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p.1 #1 · 5D3 flash cards

Can anyone tell me what the best and second best compact flash cards for shooting family photos, sports photos and videos on the Canon 5 D Mark III? Where is the best price

Thank you.

Nov 25, 2012 at 10:11 PM

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p.1 #2 · 5D3 flash cards

How fast cards do you like to have

All cards from the big brands will work good. So it's only a question of speed.

Nov 25, 2012 at 10:15 PM

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p.1 #3 · 5D3 flash cards

stevek65 wrote:
Can anyone tell me what the best and second best compact flash cards for shooting family photos, sports photos and videos on the Canon 5 D Mark III? Where is the best price

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if you want to absolutely have the biggest buffer and fastest write speeds then Lexar 1000x are the way to go. otherwise if you are willing to give up a little but still have very fast speeds check this

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/camera_wb_multi_page.asp?cid=6007-12452

Nov 25, 2012 at 10:21 PM

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p.1 #4 · 5D3 flash cards

The only challenge there is sports and only if you machine gun continuously.

Nov 25, 2012 at 10:22 PM

Lars Johnsson
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p.1 #5 · 5D3 flash cards

Pixel Perfect wrote:
stevek65 wrote:
Can anyone tell me what the best and second best compact flash cards for shooting family photos, sports photos and videos on the Canon 5 D Mark III? Where is the best price

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if you want to absolutely have the biggest buffer and fastest write speeds then Lexar 1000x are the way to go. otherwise if you are willing to give up a little but still have very fast speeds check this

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/camera_wb_multi_page.asp?cid=6007-12452

Are you sure?

Because a lot of new fast cards have been released since he did that test. I like my Transcend 1000x cards

Nov 25, 2012 at 10:39 PM

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p.1 #6 · 5D3 flash cards

RG has given up all his memory card testing stuff a while back

Nov 25, 2012 at 10:42 PM

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p.1 #7 · 5D3 flash cards

I will agree with Lars that Transcend makes great cards. They have a range of capacities and speeds to choose from, so you can make your selection based on the type of shooting you will be doing. If you're on a budget, they're inexpensive enough to have a few high capacity but slower cards for when you don't need the 1000x speed, and also keep a couple smaller capacity, faster cards for when you want maximum throughput.

That said, I'm currently using Lexar 1000x and I love them.

Nov 25, 2012 at 11:03 PM

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p.1 #8 · 5D3 flash cards

Does anyone think these lexar pro 800x 16 gig cards would work well.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/895464-REG/Lexar_lcf16gctbna8002_16GB_Pro_Compact_Flash.html

Nov 26, 2012 at 12:52 AM

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p.1 #9 · 5D3 flash cards

I don't have that card in particular, but I don't see why it wouldn't suit your needs as you described in your original post.

Nov 26, 2012 at 01:06 AM

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p.1 #10 · 5D3 flash cards

stevek65 wrote:
Does anyone think these lexar pro 800x 16 gig cards would work well.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/895464-REG/Lexar_lcf16gctbna8002_16GB_Pro_Compact_Flash.html

I'm sure it's a good card. But remember that the 800x speed is only for the reading. It's more like a 400x when it's writing to the card. But the price is nearly the same as the Lexar 400x cards also.

Nov 26, 2012 at 05:57 AM

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p.1 #11 · 5D3 flash cards

I'll have to double check but I'm sure that's what I'm using in my recently acquired 5DIII and I haven't been disappointed so far. I haven't really had a chance to go out and do any big buffer burning sequences yet just a few test runs of my kids running around being kids. I'll have a look tomorrow to check and can try to take it through a few buffer filling runs if you'd like.

Nov 26, 2012 at 06:31 AM

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p.1 #12 · 5D3 flash cards

I have the 1000x Lexar and both in camera and in computer the card is Wicked fast!

Nov 27, 2012 at 04:29 AM

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p.1 #13 · 5D3 flash cards

Here's a link to the Transcend 64 GB card I have been using in my 5DIII.

Transcend 64GB CF @ B&H Photo

I posted my review of the card on the site.

Nov 27, 2012 at 09:51 AM

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p.1 #14 · 5D3 flash cards

IIRC, to get the 5D3 to write quickly you have to use only the CF card, as the SD card writer is SLOW, irrespective of the card speed. So you have to leave the slot empty.

Nov 27, 2012 at 10:37 AM

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