Please recommend quality 2 GB Compact Flash for my dad's Nikon D70

[mshan]

My dad wants a 2 GB compact flash card for his Nikon D70.

He is an experienced amateur photographer, but I don't think he shoots a lot of very fast motion sports type events.

I found a Sandisk Extreme III and Kingston Elite Pro card so far:

- http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820134575 (~$15 shipped on web)

- http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820171339 ~$20 shipped on web)

Plug and play type compatability, stability, and reliability are of upmost importance; extra speed is nice but of secondary importance.


What do you think of these brands and particular models?

Are there any other brands / specific models I should be looking at?

I'd say max budget is about $20 shipped.

 

[jpeyton]

Get Kingston.

 

[soydios]

get either.

 

[GTaudiophile]

I have always bought SanDisk Extreme products and they have never let me down.

 

[ElFenix]

i've never had a problem with anything except some ancient generic stuff i salvaged from a broken camera

 

[arrfep]

Staples has a sale on Sandisk Ultra II CF cards going on right now, in case you want it immediately. I just picked up a 4GB for $19.99. I use almost only Ultra II's and have never had a problem.

 

[virtuamike]

I use Sandisk. You don't need anything super fast for the D70 - it can't take advantage of faster cards. The only advantage you'll see is reading them in a card reader.

Just get whatever's convenient and on sale.

 

[shortylickens]

Use Meritline.com. Flash Memory.
Though you may occasionally hear someone complain, they have always been good to me.

I've never had a problem with any particular brand. But I would recommend avoiding the cheapest one in a particular catergory.
Just got a 16GB PQI for dirt cheap. Its nice to have a capacity of 2100 shots for RAW and about 4500 for JPG.

I wouldnt even get my dad a 2GB now. I'd get him a couple of 4GB at the minimum.
Of course, this is all moot since he still uses his 40 year old Pentax.


EDIT: Nevermind. I see Newegg now has dirt cheap 16GB cards along with the expensive stuff. Stick with them.

 

[shocksyde]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
Use Meritline.com. Flash Memory.
Though you may occasionally hear someone complain, they have always been good to me.

I've never had a problem with any particular brand. But I would recommend avoiding the cheapest one in a particular catergory.
Just got a 16GB PQI for dirt cheap. Its nice to have a capacity of 2100 shots for RAW and about 4500 for JPG.

I wouldnt even get my dad a 2GB now. I'd get him a couple of 4GB at the minimum.
Of course, this is all moot since he still uses his 40 year old Pentax.


EDIT: Nevermind. I see Newegg now has dirt cheap 16GB cards along with the expensive stuff. Stick with them.

Sounds convenient to have 16GB cards, but what if you spend a whole day shooting, fill up the card, then get home and realize your card is corrupt? If you had shot with 4GB or 8GB cards you'd at least have 1/2 or 3/4 of your shots.

 

[shortylickens]

Originally posted by: shocksyde

Originally posted by: shortylickens
Use Meritline.com. Flash Memory.
Though you may occasionally hear someone complain, they have always been good to me.

I've never had a problem with any particular brand. But I would recommend avoiding the cheapest one in a particular catergory.
Just got a 16GB PQI for dirt cheap. Its nice to have a capacity of 2100 shots for RAW and about 4500 for JPG.

I wouldnt even get my dad a 2GB now. I'd get him a couple of 4GB at the minimum.
Of course, this is all moot since he still uses his 40 year old Pentax.


EDIT: Nevermind. I see Newegg now has dirt cheap 16GB cards along with the expensive stuff. Stick with them.

Sounds convenient to have 16GB cards, but what if you spend a whole day shooting, fill up the card, then get home and realize your card is corrupt? If you had shot with 4GB or 8GB cards you'd at least have 1/2 or 3/4 of your shots.

Thats exactly the kind of thinking we tried to avoid in the Navy, Hynix Semiconductor and Tektronix.

You do not purchase equipment with the expectation it WILL break. Its smart to have backups and redundancy, but using equipment that you expect to fail is just plain silly.
I can come up with a hundred "what-if's". What if all your money shots were on the cards that failed? Would it really make a difference if the half you keep are the useless ones?

If its that important to you take a small laptop out when you shoot and make a backup copy every once in a while. Purchase better quality stuff if you like. Make it better or dont use it. But using any device with the expectation it will fail is just a waste of time. Dont plan for failure. Plan for success, even if that means more planning.

 

[shocksyde]

Originally posted by: shortylickens

Originally posted by: shocksyde

Originally posted by: shortylickens
Use Meritline.com. Flash Memory.
Though you may occasionally hear someone complain, they have always been good to me.

I've never had a problem with any particular brand. But I would recommend avoiding the cheapest one in a particular catergory.
Just got a 16GB PQI for dirt cheap. Its nice to have a capacity of 2100 shots for RAW and about 4500 for JPG.

I wouldnt even get my dad a 2GB now. I'd get him a couple of 4GB at the minimum.
Of course, this is all moot since he still uses his 40 year old Pentax.


EDIT: Nevermind. I see Newegg now has dirt cheap 16GB cards along with the expensive stuff. Stick with them.

Sounds convenient to have 16GB cards, but what if you spend a whole day shooting, fill up the card, then get home and realize your card is corrupt? If you had shot with 4GB or 8GB cards you'd at least have 1/2 or 3/4 of your shots.

Thats exactly the kind of thinking we tried to avoid in the Navy, Hynix Semiconductor and Tektronix.

You do not purchase equipment with the expectation it WILL break. Its smart to have backups and redundancy, but using equipment that you expect to fail is just plain silly.
I can come up with a hundred "what-if's". What if all your money shots were on the cards that failed? Would it really make a difference if the half you keep are the useless ones?

If its that important to you take a small laptop out when you shoot and make a backup copy every once in a while. Purchase better quality stuff if you like. Make it better or dont use it. But using any device with the expectation it will fail is just a waste of time. Dont plan for failure. Plan for success, even if that means more planning.

I don't expect any flash memory cards to fail, but they DO fail, so why not be as safe as possible?

 

[OulOat]

Originally posted by: shocksyde

Originally posted by: shortylickens

Originally posted by: shocksyde

Originally posted by: shortylickens
Use Meritline.com. Flash Memory.
Though you may occasionally hear someone complain, they have always been good to me.

I've never had a problem with any particular brand. But I would recommend avoiding the cheapest one in a particular catergory.
Just got a 16GB PQI for dirt cheap. Its nice to have a capacity of 2100 shots for RAW and about 4500 for JPG.

I wouldnt even get my dad a 2GB now. I'd get him a couple of 4GB at the minimum.
Of course, this is all moot since he still uses his 40 year old Pentax.


EDIT: Nevermind. I see Newegg now has dirt cheap 16GB cards along with the expensive stuff. Stick with them.

Sounds convenient to have 16GB cards, but what if you spend a whole day shooting, fill up the card, then get home and realize your card is corrupt? If you had shot with 4GB or 8GB cards you'd at least have 1/2 or 3/4 of your shots.

Thats exactly the kind of thinking we tried to avoid in the Navy, Hynix Semiconductor and Tektronix.

You do not purchase equipment with the expectation it WILL break. Its smart to have backups and redundancy, but using equipment that you expect to fail is just plain silly.
I can come up with a hundred "what-if's". What if all your money shots were on the cards that failed? Would it really make a difference if the half you keep are the useless ones?

If its that important to you take a small laptop out when you shoot and make a backup copy every once in a while. Purchase better quality stuff if you like. Make it better or dont use it. But using any device with the expectation it will fail is just a waste of time. Dont plan for failure. Plan for success, even if that means more planning.

I don't expect any flash memory cards to fail, but they DO fail, so why not be as safe as possible?

Safe as possible means using a pro camera like the D3 with dual CF slots for immediate backups and a harddrive based copy solution like the Hyperdrive. By just using more smaller CFs, you are running the risk of losing shots when you are switching cards, and you are more likely to lose one as well. Of course, like you mentioned, fewer but bigger CFs have their downsides, namely if one fails you lose more photos. There is no one correct solution for this; it all depends on personal preference. Personally, I use the biggest CF I can get my hand on since I have a poor record of keeping track of my CFs, and I backup to two different harddrives and the web as quickly as possible.

 

[Jawo]

I have never had any problems using SanDisk Extreme II or III cards. As a bonus they include recovery software for free!

 

[corkyg]

Originally posted by: Jawo
I have never had any problems using SanDisk Extreme II or III cards. As a bonus they include recovery software for free!

Echo that!