Originally posted by: virtuamike
You're spending $1300 on a camera and you're skimping on CF cards?
Get a couple of
those
With a DSLR, you'll appreciate the faster card speeds.
Hey, just because you front $1,300.00 for a camera body doesn't mean you have ends to go full tilt on everything else right off. There are lenses to consider, as well as flash and other accessories.
Memory speed is a relative factor of function when considering bang for the buck and not all DSLR's take advantage of higher speed capability of the more spendy cards. The D70 however, does benefit from the higher speed rated cards as noted in Rob Galbraith's exhaustive
D70 CF Database but it's also worth noting that not all higher rated cards have the best showing per camera body across the board. So plunking down some quid on a 48x CF might actually be a foolish decision if it's not the better CF for the job.
Manufacturer warranty is also an important aspect to consider.
Lexar cards have some of the best support and replacement warranties for their CF's. Their "Pro" line carries lifetime warranties and their tech support is known in the DSLR forums as being top notch. I would say, at least in buying Lexar media you really are getting what you pay for relative to other manufacturers.
Cheers
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