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 Only choice for DSLR Video July 30, 2010
I have this unit as well as the 16GB version. Both get heavy use with my Canon 5D Mark II and perform without a hitch. I would recommend investing in a firewire 800 CF reader. You will thank me later for the time this saves during transfers of your large files. I have never had a SanDisk card fail on me unlike other brands I have tried over the years.
Perfect July 1, 2010
Shooting raw has never been easier...get 999 images when shooting raw with 7D. Get it!
Very fast, very large June 7, 2010
I purchased this to use the 1080p HD video feature of the Canon EOS 5D MkII camera. This cards works great, and I'm able to long HD videos at full quality with none of the stuttering or missed frames I was seeing with slower cards.
Further, I am able to set the camera shooting mode to continuous and hold down the shutter with no problems. I've gotten up to 30 seconds at the 5D's 3.9fps with zero issues. This gives me awesome flexibility for shooting fast-paced events.
And obviously, the storage size on this card is simply huge. I love seeing my camera's display always saying "999" photos remaining (the largest number the 5D will show).
I would definitely purchase this again.
Superb, even works with the Canon 20D May 26, 2010
Short story: the card is superb. If you are thinking of buying it, don't hesitate. But, after you click "this review was helpful", do an amazon search. This card is listed twice on Amazon. The other listing is about [...] cheaper for the identical card. Search for this:
SanDisk Extreme - Flash memory card - 32 GB - 400x - CompactFlash
Long story: Capacity is just shy of 30GB due to overhead. It it is v e r y fast; your camera will be the bottleneck, not this card! I tested in in 2 cameras: a newer Canon and an older Canon 20D. To my surprise, the large capacity works well with older cameras! Used with new cameras, there's nothing to know other than it is fast and works as expected. Thus, the remainder of this review will be from the standpoint of the older Canon 20D.
I had been using an 4 year old Lexar Pro 8GB 133x WA (back then, fast and high tech & costly). The performance of the 20D has actually been greatly improved using this card. To the point, I would recommend upgrading to any brand of 400x card even if you don't need the storage. There are no negative surprises but a few caveats to know for large cards in older cameras...
If you use large cards in older cameras, follow one simple rule: If the card is over 8GB, do not format it in the camera. It will be reduced to an 8GB card. If you ignore this rule, go to download dot com and search for this app: HP disk storage format tool
Because... Neither the camera nor Windoze can restore the card (not explorer, not disk admin, not XP pro, and not win7 entprise 64bit). But, the free HP utility is perfect. Newer cameras can format past 8gb. PS: I used a [...] usb card reader from Amaz to format mine: The Kingston 19-in-1 USB 2.0 Flash Memory Card Reader.
Works fine as a hard drive replacement April 19, 2010
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Purchased this to replace the hard drive in my iMac Mini. Used a CFDISK.2 IDE to Compact Flash Adapter from iTuner.
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