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Old 07-10-2011, 10:39 AM
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I just ordered the Nikon D7000 and now I want to consult regarding what memory card should I buy.
I know I will be shooting some action photos, meaning I will be using continuous shooting, and I understand that this camera's buffer fills pretty quickly. Except for photos I will be shooting some video as well. So the questions are - does the memory card speed will do the trick? If I buy the more expensive 45 MB/s card, will the buffer empty faster, allowing me to take more continuous shots? Or it doesn't really matter and I can as well buy the cheaper 30 MB/s or even 15 MB/s card, but with greater capacity?

The most expensive card I'm looking at is SanDisk 8GB EXTREME PRO 45 MB/s, but I can afford only 1 such card.

What do you think the best option would be?
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Old 07-10-2011, 03:55 PM
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Just get a couple of the slightly cheaper cards. SanDisk or Lexar.
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Old 07-10-2011, 04:04 PM
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I suggest trial and error. Use whatever cards you currently have and see how they do. One point I'll make is that I always use cards under 16 GB. I fear losing too many pics. Should the card fail, I'd rather lose 8 or 16 GB of photos, rather than 64.
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Old 07-10-2011, 09:01 PM
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Thank you for your help, guys! I ordered 2 SanDisk cards, 8 GB 30MB/s each. Think it'll be more than enough for me for a while. Cheers!
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