Compact Flash - what's the craic?

[Tigger]

So after upgrading my body (camera that is) I'm looking out now for a couple of CF cards and a fast/reliable reader

What do you guys reccomend, and where from?

Cheers
Trev

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Anything Sandisk. From picstop.co.uk

 

[Revels]

Don't risk eBay.

Mymemory.co.uk are quite good.

 

[Tigger]

Cheers guys, how about a reader?

 

[Tigger]

Anyone bought cards from Amazon?

 

[Andy.]

Amazon can also be hit and miss as you have third parties selling there. Not worth the risk of fake/ cheap/ crap cards TBH.

 

[SamP]

7dayshop. The end.

 

[dk]

Mymemory.co.uk as revels said. The end.

agreed! these guys are cheap and the stuff is need fake, i've checked serial numbers on the manufacturers websites.

 

[Matt e]

i just bought a couple of these, there genuine

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280943018559#ht_1396wt_1397

 

[Habitual]

7dayshop. The end.

Again. Seconded.

 

[Tigger]

Went for 2 8Gb cards @60mb/s - 1 Sandisk & 1 Lexar. Exact same price so got 1 of each for curiosity/to compare

Also the Lexar reader - great reviews about it on here and TP

 

[Derelict-UK]

I have the Lexar dual card reader (SD+CF) and is very good, it also makes the most out of the speed of your UDMA high speed cards.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004P8J1DU/?tag=cliospnet01-21

in regards to cards I have Sandisk Extreme IV, Lexar Professional, Dane-Elec (big euorpean company) And Duracell (re-branded Dane-Elec)

All of them are as good as each other & I have had no corrupt cards and they all deal with writing fast, the Duracell & Dane-Elec cards are usually cheapest on 7dayshop.com


I have found if you buy from Amazon (not a 3rd party on Amazon) you get genuine Sandisk cards and at theis moment in time Amazon have crazy deals on Sandisk memory!

 

[Tigger]

Well I ordered from Mymemory.co.uk on Monday night, one of the cards came on Wednesday the rest came on Thursday - not bad at all to N.Ireland

Here's the best part...

The little multifunction reader I had in the laptop bag from eBay took 49 minutes to transfer 1.7Gb of photos

Just to compare with the Lexar reader - I transfered the same folder to/from the new cards and timed them. 57 seconds HELL YES!

 

[Matt_90]

Just goes to show you get what you pay for these days!

 

[jenic]

My Memory here again, great prices and service.

7dayshop have a website from 1997 which doesn't inspire confidence, and their dispatch time is ridiculous.

 

[Tigger]

7dayshop didn't have a big choice of CF cards, and most were on backorder anyway. Also a bit more expensive too :S

 

[Derelict-UK]

which lexar reader did you buy?

 

[Tigger]

The Dual slot USB 3.0 reader mate