maybe non nano?    

aik? out of many B+W user claims its easy to clean, but for you is the other way round? did u buy the fake B+W 

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Sandisk-...91/N/4158221993

Price drop on the Sandisk Extreme cards at BH! Anybody wanna organize a bulk maybe?

Sandisk Extreme 16GB CF at USD55.99, about RM180... its selling for about RM300~RM330 in Msia.

If got bulk I think its dirt cheap! Cause the shipping fee is USD50 >_<

Look at her...



She is so dirty...  

So i took her to shower.

Boom! tada. all clean!  



Put her back to where she should be.



As new as the body 

This is what i used to clean her up 



Thought 3 would be enough i ended up using 7 of them...

Weee!~ 

I got 90mb/s Sandisk Extreme Pro UHS-1 at a better price

8gb for 175 nia
CF cards?

60mb/s fast enough? 8gb only 200 here what?

90mb/s also got, 16gb around 500 LOL!

It does.

Just that you don't see it, does not mean others don't

For example, for A77, the 12fps burst is cleared within 5 secs if you use the Sandisk Extreme Pro UHS-1 90mb/s card compared to other class 10/lower speed.

To note, some other videographer do use such fast cards for recording too

So, can see the difference now?

16GB also not enough one, hehe, get 32GB, less worry.

UHS-1 (45MB/s) vs 30MB/s edition, you can feel slight difference, when you review picture and browsing through pictures, it's slightly faster, the green LED goes away faster; Let's say you're shooting RAW + JPEG, after your press the shutter, with UHS-1 (45MB/s), the green LED goes away faster, means it writes faster to the card. It may not be very important, but it's good when you're shooting action, or when you need to speed.

Not sure about the 90MB/s edition; I read some sites, it seems the 90MB/s gives no difference in performance, probably because the test is not using RAW + JPEG mode, which will produce larger file size in total (but still 2 files)? But the test, the guy tested BURST mode, both 45MB/s and 90MB/s card clears around the same time. If true, it would mean the camera itself doesn't support up to 90MB/s, but I can't be sure of that, just sharing.
Got, try monitor how fast the camera writes to the card everytime you take a photo; If you take JPEG only, maybe no difference? Try take RAW or even better, RAW+JPEG.
Also, try review/browsing through photos, the next photo should load up quicker and smoother.

Finally, try BURST mode at 6FPS, after the buffer is full, the fps should slow down already, let go and calculate how long it takes to write to the card and clears the buffer; The UHS-1 should be able to clear the buffer faster, unless that is.. a counterfeit?

Using the 45mb per sec, roughly 15 sec, RAW + JPEG

With the 90mb/s, it goes down to roughly 7 or less..

If Jpeg, I think can go down to even 4 secs using the 90mb/s one....

Can't time it precisely, so this are my rough figures la..

Detailed testing can only be done on weekends, with a tripod and timer ahaha

If you have 2 X 16GB means already got 32GB lo, hehe; I thought you have 8GB and wanna get 16GB. 
But having 1 32GB can be good/nice, if you're considering upgrading, got extra space.

May not really affect your shooting, but may give better experience and feel; Just like after you snap and immediately review the photo, the speed, but it's very very slight only. I think the more obvious if say you're browsing through your photos to find that photo or when you want to show the client/friends a certain photo, the overall performance is slightly faster; It's not really an issue, I can bear with the slight lag, but having a faster speed is "nice to have", it's not a necessity. That said, Class 10 also got many speed, from 10MB/s up to 30MB/s, the speed between 20MB/s and 30MB/s isn't really obvious as well, and may not be important to everyone. So, it really depends if you think the extra speed is nice to have.
When I purchase the UHS-1 time, I did consider whether should I just get the 30MB/s and save a little money; but after some consideration, I just get the UHS-1, after all, the extra speed can come in handy and also when transfer files between PC.

What King card  , where got King Card, there is 64GB~128GB already. Just that if you plan to upgrade can "always" consider 32GB, not saying you must get it. Just suggest to you, not saying it's King or Must or Best. It's not correct to think like this, those that find 8GB sufficient will think why need 16GB, and so on, it's never ending. It's just a common suggestion for getting a bigger available size if the price is OK. For 8GB "supporters", as upgrade, they can get 16GB and keep 8GB as backup or in 2nd slot (if available), similarly, 16GB supporters can get 32GB as upgrade and put in slot 1. As I said, it's personal preference and choice. 

Your battery seems drain very fast? You review your picture a lot or something? I filled the 16GB and still have more than 50% battery juice to spare; not yet cover the deleted photos. Or is it you're using battery grip battery or something?

Whether you show or not is not a matter... I'm just giving examples "lah"... 
Plus, sometimes, it's not a matter you want to show or not; Sometimes, the client demand to see the photos, especially say a bunch of girls, after take, they want to see how they look on the spot, if not satisfied with their pose or they feel their angle not nice, etc. they will want to re-take. It really depends on situation, you can't say there's no such thing.

If one shoot video, that's another story too 

I still carry my old card as well, the 4GB from compact cam. Just extra cards and it doesn't takes up much space or weight anyway 

In his previous signature, you can see what he do, hehe 

For swapping, there's another theory from people about trying not to insert/remove the card too often, again, another story.
Yes, I didn't say anything about it, I just explain to you, I'm just suggesting it to you, no worries, as I said, everyone has their own preference, so it means, I understand your reasoning; I'm just giving suggestion and some 'examples'.

I have same issue as well, my HDD full, 2 of my external HDD also full, recently I just got 1TB hdd. If size is not a matter, get the 3.5" size, which is much cheaper and you may get faster speed as well.

For your battery usage, I think that's good enough or around the same; I forgotten that my differences with yours; its because I shoot RAW+JPEG, thus the exposures count it less when filling 16GB space.

That is crazy lol
Did memory cards increase too? When I bought mine, my friend told me it might increase.

Online storage anybody?

Reminds me of the iCloud

CF cards are alright. it's the SD that's a pain in the arse. i might just drop it due to the wee size

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Added on November 10, 2011, 4:09 pm

bro, where did you check your price? i am checking cycom's online price list that was updated on the 8th november 2011. the price for HDD are still very much the same leh

I see. Thanks~
What about those old stock HDD? Suppose they shouldn't just increase the price? I think you can try Viewnet or All IT Hypermart, the prices should not change? Or you can try Harvey Norman; these store shouldn't simply throw/change their prices?

What about Harvey Norman? Not sure if they will do the same or not, they're not exactly IT store, perhaps there is more controlled pricing there, but their prices weren't exactly cheap anyway.

You're asking us?  You should be the one telling us...

Here you go, pretty comprehensive HK buying camera guide
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/consumers-c...ping-guide.html

Yeah, I ask my fren to help me get mine last time in Mongkok. Specific location i'm not sure...he went in several shops till he found the cheapest for me.

Did you try around Stanley Street on HK island?



Of particular interest was this shop I went to... Don't know if it's still there but they had quite good stock of things and had the Nikon accessory I wanted for quite a good price.

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Added on November 13, 2011, 5:10 pmunica only place I know to touch it is eng tong in ss2...yl camera should have it also.

Is any1 using Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 here? Just a quick question...

I've recently bought a new genuine hood. But when i attach in a reverse position, it doesn't lock tightly(it does have the *click* lock sound) as in I can simply just twist it and it will be loosen.

Is it suppose to be like that or I actually have to hold the unlock button then twist it to loosen it?

Wait, is it only my 17-55 hood can lock both way?