SD card class/manufacturer ?

[strudel]

Just a nice simple one for you - I need a new memory card as the one used now is poached from the compact. Had a look on Amazon (seems to be cheapest) and there are a few cheap ones that get good reviews. However, when you delve deeper you find a lot of 1 star reviews with horror stories of losing all the data. Any particular makes to go for? I was looking at sandisk but this further raised the question of class 4 or 6. Having not used Burst mode in anger yet and only having a lowly class 2 anyway I've no idea which to go for. Is it worth the extra (23 vs 17 for an 8gb) for the class 6?

[mcflurry]

Whichever you choose I wouldn't use a market place or auction site. There are many legitimate sellers, but also rogue cards. I wouldn't be happy losing my pictures over saving £2...

Personally, Samsung, Lexar and Sandisk cards are in my stuff at the moment

[strudel]

Well as someone pointed out in a comment I read, why spend half a grand on a camera and skimp a few quid on a card! 8gb Class 6 ought to do for now

[GetCarter]

Sandisk... used them for 15 years... only one ever died on me.

[Dogsey]

Sandisk or Kingston for me, all bought from 7dayshop.com.

[markmullen]

Sainsburys are doing a deal on Samsung cards in store, got an 8Gb Class 4 card for £13, it claims to be magnet proof, water and shockproof too.

Edited by markmullen on Friday 23 April 18:33

[Muska]

Please don't buy from ebay or Amazon, they're both full of fake cards.

It was possibly me who commented recently on using crap cards with good glass and cameras. I also mentioned how some clients of mine lost all their shots from a trip to new york. I tried to get them back using recovery software but the card wont even be read now. Totally dead. Be warned...