None of the above.

SanDisk Extreme III 1GB is the fastest in a DSLR.  Don't know what is "best"
for you.

Greg

SanDisk is the most reliable and best of the bunch to me.
Over 30,000 photos and gone thru temps of -16F to +94F and
they still keep working.

The speed of the card dictates how many photos can be taken in a burst. I
use an "ordinary" speed card, and still get bursts of 8 or 9 (at
high-quality / JPEG setting) before the camera's buffer finally fills up. If
you don't need to shoot bursts of more than this then for the same $$$
you'll probably be able to get something with twice the capacity (eg 4GB
instead of 2GB).

Personally I use Kingston brand, although it's my belief that there are many
brands (SanDisk is one that comes to mind) that will also give you a
lifetime of trouble free operation. If in doubt, choose one with a good
warranty (preferably a lifetime warranty).

Ok guys. i know sandisk is the best out there. my card reader and cf cards
are sandisk. i just want to know which 1 of the 3 brands is the best.
because i can get them chep. thank you...

ATP
PNY
KINGSTON

Vince...

Hi guys. which on these compactflash cards is the best and fastest, to use
with DSLR cameras.

ATP
PNY
KINGSTON

Thank You.
Vinnie

Sorry to see this so late...most Sandisk CF cards are quite good.  Extreme
III is their "best" (fastest).  If you can
live with something slower (and order before midnight tonight), Dell Home
has the 1GB standard speed CF card
for just over $52 after a $15 rebate.

Of those three, Kingston. I've used Sandisk, Kingston, Lexar, Dane-Elec,
and Viking with no problems, though I've heard about problems with
everything but Kingston and Dane-Elec (Sandisk has the most problem
reports, but that is almost certainly because they are the biggest
supplier as well).

The first Kingston card I bought, many years ago, happened to be the
thicker Type II card, which won't fit in the card readers at Costco, but
it fit in the camera (G2) just fine.

I now use a 2GB, 50x Kingston card, which was $100 at Fry's.

Personally I wouldn't touch any of them through choice. If I was forced to
choose one, I'd go with the Kingston.

Lexar or Sandisk are your friends.

ATP and Kingston both get their base components from Samsung, and are
likely to be quite similar.  I've never used ATP, but Kingston has had
excellent quality control and service when I used them in the past.

PNY, on the other hand, makes junk.  I've had so much of their gear go
bad on me I refuse to touch anything they make anymore.

None of the three are going to be anywhere near the performance of a
Sandisk Ultra II chip, though.