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andygrif · 10-03-2005, 10:26

It's not as simple as one brand being better than another I'm afraid - I wish it were that simple! Some cameras cope with some brands of card better than others and some so-called high-speed versions of memory cards are not as high speed as they might claim.

And then there's your camera. If you're using a 16 megapixel digital SLR then you're going to want the fastest card in the land, but if you're using a little point and shoot then you're unlikely to notice the difference between any brand of card. It will also depend on your camera's buffer.

I've just bought a few CF cards to test them and there are some big differences. The Jessops card is OK, the SanDisk (standard one) is appaling and the Lexar Pro (80x) is very good.

I would go and bend the ear of your local Jessops, get them to demonstrate how good they are, which one will work best with your camera, then go an buy that brand online.

10-03-2005, 10:26	#9
andygrif Inactive Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,820	Re: SD Cards It's not as simple as one brand being better than another I'm afraid - I wish it were that simple! Some cameras cope with some brands of card better than others and some so-called high-speed versions of memory cards are not as high speed as they might claim. And then there's your camera. If you're using a 16 megapixel digital SLR then you're going to want the fastest card in the land, but if you're using a little point and shoot then you're unlikely to notice the difference between any brand of card. It will also depend on your camera's buffer. I've just bought a few CF cards to test them and there are some big differences. The Jessops card is OK, the SanDisk (standard one) is appaling and the Lexar Pro (80x) is very good. I would go and bend the ear of your local Jessops, get them to demonstrate how good they are, which one will work best with your camera, then go an buy that brand online.