I saved some money (given the inflated prices here) by using a
Transcend 120X in my 5D - somewhat faster rating than an Ultra II
but a tad slower than an Extreme. Given that 5% margin, it seems to
have been a good choice.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 15/05/2007, at 10:54 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> When dpreview does a full camera review they always give image write
> performance using various cards. Write performance is generally
> constrained by the camera but the E-330 seems pretty quick. The test
> results at <http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse330/page11.asp>
> show
> that the E-330 can make good use of a SanDisk Extreme III or a Lexar
> 133X. Both perform much better than a SanDisk Ultra II. On a Canyon
> 5D, however, the the Extreme III will beat an Ultra II but only by
> about
> 5%. Whether the E-330 can make use of the extra performance of the
> (hyped) 266X card would be difficult to say. I suspect that you'll
> find
> that the 266X is marginally faster and you'll have to evaluate the
> price
> difference and take the rest on faith. I just bought an 8GB Lexar
> 133X
> since Adorama had a whopping $70 rebate on it which brought the price
> down from $120 to $50. My last CF card purchase was a 2GB Ultra II
> for
> $40 which I was happy to pay at the time.
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