Memory cards
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AWG

Original Poster:

855 posts

185 months

Friday 17th February 2012
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I need an SD card for my Canon 550D I will be using the HD Video and occasionally the odd RAW picture but mainly JPEG. Do I need a Class 10 card? I see a lot say 20 mb/s does this matter as its about £60 in Jessops for the 16 Gb SD HDvideo card at 20mb/s and £23 on eBay for the same but 30 mb/s?

Thanks

Muska

1,174 posts

211 months

Friday 17th February 2012
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try 7dayshop.com

You'll pay about £40 for a class 10 Sandisc 32GB card, less for a lower size.

Podie

46,649 posts

304 months

Friday 17th February 2012
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... or http://www.mymemory.co.uk/SD-Cards

Stick to Sandisk though (IMO)

Muska

1,174 posts

211 months

Friday 17th February 2012
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or Lexar

darreni

4,525 posts

299 months

Friday 17th February 2012
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I'm currently using this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Extreme-Pro-SDHC-C...

No complaints at all.

Crafty_

14,089 posts

229 months

Friday 17th February 2012
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Look for Transcend cards, last time I bought one they were £5 for a 4Gb, I have several, never caused a problem.

AWG

Original Poster:

855 posts

185 months

Friday 17th February 2012
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http://www.mymemory.co.uk/SDHC/SanDisk/Sandisk-16G...

This looks the business, thanks just purchased.

In the meantime will need something for the weekend, just to practice about with the camera so will does Class speed matter for basic photo taking as I need to buy today really. Cheap and Cheerful preferably! Probably Jessops no doubt.

Muska

1,174 posts

211 months

Friday 17th February 2012
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^^Same card cheaper on 7day shop...

No, I don't think you'll notice the difference unless you're doing bursts of 10fps or something.

jimmy156

3,833 posts

216 months

Friday 17th February 2012
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Muska said:
^^Same card cheaper on 7day shop...

No, I don't think you'll notice the difference unless you're doing bursts of 10fps or something.
7 day shops really are the nuts for memory cards!

anonymous-user

83 months

Friday 17th February 2012
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Is there any reason why you would advise me to stay away from 7DayShop's own brand SDHC cards?

The reason I ask is that I'm tempted by their multipack of 3 x 8Gb class 10 cards for £15!

I'm touring round the US in a few months and I'm gonna need a couple more cards but would rather take 4 x 8gb cards than 2 x 16gb or 1 x 32gb on the grounds that smaller cards means you lose a lot less photos in one go when your camera gets lost/destroyed as I have found out previously! frown

All your eggs in one basket and all that...

Muska

1,174 posts

211 months

Friday 17th February 2012
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Personally I stick to professional brands for their reliability (or as much reliability as memory can offer) But I use mine professionally so perhaps I look at it in a different light. I just wouldn't want to lose any pictures, especially if I was embarking on a tour of somewhere and this would be the only photographic memory I'd have.

anonymous-user

83 months

Friday 17th February 2012
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Muska said:
Personally I stick to professional brands for their reliability (or as much reliability as memory can offer) But I use mine professionally so perhaps I look at it in a different light. I just wouldn't want to lose any pictures, especially if I was embarking on a tour of somewhere and this would be the only photographic memory I'd have.
Fair point...

I have just bought 3 x 8GB Sandisk's instead... smile
I think I'm now all set for my trip!

anonymous-user

83 months

Friday 17th February 2012
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Do any of you buy film from that 7dayshop?

Any good?

Muska

1,174 posts

211 months

Friday 17th February 2012
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I haven't personally, but I've friends who have. I usually use eBay personally.

mcflurry

9,189 posts

282 months

Saturday 18th February 2012
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NinjaPower said:
Do any of you buy film from that 7dayshop?

Any good?
No issues here, with Kodak and Fuji films and disposible cameras ordered, used and developed smile

The Moose

23,676 posts

238 months

Saturday 18th February 2012
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I'm looking for some 64GB SD cards (2) and 7dayshop don't seem to stock any of them.

Any recommendations?!

Muska

1,174 posts

211 months

Saturday 18th February 2012
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Type it into google and select shopping?

http://www.google.co.uk/search?client=safari&r...

Major Bloodnok

1,561 posts

244 months

Sunday 19th February 2012
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NinjaPower said:
Do any of you buy film from that 7dayshop?
Yes.

NinjaPower said:
Any good?
Yes, but it can sometimes take a long time to arrive (often 5-6 working days), so not recommended if you need some film for that urgent shoot in a couple of days.

anonymous-user

83 months

Sunday 19th February 2012
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Major Bloodnok said:
Yes, but it can sometimes take a long time to arrive (often 5-6 working days), so not recommended if you need some film for that urgent shoot in a couple of days.
Thank for that, I've just ordered a few rolls from them now and I don't need them for at least a week so should be ok smile

JSS 911

1,815 posts

240 months

Sunday 19th February 2012
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64GB SDXC Card, Sandisk Ultra, Class 4, 15MB/s
£125.99
32GB SDHC Card, Sandisk EXTREME, Class 10, 30MB/s
£49.99
http://www.premier-ink.co.uk/


The Moose said:
I'm looking for some 64GB SD cards (2) and 7dayshop don't seem to stock any of them.

Any recommendations?!
Edited by JSS 911 on Sunday 19th February 19:02