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CanonGuy4Life
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Curious if most carrying larger size cards or multiple smaller size cards?


128GB, 64GB, 32GB?


Thanks



Aug 28, 2013 at 05:22 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Compact Flash Cards, What Size Are People Using?


128 and 64 only

you'd be better off starting a poll



Aug 28, 2013 at 05:39 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Compact Flash Cards, What Size Are People Using?


32GB


Aug 28, 2013 at 06:01 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Compact Flash Cards, What Size Are People Using?


64gb


Aug 28, 2013 at 07:06 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Compact Flash Cards, What Size Are People Using?


32GB as primary cards with a slew of 16's for if/when the 32's are full. The 16's are cheaper per gig by far.

64 and 128's are seemingly treated as luxury goods and priced accordingly - too expensive.



Aug 28, 2013 at 08:16 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Compact Flash Cards, What Size Are People Using?


put 2 128GB cards in the 1dx and shoot all day...or all week

The Sandisk and lexar 128GB are expensive, the transcend are less than half the price..and just as good (let the debate begin)

Check Lars thread on CF speeds/buffer etc.



Aug 28, 2013 at 08:45 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Compact Flash Cards, What Size Are People Using?


I have a mix of 16 and 32GB cards: SanDisk Extreme and Transcend 400X. The Transcend costs about half as much as the Extreme and formats and uploads faster. 32GB seems to be the sweet spot in terms of GB per buck. The 64/128 are silly expensive for a still shooter albeit I can see a video geek spilling the coin for those puppies.

I somehow sold all nearly two dozen of my old 1, 2, 4 and 8 GB SanDisk CF cards on Amazon. I was really surprised people were willing to buy these small cards. Hence my two new 32GB cards.



Aug 28, 2013 at 11:53 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Compact Flash Cards, What Size Are People Using?


Thanks for all the replies


Aug 29, 2013 at 01:31 AM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Compact Flash Cards, What Size Are People Using?


32. Ton and tons and tons of 32s.


Aug 29, 2013 at 10:22 AM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Compact Flash Cards, What Size Are People Using?


128 and 64GB cards. It's really nice to go away over weekend and knowing that the cards in the camera will be enough even when shooting thousends of pics


Aug 29, 2013 at 10:59 AM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Compact Flash Cards, What Size Are People Using?


64GB in 1DX and 1DIV, 32GB in 6D and X-Pro1.


Aug 29, 2013 at 11:49 AM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Compact Flash Cards, What Size Are People Using?


No 32s for me yet... instead a handful of 16s in a pair of 5DIIIs.


Aug 29, 2013 at 04:04 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Compact Flash Cards, What Size Are People Using?


Sunny Sra wrote:
...you'd be better off starting a poll


Yes. This is a good topic for a poll.



Aug 29, 2013 at 04:44 PM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Compact Flash Cards, What Size Are People Using?


Actually, it's a good topic for a "2D" poll. Consider a matrix with discrete card capacity (GB) values on the horizontal axis, and number of cards on the vertical axis.


Aug 29, 2013 at 09:28 PM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Compact Flash Cards, What Size Are People Using?


I carry 3 8GB cards. I rarely fill even one.


Aug 29, 2013 at 10:45 PM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Compact Flash Cards, What Size Are People Using?


Saves on dev. and neg. sleeves I guess.


Aug 30, 2013 at 04:12 AM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Compact Flash Cards, What Size Are People Using?


Mainly 8's and 16's, but I still use 4 GB cards for studio work. I guess I'd join the 'big card' fan club if I shot video, but even when I'm shooting an all day sports event, 16 GB per body is usually enough.

I've a drawer full of 1 and 2GB cards I no longer use - bought when good CF's cost $100 per gigabyte. Technology changes so fast it doesn't make sense to me to invest in the latest/greatest/fastest cards because whatever I buy, I know they'll be valueless and collecting dust in a relatively short time ... 16GB cards seem to be the cheapest per GB today, so that's what I've bought recently.



Aug 30, 2013 at 04:46 AM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Compact Flash Cards, What Size Are People Using?


Years ago, I started using 8 gb cards..the main reason was in case of card failure, not all my images would be ruined. With the Mk III I have moved up to 16 gb cards,,

Now, I hear you guys using 32 GB cards,,,thats over 1000 images on one card.. I priced it out and it is cheaper than two 16 gb cards,,but what about card failure,,then what,,how often does it happen.. I was always told to use a smaller size card to avoid this...



Aug 30, 2013 at 07:21 AM
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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Compact Flash Cards, What Size Are People Using?


Jglaser757 wrote:
Years ago, I started using 8 gb cards..the main reason was in case of card failure, not all my images would be ruined. With the Mk III I have moved up to 16 gb cards,,

Now, I hear you guys using 32 GB cards,,,thats over 1000 images on one card.. I priced it out and it is cheaper than two 16 gb cards,,but what about card failure,,then what,,how often does it happen.. I was always told to use a smaller size card to avoid this...


If you worry about that, then use a backup card in your camera. I don't understand when people have two memory card slots and don't use them?



Aug 30, 2013 at 08:22 AM
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32gb and 16gb.


Aug 30, 2013 at 09:17 AM
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