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<blockquote data-quote="Doug b" data-source="post: 1041079" data-attributes="member: 59143"><p>If SD cards were as durable and fast as CF cards, I'd not mind using them too much. The fastest SD card tops out with write speeds of 30MB/s which is 200x while the fastest CF card maxes out with write speeds of 600x which is between 87-90MB/s. Read speeds aren't as important, but CF cards also read at the same 90MB/s. </p><p></p><p>Write speeds are important when you're shooting multiple frames per second at a very fast rate. The faster your card writes, the faster your camera is ready to continue shooting. You can't keep shooting at your camera's maximum fps rate when your buffer is continually full..so the card needs to be able to write the data as quickly as the camera is spitting it out</p><p></p><p>CF cards also come in 64 gig variations, while SD maxes at 32 gigs. Personally speaking, I wouldn't get a card over 16 gigs, or perhaps even 8. If your data gets corrupted, that's a heck of a lot of images lost if the card was full !</p><p></p><p>Furthermore, I can't stand the size of SD cards. Too easy to lose. The only thing I like about SD cards is that there are no pins to mess up. Not that I ever have, but I've heard of people being careless in that way. </p><p></p><p>Now if only Stevo would be sensible and equip iMacs and MacBook Pros with multi card readers instead of just SD, I'd be a very contented man. Then again, using CF with an firewire card reader would still be much faster. </p><p></p><p>Doug</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doug b, post: 1041079, member: 59143"] If SD cards were as durable and fast as CF cards, I'd not mind using them too much. The fastest SD card tops out with write speeds of 30MB/s which is 200x while the fastest CF card maxes out with write speeds of 600x which is between 87-90MB/s. Read speeds aren't as important, but CF cards also read at the same 90MB/s. Write speeds are important when you're shooting multiple frames per second at a very fast rate. The faster your card writes, the faster your camera is ready to continue shooting. You can't keep shooting at your camera's maximum fps rate when your buffer is continually full..so the card needs to be able to write the data as quickly as the camera is spitting it out CF cards also come in 64 gig variations, while SD maxes at 32 gigs. Personally speaking, I wouldn't get a card over 16 gigs, or perhaps even 8. If your data gets corrupted, that's a heck of a lot of images lost if the card was full ! Furthermore, I can't stand the size of SD cards. Too easy to lose. The only thing I like about SD cards is that there are no pins to mess up. Not that I ever have, but I've heard of people being careless in that way. Now if only Stevo would be sensible and equip iMacs and MacBook Pros with multi card readers instead of just SD, I'd be a very contented man. Then again, using CF with an firewire card reader would still be much faster. Doug [/QUOTE]
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