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Aahz
11-09-2005, 8:56 PM
I am getting ready to buy my d70s kit in feb. I noticed that there is not even a beginning memory card in the kit. How much memory should I be looking for. And should I have multiple smaller card or one big one.

Brian

hir0
11-09-2005, 9:35 PM
i'd go with a few 1gb cards or a couple 2 gb cards. you don't want a 4gb card to fail on you after it's full. that's just my humble opinion though.

paradise
11-09-2005, 9:55 PM
Brian, I would definitely recommend 1gig cards. And I would find out if D70 takes advantage of faster cards, too. I know 20D takes total advantage of the newer cards like Sandisk Extreme II, but I dont know if D70 does. If it does not, you can get away with cheaper cards, and if it does, I definitely recommend the Extreme II line. Great cards.

Ibn
11-09-2005, 11:27 PM
Sandisk Ultra II cards work extremely well for the D70. It's fast enough to maintain the bursts that you can snap with the camera. Using a couple of 2 GB cards myself.

Aahz
11-10-2005, 12:03 AM
Thanks for the info...I figure I will start getting some so that when I get the camera I will be ready. My Fuji unfortunately uses xD cards. I have a few 256meg card for it, each will hold 265 pictures at 4 megpix

Brian

Ibn
11-10-2005, 12:52 AM
No CF memory review for the D70s yet, but here's the one of the D70, courtesy of Rob Galbraith.

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-6816

Obliviou$
11-10-2005, 2:30 AM
I could definetly recommend the Sandisk II line too.
I use only one 1gig card.
But got my iPod yesterday, so not worries..that's like 30gigabyte with portable memory...
Well, actually only 23 considering there's some music.

JerseyJay
11-10-2005, 11:08 PM
Hir0,

Once you get up to 10MP+, you will start considering 4GB. I have 2 x 4GB, 2 x 1GB and portable 40GB harddrive. Always go out with the entire set. I can get only 200 RAW files on 4GB card :)

Aahz
11-10-2005, 11:17 PM
I don't think that I am going to be at 10+ MegPIx anytime soon. But thanks for the info.

Brian

hir0
11-11-2005, 1:34 AM
good point Jay, that's another consideration i haven't though of.

Ibn
11-11-2005, 1:48 AM
Yup. That's one area where you'll definitely have to consider, especially with the D200 file sizes. I'm heading towards 4 GB if everything about that camera holds true.

trigger
11-11-2005, 11:30 AM
Got just under 1GB CF cards, but it still is enough thanks to my 100GB Compact Drive PD70 :-) But I will try to sell the CF cards to a friend with a less soffisticated camera and get 1 GB ultra II cards.