The Nikon D7000 is the first DSLR to take advantage of the new UHS-I SD card specification. Unfortunately though, it doesn’t appear to take full advantage of that speed potential. The Nikon D7000′s buffer seems to cap at 10 frames during continuous high speed shooting no matter which SD card is inserted.
I got my hands on the latest SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-I SDHC cards, which are due out in March, to see just how well they worked in this first-generation UHS-I camera.
While the difference between the SanDisk Extreme and Extreme Pro SD cards is marginal in the D7000, there is still an obvious difference. After capturing the full complement of 10 frames at the D7000′s max frame rate of 6fps, the D7000 delivered the following results with each of the cards. [click to continue…]
SanDisk has announced a new line of Extreme Pro SDHC UHS-I cards. The UHS-I speed boost can be taken advantage with new UHS devices like the Nikon D7000.
The new Extreme Pro cards provide read/write speeds up to 45MB/sec. When used with non-UHS devices, the Extreme Pro cards provide a max read/write speed of 25MB/sec.
SanDisk’s Extreme Pro SDHC UHS-I card is available in 8GB to 32GB capacities and retails from $109.99 to $349.99. Check availability on Amazon.com.
In addition to the new Extreme Pro cards, SanDisk also announced a new Extreme Pro ExpressCard adapter for use with SDHC and SDXC UHS-I cards. The Extreme Pro ExpressCard adapter retails for $49.99. Check availability on Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [click to continue…]
SanDisk announced its largest and fastest CF card yet at CES 2011. The new Extreme Pro CF cards offers 128GB of storage and features the new UDMA-7 interface for up to 100 megabyte per second write speeds.
The Extreme Pro 128GB CF card will be available in the first quarter of 2011 at an initial retail price of $1499.99. Check availability on Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [click to continue…]
Lot’s of great deals cooking right now, like these big rebates on SanDisk Extreme CF and SD cards over at Adorama. While you get a rebate on the purchase of a single card, the savings more than doubles (and triples in some cases) with the purchase of 2 cards.
Below is a breakdown of how the rebates shake out. [click to continue…]
SanDisk is a universally-recognized brand in the digital imaging world. No matter what brand of camera that you own, there’s a good chance that you’ve got a SanDisk memory card somewhere in your bag.
I had never heard the story behind SanDisk’s origins until I read this recent article on SanDisk CEO Eli Harari at USA Today. Turns out, many years ago, he was ousted by the board of directors from a company he had founded. From there, SanDisk was born. Now, it’s a 3.6 billion dollar company.
[USA Today]
SanDisk has introduced a Write Once, Read Many (WORM) SD card in 1GB capacity. The WORM card is geared toward users who are seeking archival and tamper-proof storage. Specifically, SanDisk is highlighting the SD WORM card’s utility to police departments, which require an unalterable chain of evidence.
Full details in the press release below. [click to continue…]
