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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / June 2006SD card for D50
Hi, I am newbie to dSLR and secure digital card. and trying to buy a Nikon D50. what type of SD card I should buy, I mean in terms of capacity, speed. For example, SanDisk has Extreme, Ultra II, Ultra II Plus, Standard, etc. Kingston has Ultimate, Elite Pro, Standard, etc. How should I choose, what should I pay attention to? Thanks > Hi, I am newbie to dSLR and secure digital card. and trying to buy a > Nikon D50. what type of SD card I should buy, I mean in terms of > capacity, speed. For example, SanDisk has Extreme, Ultra II, Ultra II > Plus, Standard, etc. Kingston has Ultimate, Elite Pro, Standard, etc. > How should I choose, what should I pay attention to? <http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-7905> >> Hi, I am newbie to dSLR and secure digital card. and trying to buy a >> Nikon D50. what type of SD card I should buy, I mean in terms of [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > <http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-7905> Anyone else having trouble with that URL? >>> Hi, I am newbie to dSLR and secure digital card. and trying to buy a >>> Nikon D50. what type of SD card I should buy, I mean in terms of [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Anyone else having trouble with that URL? Never mind, its working now. Network problems. This pretty well bears up my own unscientific tests, it makes little difference what card you use, the speed is limited by the camera. It would seem that one can use up to a 2 gig SD card with no problems and up to 4 gig if your format it to FAT32 on your PC. I think I will stick with 2 gig and format on the camera. I have two 2 gig cards and one 1 gig card, should be enough. > This pretty well bears up my own unscientific tests, it makes little > difference what card you use, the speed is limited by the camera. keep in mind that read speed into the computer is not limited by the camera. copying that 2 gig card that is full of images can be noticably quicker with a higher speed card. >> This pretty well bears up my own unscientific tests, it makes little >> difference what card you use, the speed is limited by the camera. > > keep in mind that read speed into the computer is not limited by the > camera. copying that 2 gig card that is full of images can be > noticably quicker with a higher speed card. We were talking about WRITE speed. According to Rudy Benner <bit_bucket@rudybenner.com>: > >> This pretty well bears up my own unscientific tests, it makes little > >> difference what card you use, the speed is limited by the camera. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > We were talking about WRITE speed. Perhaps so -- but the underlying reason for this thread was whether there was any reason to prefer one card over another for the D50. I know that I spend more time waiting while downloading the images than I spend waiting for the camera to complete its task with the card. Remember that the buffer handles anything except extended burst mode with no problems, and the camera is smart enough so when you switch it "off", it still remains awake enough to complete writing the buffer if it was not already empty. (Watch the green card activity LED on the back of the camera.) Enjoy, DoN.  SignatureEmail: <dnichols@d-and-d.com> | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- > According to Rudy Benner <bit_bucket@rudybenner.com>: >> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Enjoy, > DoN. I hear ya. Yes, I like the fact that the camera never really shuts off. Makes it pretty well idiot proof. The Off button just locks out the shutter release. > > According to Rudy Benner <bit_bucket@rudybenner.com>: > >> [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Makes it pretty well idiot proof. The Off button just locks out the shutter > release. That's one of the things I like most about my D50. Whilst on Holiday in Turkey recently I managed to get off a dozen shots from taking my camera out of my bag before my friend had even got their P&S started up. Doc According to Rudy Benner <bit_bucket@rudybenner.com>: > > According to Rudy Benner <bit_bucket@rudybenner.com>: [ ... ] > >> We were talking about WRITE speed. > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > it was not already empty. (Watch the green card activity LED on the back > > of the camera.) [ ... ] > I hear ya. Yes, I like the fact that the camera never really shuts off. > Makes it pretty well idiot proof. The Off button just locks out the shutter > release. Make that "Idiot resistant". :-) There is still the possibility of removing the battery or the CF (Or SD for the D50) card before the write is complete -- and either could possibly seriously corrupt the card's contents -- perhaps to the point that you would need to re-format it to be able to use it again, and possibly involving the loss of all of the images currently on it. That said -- I've never done either, so I don't know how bad it might be. It just seems like things to *not* do. :-) I wonder whether the D200 has an interlock on the CF card door which requires waiting for all write activity to complete before it will allow you to open the door. Or perhaps the assumption is that D200 users will be somewhat more clueful. :-) Enjoy, DoN. SignatureEmail: <dnichols@d-and-d.com> | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- > According to Rudy Benner <bit_bucket@rudybenner.com>: > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > allow you to open the door. Or perhaps the assumption is that D200 > users will be somewhat more clueful. :-) Clueful, new word, I like it. >> According to Rudy Benner <bit_bucket@rudybenner.com>: >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Clueful, new word, I like it. clueful adj. 1) opposite of clueless. 2) used sarcastically, a question that answers itself 3) one who makes such a statement 4) anyone who is so clueless as to be unaware of their own deficiency of Vitamin Clue. |
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