Just a question for you camera buffs (again)

I have purchased my Canon eos300d (rebel) and I'm going to buy another compact flash card, but have seen some sandisk C/F2 cards that claim to have 65x speed and I just wanted to know if it would make my camera operate quicker.

It now takes 2.5 frames per sec (I think thats correct) but will only take 4 in a row then there is a slight delay before taking any more (i think while it is writing to the buffer) I was thinking that the faster card may reduce this delay.

At the momment I'm using a pretec 256 C/F card and I'm not sure of the speed or the quality.

I believe you are stuck with the 2.5 fps and the buffer. My 10D does 3fps to a max of 9 frames before it stops to clear the buffer and while I haven't *timed* them, all of the different CF cards I've used have been the same.

I think it is limited by the cameras ability to write to the card, rather than the cards ability to be written to. My USB 2 card reader reads and wrties CF cards REAL fast - even my old 128mb card that may not even be a 32x speed card... BTW - lemme know if you need a site for cheap cards...

Z...

I need to know I have been shopping on ebay which is normally heaps cheaper than the retail shops, but if you know of somewhere cheap, please let me know

quit holding out Zeeman.

hook a brother up.

Zeeman is correct. I recently called a local camera shop with a question about my older Nikon, wanting to upgrade from an 8X to 40X card. First thing he asked me was which Nikon model I had (Coolpix 990) and proceeded to tell me that this camera wouldn't benefit from a card that fast. So call a store with knowledgable peeps before you buy.

you MAY want a faster card than your camera if you think you will get a faster camera sometime. Larger flash cards can be pricey, but the difference in speed/cost can be a consideration too. CF is going to be around for a while in the larger format cameras anyway.

Also consider an "extreme" flash if you will be moving in and out of warm/cold environments. I learned this the hard way. Had to switch flash cards and lost a wildlife picture opertunity

Well Z, I'm still waiting

I would say it depends on the camera. I have a friend with a Canon (D60 I think) and he uses the faster flash cards. I think he can get 8 pics before it fills the buffer and has to write to the card and he said the faster cards definitely speed things up for him.

FWIW. one of my older CF cards is not USB enabled and will not work with my USB card reader.

Still waiting Z

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thanks for the info