SD Cards

[seanliddall]

Hi all,

Firstly apologies if this is in the wrong place, but I need some more SD cards. I've had a look and decided that I probably only need Class 6, but I have no idea when it comes to brands. I've currently got panasonic and Lexar cards. I don't have a huge budget and was looking about on trademe (always a bargain right?) where there seem to be many no-name or unheard-of brands floating about. Can anyone give some enlightenment (ALWAYS wanted to use that word in a sentence) as to what could be considered safe and what I should avoid at all costs?

Cheers...

[MikeW]

The good brands I think are Kingston and SanDisk. Be wary of cards you buy off tradme, there are a lot (maybe 50%) of counterfeit cards in circulation. I bought a couple of cheap 8GB SDHC cards to use in a cellphone, or as emergency backup for my camera, and neither would work in the phone, camera, or format on the PC. They were only $15-20, so I should have guessed. I think they were Apacer.

[Russ]

I don't buy cards on Trademe - too much risk for me.
In the past I've used flashcards.co.nz with no problems, usually good prices and great service.
You need class 10 for HD video I believe. Any extra speed is always good for downloading to your computer anyway.
I've just always bought Sandisk on reputation.

[randomguy]

SanDisk also comes with the free recovery software.

[Russ]

Not always though. I've bought some with and some without. Also some came with a USB card reader, and some didn't.

[randomguy]

Ah that so? I've always gotten the 8GB CF and they have it

[riley989]

Always stuck with SanDisk Extreme cards.

http://einfo.co.nz/shop/sandisk-extr...s-p-16261.html 8GB 30MB/s $65
http://einfo.co.nz/shop/sandisk-16gb...s-p-24325.html 16GB 95MB/s $148

Also if you get a USB3.0 card reader You will really appreciate the extra speed.
They even under rate there speed a bit, this was from one of there 35MB/s rated cards:

[Marc Jamieson]

Try adata, they have been around for years in New Zealand and you can pick them up cheap anywhere from Trade Me to The Warehouse Stationery stores.

[MikeW]

Those that know Bartman88 (trader on trademe), he recommended the Adata cards, but i went with Sandisk myself.

[jyphoto.co.nz]

I've got a Sandisk 8gb sd that I can't use since I sold my camera that had dual slots. It's fairly new and a good one too, if you wanna buy it email me james@jyphoto.co.nz

[randomguy]

But James the 5D3 will have a SD slot..

[jyphoto.co.nz]

But James the 5D3 will have a SD slot..

Hahaha, dude...