SanDisk Ultra Compact Flash 2GB Card (SDCFH-002G-A11) (Retail Package)
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of SanDisk Ultra Compact Flash 2GB Card (SDCFH-002G-A11) (Retail Package)
Customer Review: Excellent Bang for the Buck
Summary: 5 Stars
Remember Goldilocks and the Three Bears story? In DSLR and CompactFlash cards story, run-of-the-mill discount memory cards are too slow. Top-of-the-line memory cards are faster than necessary. SanDisk's Ultra II series is just right.
Ask professional photographers which memory cards they use, they will probably answer Lexar and/or SanDisk. With increasing number of DSLR enthusiasts shooting in RAW format, which consumes between 5 to 15 MB (generally 1 MB per megapixel), the demand for high capacity and high performance memory card is higher than ever.
For Canon DSLR photographers, SanDisk has been more ideal choice. Although the problem should be fully resolved by now, there was an issue where Lexar's high speed CompactFlash memory cards sometimes lost images against Canon DSLRs. Sealing the deal is SanDisk Ultra II's excellent performance and lower price.
My DSLR is Canon Digital Rebel XTi, where each RAW consumes nearly 10 MB. In continuous shooting mode, the camera's internal buffer can hold 9 RAWs at 3 frames per second. With slower memory card, it can shoot 10 RAWs at 3 fps. With faster memory card such as Ultra II, it can shoot 12 RAWs at 3 fps. Here's the kicker. Even with faster SanDisk Extreme IV and Lexar Professional 133x memory cards, it did not exceed 12 RAWs.
On paper, SanDisk's Ultra II series is only so so. At 9 MB/sec for write and 10 MB/sec for read, it is 4 times slower than Extreme IV's 40 MB/sec for read and write ratings. Yet they perform nearly the same. What gives? The limitation lies in DSLR's CompactFlash interface. On Rob Galbraith's CF/SD Performance Database, none of the cameras exceeded 10 MB/sec. In fact, most DSLRs peaked at 8 MB/sec. In other words, SanDisk's Ultra II represents the real world maximum for DSLR use.
What about capacity? As I write this, 2 GB offers highest capacity per dollar. The trend will undoubtedly change and I am certain by next year, 4 GB will offer greater bang for the buck. Fearful of memory card failure, which does happen from time-to-time (particularly in challenging weather condition), many photographers prefer to carry multiple lower capacity memory cards vs. one large capacity memory card. Use your own judgment, budget, shooting style to determine which is right for you. As far as the performance is concerned, SanDisk's Ultra II series is just right for your DSLR.
Customer Review: Acephoto
Summary: 1 Stars
The card itself is a good card. I got recommendation from my friends, that's why i brought it. But the product was NOT in RETAIL PACKAGING! it arrived in that plastic box CF cards have in a yellow envelop. When I started taking pictures, the numbering started in 2500 or something like that-someone used to card and took that many pictures with it already! I emailed the company, complained about the product, they did not reply. I was really upset because I could have gotten the same thing from my friend for $30 in retail packaging, but I figured since I had the gift card here, and amazon has good service, i might as well just get it. So I left a really bad review on the seller's site. The next day, they finally contacted me. After half heartedly asking me what the problem was, they said to send in the card and they'll replace it for a new one. Then the guy asked me immediately to log on into my account and remove the review because the problem was solved. I was so stupid and did it that time! I should have waited until the problem has really been resolved. The guy told me he attached a note saying that they'll TRY to send it in retail packaging but can't promise anything, I was slightly annoyed, and said that that's your description, and was like WTF. I send the product in, after more than a week, I finally got the card again. This time still the same thing! A card in a plastic container! The numbering of the photo was pretty much where I left it off! THEY SEND BACK THE CARD I SEND IT TO THEM!!! I spend all these money and time dealing w/ shipping, feeling a little bad because I didn't buy it from my friend, now I still don't have what I wanted: a NEW 2gb Ultra II CF card!!! another little note, when the same card came in the mail the second time, the invoice no longer said Ace Photo, but Focus Camera??!!!I'm just tired of dealing with this seller (the helps person makes no promises and likes to digress and talk about weather and asks for my cell number?!!!...why on earth do I care about the weather when my primary concern talking to him is for a NEW CF card?!And shouldn't he be WORKING instead of chatting w/ his customers?)and I complained to Amazon, hopefully they'll resolve the problem.Customer Review: This CF card didn't work (would not format)
Summary: 1 Stars
I do NOT recommend this card. My Fuji FinePix S7000 could not format it. I have another card of the same type bought at Radio Shack (SanDisk ULTRA II) which it formatted perfectly.
To tell readers what happens when someone pans a product, let me say that the vendor, an individual in Connecticut, offered to refund the purchase price if I removed my (negative) review. Sounds fair, huh? Well, the rest of you don't get the benefit of a report of the product's bad characteristics then, do you?
I've never had a vendor suggest I remove a glowing report about its products - I've written many such reports of products with which I have had no problems. They stay so others may benefit from my experience.
That, in essence, is what these review pages are for: we look out for each other. I ALWAYS read negative reviews. That, fellow Amazon shoppers is where the real value of these pages lies.
Another reader (allegedly) commented that there may have been obscure technical reasons why this card didn't work in my digital camera. Duh! Of course there are - by definition that is why things don't work.
But this is a forum of experiences - and I feel it is my obligation to present mine as I want to read honest reports from others. I'm fully able separate the wheat from the chaff in evaluating what others say. But they must say it - good or bad.
The insidious thing is that for the first time in reviewing in Amazon I have encountered the subtle mechanisms by which a certain class (the negative reviews) are removed, diluting the value of these pages to everyone else who reads them. If anyone wants one of my reviews out of these pages, they're going to have to dynamite these words. I don't remove anything I say.
Customer Review: 5-Star Rating for High-Speed, High Capacity & Relability!
Summary: 5 Stars
Living in Hawaii, as a professional photographer offers me one of the most spectacular & incredibly beautiful environments to work with, where the Sky, Land, Fauna & Sea, all meet in Perfect Union. That said, my 'GoTo' photo equipment has always been both Nikon & Canon. I've been using CF (Compact cards)* for many years and here is what I like about them:
*Speed - they just Load & Unload photo files Ultra-fast!
*Capacity - many options here, from 256 MB (depending on equipment used)
all the way to the 2.0 GB Extreme III or more GB's.
*Universality - Drag N Drop Photo files, WORD files, MPEG Movies or any
type of music files practically. I also used them over X'mas to create a
High-Res Photo Slide Show + MP3 music for a few Digital Photo Frames that
we sent out to our Family (Look for my Upcoming Reviews on them)
*Fast Storage option - on the go, or taking work home, simply drop your
files & edit them, etc.
*Physical architecture - I just love the way they feel in your hands,
There's nothing flimsy about them, like some of the other SD cards, PLUS
they are also easier to locate, in case you have misplaced them + the
Color RED really helps to spot them quickly.
*Reliability - Never lost any data, files, music. Excellent on-line
Support for any issues period.
CompactFlash Card is a high capacity, high speed storage card designed for users of digital cameras and other electronics.
Customer Review: San Disk 2GB Ultra II
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently purchased this 2GB card for use with my 8mp Canon digital camera. I had been using a 256mb card that came with the camera and it had been fine, though I had to upload pictures every few days. I absolutely refused to pay $200 for the 2GB card at Best Buy when I purchased the camera 3 years ago and the smaller card sufficed just fine. Then we took a trip to Hawaii for 3 weeks and I filled the card and my tiny 64mb back up card so i had to switch to a lower resolution to fit more pics. Now we are going back to Hawaii and I decided that this was a deal I WOULD NOT PASS UP!!! What a steal. The 2GB card was only 44.00 and free shipping! The exact same card is currently at Best Buy for a rip off price of $100.00 ON SALE!!
The 2 GB card was more than enough space, in fact I used it to take several video clips and tons of pics!
Amazon has great prices and great shipping. I recently purchased a product with the free shipping thinking it would arrive next week, I wasn't in any real hurry. The product arrived in 3 days! I placed the order on Monday and had it on Wednesday!
I am VERY pleased and will continue to buy from Amazon.