Compact Flash Memory Card Question

[IGregory]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a compact flash memory card to use with a Canon EOS 5D Mark 3? B and H recommends the Scan Disk.

 

[= bluntman =]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a compact flash memory card to use with a Canon EOS 5D Mark 3? B and H recommends the Scan Disk.

I would recommend Sandisk as well - I have never had a problem with their cards. What speed is totally up to you.

 

[Bear]

I've used Sandisk and Lexar. B&H is making a good recommendation in my opinion.

 

[MCAsan]

I use Lexar 32GB 1000x in mine. You want UDMA 7 compliant cards to get the fastest write speeds so that high speed shooting has min delays clear the buffer to the card. Also if you use a Lexar USB 3 dual slot reader, you will get fast read times into the computer as it is UDMA 7 compliant also.

Anyone wanting fast SD or CF cards should see Ron's test results which are done per camera.
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/camera_wb_multi_page.asp?cid=6007-12452

 

[IGregory]

Thanks guys, your thoughts are very much appreciated.

 

[steveash]

Yep Sandisk or Lexar. Don't buy from untrusted people like ebay sellers as there are many cheap fakes around that fail and loose images.

 

[IGregory]

Yep Sandisk or Lexar. Don't buy from untrusted people like ebay sellers as there are many cheap fakes around that fail and loose images.

Thank you Steve.

 

[I AM THE MAN]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a compact flash memory card to use with a Canon EOS 5D Mark 3? B and H recommends the Scan Disk.

SanDisk hands down. I personally use a 16gb 30mb/s with my Mark 2.

 

[jg900ss]

Agree. SanDisk, but also because of RescuePro

I also use the SanDisk cards in my 5D, but one perhaps overlooked advantage is that I get a small CD with a copy of RescuePro software on it as part of the purchase of the SanDisk card. I have used this software now, twice, to rescue images from a card where formatting by either a PC/MAC went awry, or the camera format got frazzled. In both instances RescuePro, running on my Mac, was able to locate the missing images, AND MORE FROM PAST erasures, so I am VERY pleased with this PLUS with the purchase of a card from SanDisk. Just thought you might find that interesting.

 

[IGregory]

I also use the SanDisk cards in my 5D, but one perhaps overlooked advantage is that I get a small CD with a copy of RescuePro software on it as part of the purchase of the SanDisk card. I have used this software now, twice, to rescue images from a card where formatting by either a PC/MAC went awry, or the camera format got frazzled. In both instances RescuePro, running on my Mac, was able to locate the missing images, AND MORE FROM PAST erasures, so I am VERY pleased with this PLUS with the purchase of a card from SanDisk. Just thought you might find that interesting.

Thank you sir.