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Rooy

01-13-2005, 04:29 PM

Rhys

01-13-2005, 05:52 PM

I'm about to purchase a digital camera which uses CF but I'm not at all accustomed to these things.
I only read some reviews of that stated Sandisk is way too low in quality, pictures are grainy and all...
I wonder if it's true, because the price of Lexar is definetely higher and I'm really puzzled what to buy.
I am thinking 512Mb or 256Mbx2.
Also I'd appreciate if anyone suggests me any online shops where prices are decent.
Thanks.

Personally, I've used Lexar, Lead Data, SanDisk, Fujifilm and Danelec memory cards (all compact flash) and never had a problem. I gather there are brands that tend to be unreliable. Having said that, I never have had any problems. In fact, i wonder whether the same people that say there's a problem with certain brands are the same that try to convince everybody that all Canons produce E18 errors and similar nonsense.

My opinion is that you should just buy whatever you feel happy about buying rather than reading too much into reviews. Don't believe everything you read in a review either. I read some reviews of the Canon S1 IS and found them to be entirely untrue when I got my hands on one. The bad reviewers had never handled the cameras as they stated things which were plainly untrue.

Rooy

01-13-2005, 06:28 PM

Mate you've just boosted my confidence as I was about to buy the S1 IS these days! It's just what I need. I now know what to do. Thanks a bunch ! :)

David Metsky

01-13-2005, 10:49 PM

I only read some reviews of that stated Sandisk is way too low in quality, pictures are grainy and all...
There is essentially no way for a memory card to effect image quality. It may be faster or slower writing speed, but the same bits will make it to the card. This is a complete red herring.

Manstein

01-14-2005, 11:32 AM

I've used both SanDisk and Lexar without any problems but wouldnt be surprised if they fell out of the same factory. Not sure where you are Rooy so cant recommend any sources.

kornhauser

01-14-2005, 04:20 PM

I have Sandisk, Lexar and PNY. No problems out of any of them. I have no idea which compact flash is in my camera, nor care. They all work equally well!

Eric

01-17-2005, 02:33 PM

I believe Sandisk invented the CF flash memory; if so I doubt they would go on to produce poor quality cards. :cool:

webshooter

02-11-2005, 12:05 AM

Sandisk di indeed originate the genre. My original Coolpix 950 came with a Nokon card that was a relabeled Sandisk. I work for a national retailer, unnamed here, and sell Sandisk, PNY and Memorex. We have zero quality issues with all threee brands. I do, however, occasionally get calls from people who want to know if we have a particular Lexar in stock so that they can exchange what they believe is a bad one. Many of those "bad" cards that we see have turned out to be locked 256 or 512's where the camera batteries died while downloading pictures through the OEM USB cable connection.

Zoomer

02-12-2005, 06:57 PM

Kingmax make fast , quality cards at a value price.

mdemian

03-26-2005, 09:02 PM

Funny this point should be brought up about who invented Compact Flash. Lexar was just awarded a judicial victory (and saw its stock jump up) because it was found to be the true originator of CF (decision just rendered March 24, 2005). It's an interesting corporate spy story. Apparently, Toshiba bought a stake in Lexar (back in 1996) giving it a seat at the table in the company. During that time, Toshiba stole trade secrets from Lexar (including Flash technology) - and left a paper trail to boot. They later abruptly pulled out of Lexar and subsequently announced a partnership with Lexar rival Sandisk - during which they shared these trade secrets with Sandisk. There are cases pending on over 10 patent infringements by Toshiba during their stay with Lexar.

p.s. Just bought a Canon A510 and I'm very happy with the results so far. I need more memory, and I'll be going with Lexar. I've been using a Lexar 256 MB SD card for 2 years now (about 50 snapshots per month), without a single problem. Whatever you decide - I hope you have a great time enjoying photography - and may your card never, ever, lose even a single shot!