Ideal for RAW photography (Sandisk Extreme III 8 GB Class 6 SDHC with MicroMate Reader)

Member Name: boredindunoon

Product:	Sandisk Extreme III 8 GB Class 6 SDHC with MicroMate Reader
Date:	25/10/08 (82 review reads)
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Advantages: Fast, Secure & Dependable.

Disadvantages: Card Reader With Every Single Card You Buy.

I used to think that memory cards of this size were just a gimmick. After all who needs that much storage space. My old camera could take more than one hundred and fifty photo's (JPEGS) for each of my 1Gb cards, and considering I had three of the cards, that was plenty for me.

But recently I upgraded to a Panasonic FZ50 and when I did that I also made the transaction from shooting in JPEGS to shooting in RAW (a more flexible file type giving you more control over images in the digital dark room). And while I feel that shooting in RAW is better and helps produce fantastic photographs, the images are larger, much larger. In fact I quickly discovered that the capacity of my 1Gb cards plummeted to an slighty embarrassing forty images.

So, hence I was in the market for some beefier memory cards. I had used Sandisk plenty of times in the past and was always please with the result (my previous cards were Extreme 3). Therefore I purchase two of these 8Gb cards and after shooting a few dozen images all I can say is wow!

Firstly each card can hold a massive 328 RAW photos (naturally this will differ depending on what camera you own, it's megapixels and quality settings.) But it's more than just the capacity that's got me excited. People told me in the past that shooting in RAW seriously slows down your shooting, but to tell you the truth I haven't noticed a major difference. The cards look professional and come with decent recovery software, carry case and reader. It's also good to know that they also come with a lifetime gunantee as well as being shock and water resistant. Theres nothing worse than loosing photos because of a faulty memory card, but I doubt that anyone would have that problem with these SanDisk cards as they are not going to let you down.

The only thing I can fault is the fact that you get a memory card reader with every single card you buy. Do you need a memory reader with every card? I personally don't, I would have liked the option to buy these cards without.

But other than, I couldn't be happier with my new memory cards. Sandisk is the way to go, especially when there cards are such good value for money. Just make sure that your camera or other device supports SDHC (high capacity) and like me, once you go RAW you'll never go back.

Summary: Thanks For Reading.

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