Brands of cf cards

[stephanieclark]

I was wondering if there was a difference in the quality of the photos depending on the brand of cf card? I'm finding they are generally the same price, so does it make a difference?

 

[WesternGuy]

I was wondering if there was a difference in the quality of the photos depending on the brand of cf card? I'm finding they are generally the same price, so does it make a difference?

I have never seen anyone suggest that the equality of the images you capture depends on the "brand" of CF card you use, but then I have never used anything other than SanDisk. I think you will find that the Image Quality (IQ) depends more on the lens you are using and the "skills" of the photographer - getting things in focus, DOF, etc.

Where the difference may come is in the actual quality of the card itself - how long will it last, is the particular type/brand prone to "failures", etc. There was a posting here a while back about a photographer who had shot over 700 images at a wedding on a 4 GB Lexar SDHC card and when he went to pull the images off the card, there were problems - the card seemed to be corrupted - not sure how he got over 700 images on a 4GB SDHC card...

The only suggestion I would give you is to buy well-known name brand cards, e.g. SanDisk, Lexar, Kingston, etc., and to stay away from any "house" brands you may be offered. Of course, you should always have a spare or two, just in case one of them gets compromised, or you fill up the one in the camera. As well, shop around, prices can vary considerably and check on some of the on-line sites as well, e.g., The Camera Store, Henry's, Vistek, Black's, etc. HTH.

Cheers,

WesternGuy

 

[KmH]

There was a posting here a while back about a photographer who had shot over 700 images at a wedding on a 4 GB Lexar SDHC card and when he went to pull the images off the card, there were problems - the card seemed to be corrupted - not sure how he got over 700 images on a 4GB SDHC card...

Which says nothing at all about the quality of the card, because it was never stated if the card had been prepared and handled properly. Lexar is a premium brand of flash memory card.
The thread was started by the business that was atempting to recover the images, not the idiot that had recorded all the images made of an entire wedding on a single memory card.

There are several ways to get 700 images on a 4GB card.

But, yes the card brand will have nothing to do with image quality.

A digital image file is just 1's and 0's, like 10100101011010101011110101010101010111101010001010101010101111101010010101010101110101010101101010.

 

[christian.rudman]

I personally have been using a few Lexar cards for the last year religiously, and have had no issues. Bought them slightly used off ebay actually with a card case and have been loving them! We sell Delkin and SanDisk here at my shop, and while SanDisk seem to be more sought-after, the Delkins offer better performance for less cost. It is a matter of personal preference and IQ never is influenced by the card, that is all camera and glass. Do some research on brands and make a decision for yourself, best way to be sure it is what you wanted.

 

[KmH]

Image quality is more about the wetware than the hardware.

 

[stephanieclark]

Thanks. I'm just looking for a fewback ups to keep in my bag just incase. I don't know enough about them so thanks for the heads up on house brands.