Should I get Sandisk 256mb or 256 Ultra II memory card

I will be buying a Kodak DX7440 and was wondering if I should spend the
extra bucks and go with the Sandisk Ultra II 256mb card instead of the
standard 256mb Sandisk card. Will I notice a difference in write speed
when taking pictures? What is the advantage of the Ultra over the
standard?

Thanks.

 

I have both.. The price difference was minimal and I can't tell which is in
the camera at the time anyway.. They are cheap as, if you go to the right
place.. I paid AUS $80 for mine which is possibly about US $40.


russell

 

Hi Tech,

If you are only going to use the card for the camera, then it will not make
a difference as the camera will write at only one speed regardless of the
speed feature of the card. If you have plans to use the card in other
devices, then consider the faster card.

Talk to you soon,

Ron Baird
Eastman Kodak Company

 

Ron:

Does this apply to all cameras, or is your comment limited to the DX7440?

I ask because I've seen a posting where measured write times were several
times shorter with the Ultra II when used with a Panasonic FZ-10 camera.

Pete

 

I am quite sure that this is correct for Kodak. however, my 300D writes MUCH
faster to my 40X extreme cards than to the standard 4x or whatever they are.
Perhaps the camera writes at only one speed, but the speed at which the card
accepts data creates an apparent difference in the amount of lag time before you
can take a second picture.

hope this is not too confusing.
also, in some places, the Extreme card is the same price or lower than the Ultra
II cards. supposedly the Ultra is a 50 or 60x while the extreme card is
supposedly a 40X. (Sandisk website says they are the same) however, for that
same or lower speed, you get a card that works in colder or hotter weather than
does the Ultra II.

I buy the Extreme cards from B&H

chas
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