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Thread: Which media card? |
    
Bronze Member Username: Seeemeeego
New Orleans,
LA
Post Number: 14
Registered: Apr-06
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| Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 10:24 pm: |
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What card would you suggest I buy for my D50? I normally use the cheapest 256 SD I can get for my Exilim, but what I am reading about download and transfer speed, what is the latest and the greatest for this DSLR? My camera is scheduled to arrive by UPS tomorrow, and I can't wait to start learning. |
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Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 7557
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 10:36 pm: |
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Once you look at the owner's manual for the D50, check the listing of recommended Media Cards. Use these and do not go for cheap untested cards, you want to avoid any potential problems when it comes to your pictures. Lexar and SanDisk are recommended. Don't worry too much about transfer speeds, concentrate on your photography.
I would also recommend getting multiple smaller capcity cards like 512MB as opposed to getting 1 huge capacity card. Do not put all your pictures on 1 card. |
Silver Member Username: Claudermilk
Post Number: 308
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Friday, April 21, 2006 - 10:19 am: |
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Looks like Rob Galbraith just added to D50 to his database. Look here for some test results: http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-7905
Lexar would be a good choice for Nikons. Though his results show the D50 is so slow it almost doesn't make any difference which card is used, the cards are all way faster than the camera.
I wouldn't get anything bigger than a 1GB card, the larger cards are too many eggs in one basket & IMHO are way too expensive still. |
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