SD cards choice?

[rafikiphoto]

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I need to buy some SD cards for a trip next month. What are the current recommended cards to buy for slot 1 and slot 2 brand and type?

[tomtom]

Same question here...

 

According to SL specs:   Card Slot 1 (UHS-II) is max writing speed of 100MB/s   and Card Slot 2 (UHS-I) is max writing speed of 30MB/s.

 

Normally i would have gone with two of the  Lexar Professional 2000x   (up to 300MB/s) but now i am wondering if i can save the money because

the camera only supports max 100MB/s.

 

Is that right or did i miss something here?

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[wlaidlaw]

I bought the Lexar Professional 1000X/150MB/s in 64 and 128GB (2 of each). Amazon is offering a great deal on those at the moment. These cards are UHS II and U3. Seem to work flawlessly on the SL, as long as you format in SD Formatter first prior to formatting in camera. 4K video and DNG+JPEG burst mode work perfectly on those cards, so I would guess they are fast enough. They are a lot cheaper than the 2000X Lexar or the SanDisk 280MB/s cards. 

 

Wilson

[ramarren]

I have two of the Lexar Professional 128G cards that Wilson mentioned and two of the Sandisk Extreme Pro 64G, 95Mbps cards. They have all operated flawlessly, and seemingly without any difference between them although the Sandisk's are rated a bit slower. They're all I've used with the SL so I can't say if they're better or worse than others. 

[Jared]

I am using two of the Lexar Professional 2000x 128GB cards and have had no problems. It's certainly possible that a less expensive solution would work equally well, but I can only speak from my own experience.

 

- Jared

[Jared]

By the way, my reason for wanting two of the faster cards was primarily for the faster read speeds when I transfer to the computer, even though the camera can not max out either card in write speed.

[steppenw0lf]

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By the way, my reason for wanting two of the faster cards was primarily for the faster read speeds when I transfer to the computer, even though the camera can not max out either card in write speed.

 

 

The max speeds are just theoretical. So they are no good reason for a decision.

Typically the highest speed is needed for 4k films. If you are not filming the speed is not extremely important.

Past experiences:

I had good "speed" with 2x Lexar 1000x 64 GB UHS-II . I never had the need for the faster (2000x) cards.

Even 2x Kingston 128 GB UHS-I cards (45 MB/s) were fast enough for taking pictures, but slightly slower.

Mixing the cards is not recommended.

 

Check if your computer supports UHS-II cards at "full speed". If not, then all cards are equal and UHS-I is good enough.

Edited March 28, 2016 by steppenw0lf