Largest and Fastest Card for D200

[LeeTee]

I am presently using some 2GB cards for my D200. Seeing the much larger sizes now availible, what are the largest sizes that are pretty fast that you have been able to use?

Thanks!
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[rubicon]

I'm using SD extreme III, 4gb cards in my D200 it works fine I've heard 8gb will work okay I just don't need that much storage I carry a 2nd card all the time, I shoot fine jpeg, very seldom raw.

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[edorf_71]

Hi Lee,

I just bought a Sandisk Extreme 8GB, 60MB/s UDMA-card (400x) and it works just fine. Can't notice any speed difference in-camera but in transfer to PC. Haven't tried the 90MB/s cards or any larger.

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[LeeTee]

Thanks! I might get one of the 8GB.
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[quicklook2]

i like 16 gig cards.

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[Richard_NC]

I used SanDisk 8GB Ultra II and Extreme III cards with the D200. They worked fine.

 

[Big Red]

You might want to check at Costco if you have a membership. They had Sandisk 8GB Ultra II 30MB/s for $27.00. That was a couple of weeks ago. it works great in my D200.

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[Boris]

Lexar 16G PlatinumII 80x works fine.
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[SantaFeBill]

SanDisk Extreme IV 4GB work fine in my D200.

 

[mkrause]

The D200 is reated at 8.7MB/sec write speed which is approx 60X speed per the speed rating indicated on CF cards. The D200 won't really benifit from a faster card. Your Card reader to PC connection can improve with faster cards on the Read side of the equation.

I use Lexar 4GB 133x and 233x cards. I like this size as it closely maps to what I get from a single fully charged battery. I never liked the idea of larger cards per fo old addage "never put all your eggs in one basket". These cards @ 133x are around 30.00 and the 233x are slightly more...

My 2 cents worth...

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[Gary_Scotland]

........ "never put all your eggs in one basket". .

I am with you on that thought. Although 'larger' cards offer a little more in convenience, it would be devastating to have a whole photo shoot lost due to a card error.

My personal preferences are to use several 2Gb cards for that reason alone

Regards,

Gary

 

[Soren47]

Don't know on the D200, but on the D300s I stick to Sandisk Extreme III 4-8GB cards. The large sizes are expensive and I would prefer to have images spread over several cards (as others have mentioned). Never had a failure with Sandisk cards.

 

[olyflyer]

I am using Extreme IV 4GB CF and SD cards. I don't want larger, if one card fails I loose less images this way. The capacity of 4 x 4GB is enough for my needs.
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