which sdhc card

[HW]

what sdhc card is fast enough for the D90 taking into account some hd video on occasion?

 

[ELinder]

I've been using some Sandisk Extreme 8GB 30MB/sec cards that I found on sale at Best Buy for $40. I haven't done video, but have done a lot of high speed continuous release, and they work great so far.

Erich

 

[HW]

thanks for the help

 

[Tim]

SD cards measure their speeds in terms of "classes". ; Most of the ones that are on sale in stores like Worst Buy and Staples are Class 4. ; Class 4 *might* work but you would really want a Class 6 or even Class 10 to be sure you don't get any hiccups or buffer fills. ; It happens from time to time on my 5dMk2 with the CF cards that I have.

 

[HW]

just ordered an 8 gig class 10 from amazon Tim

[amazonsearch]Sandisk 8GB Extreme SDHC Card-Class 10[/amazonsearch]

 

[Tim]

Check you out, big spender! ;

 

[HW]

LOL. now need to order some nice weather. starting to feel like upstate NY here

 

[Tim]

I think "nice weather" is on Aisle 6. ;

 

[ddindy]

The Ask Adorama podcast just addressed this subject. ; They confirmed what Tim said, a name-brand card with at least a class 6 speed rating.

 

[HW]

thanks ddindy

 

[dishippy]

I just got my D90 and I got an 8GB Extreme 3 card. It has the 30mb/s write speed and I've had no problems with it with continuous shooting. Working great so far.

 

[HW]

yea that's what I ordered from Amazon. local prices were too high

 

[dishippy]

It seems like the smaller stuff (SD cards, readers, filters, etc) are always cheaper online. Gotta love the interwebs.

 

[HW]

even the big items are cheaper alot of times.I bought a canon pro9000 printer thru amazon for 409. a local store wanted 499 plus tax and then it was only available thu there web site so now we add shipping charges also and we are at about 570