuru]

Jeff,

I have the 1g ultra II card and love it. Write speeds to my E-500 are fast, and I personally am happy with that. That being said I wonder how much faster the transfer of the files to my pc via a usb2 card reader would be with an extreme III card. I don't shoot in extreme weather conditions and can't justify the price difference between the two.

-Anthony
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[instamatic]

I'm not Theresa, but Ultra II is my staple card. It's speed is reputed to be approximately 60x, which is plenty fast.

I shoot with Nikon D70, and that Ultra II card is still a bottleneck on some occasions, but it's rare. I also have a Lexar 80x card which is noticeably faster in the camera, so I can imagine Extreme III is even faster, if the camera can pump data this quick. I only shoot RAW by the way, so those files are quite large.

Having said that, I think Ultra II is the most cost-effective high-speed card out there. I noticed that my Lexar card cannot be read when my card reader is hooked up to a USB port, as opposed to the computer itself. I never experienced this with the Sandisk Ultra II.

Regards,
Przemek

hi theresa,

can you share to me your experience with the Ultra II? i currently
have a 1gb extreme III and i am looking for my second card. i saw a
an Ultra II 2gb at our local Costco here for CAD$105... seems to be
good price as comparaed to like Best Buy and Future Shop. i'm
thinking of getting it or should I stay with extreme III cards?

thanks.

Jeff

 

[zarchitect]

We went on a month+ long honeymoon, and I was very nervous about having enough space. I didn't read through all of the postings (too many), but here's what we did.

Purchased a USB2 on-the-go external hard drive. It has an internal, rechargable battery. So once you've got the hard drive and the enclosure, you're good to go. I just downloaded them every night, no lap top needed.

I probably have some terminology wrong in there, but it's the basic idea. Good luck!

Jessica

 

[eap_44]

hi guys,

i just purchased a Sandisk Extreme III 2 gb CF at ebay having the same price as Ultra II 2gb CF in store. i think i got a good deal.

thanks.

 

[jensendk]

If speeds matters, the Extreme III writes twice as fast incamera. I love the speed of the Extreme III when shooting sportsevent. The Camera is ready faster, after 4 shots, its about 5 seconds difference..
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Jens Holm