SD Card Recommendations? looking for a deal!

Kurooi · 19-09-2022 10:55PM #1

I'm getting a new R7 soon (fingers crossed!) that takes 2 SD cards, I'd shoot Raw+JPEG. I'm an enthusiast not a pro, and I don't want to spend a massive amount of money. I don't know the brands or stores or pricing strategies for example do they ever go on deep discount or not.

I want 2 cards. Any ideas what I could get at a good price? Say 64-128GB from reputable maker, under 100 euro each? Good write speed of course.

Gregor Samsa · 20-09-2022 12:05AM

Good resource here on the best cards:

https://rfshooters.com/blog/cameras/canon-r7/memory-cards/

The same guy has done similar tests for Sony cameras, and on his recommendation, I went with the Kingston Canvas React Plus UHS-II (V90), which are about as fast an SD card as you can get. Two for my A7iii (64GB each) and one 128GB as a second card in my A1 (main card is a CF Express), and I'm very impressed. They're a bit hard to find, but I got mine from Amazon for €120 for the 128 and €70 for the 64. They don't seem to be in stock at the moment, but check back every now and then, and they'll turn up.

A fast card makes a big difference in how long you can shoot bursts before you hit the buffer, and now quickly the buffer will clear. It can make a difference to what video quality settings you can use too, but I don't know that much about that end of things

Up until then, I always used SanDisk, which are more expensive. You do get deals on memory cards coming up from time to time on Amazon. If you can wait, Black Friday at the end of November usually sees good deals on things like this.

Kurooi · 22-09-2022 07:05PM

Ah my teacher :) Thank you again. Those canvas ones look neat. I had a look through the list there shopped around.

Is it just me or do these look like a good deal?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B085FM9FGQ/ref%3Dox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lexar-Professional-1667x-128GB-UHS-II/dp/B07SZ3GCC6/ref%3Dsr_1_7?crid=4VO2ZWAWUJ41&keywords=Kingston%2BCanvas%2BReact%2BPlus%2BUHS-II&qid=1663869542&refinements=p_76%3A419158031&rnid=419157031&rps=1&sprefix=kingston%2Bcanvas%2Breact%2Bplus%2Buhs-ii%2Caps%2C57&sr=8-7&th=1

If I was to shoot CRAW and only 5-10 snaps at a time that buffer should clear within a reasonable few seconds with these? That is mostly how I shoot I don't really hold down for 70 shots! I could do with these. Probably.

Gregor Samsa · 28-09-2022 10:13AM

If you're not too worried about burst speed, those two cards look good. They have the capacity and they're good, reliable brands. The other advantage of a fast card (v90) is that you'll transfer the photos to your computer a bit quicker, but again that depends on how many photos you shoot before downloading them. If that's not something that concerns you, then v60 is fine.

SD Card Recommendations? looking for a deal!

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