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The Mae West quote was quite funny!
I'm surprised that the write speed are only between 10-20 mbs. any idea what the write speeds are in the 60d? I upgraded from a class four to a class ten and it seemed crazy fast... then I started shooting in both raw and jpg and it seemed slow, but I assumed it was still faster than the old class four.
as I have said, I use both c.f. and sd at the moment, but I will likely remove the sd when I shoot sports.
How you define crazy fast? You buffer never went full while shooting raw? 60D could have same SD controller (at best) than 5D3, so 10-20MB/s is probably max.
Also C10 is not that much if you look the spec minimums, it's 10MB/s (or more).
crazy fast: shooting in large jpg, 18 megapixels, and getting 60+ shots at 5.3 shots per second without filling up the buffer and no slowing.
I got tired before the camera did...
Note to self: Get some Canon replica camera straps made asap with 7D Mark II, 2D, 1D Xii, 1D S, 3D and 4D, try to hide them a little then walk taking pictures of myself. Maybe get Nikon to sponsor the shirt, and Sony the second camera
. This could be fun.
I'm surprised that the write speed are only between 10-20 mbs. any idea what the write speeds are in the 60d? I upgraded from a class four to a class ten and it seemed crazy fast... then I started shooting in both raw and jpg and it seemed slow, but I assumed it was still faster than the old class four.
as I have said, I use both c.f. and sd at the moment, but I will likely remove the sd when I shoot sports.
The question I have left, however, is whether anyone would trust ONLY an SD card? (For slower shootion situations of course.)On a couple of occasions, I have used only an SD card on my 5D MK III and it works just fine ... did not notice any "slowdown" ... the cards I used were SanDisk 64GB and 32 GB SDXC Extreme Pro Class 10 UHS-I (Max Read Speed 95MB/s & Max Write Speed 90 MB/s) ... I also tried using only a SanDisk 16GB Extreme SDHC UHS-1 (Max Read/Write Speed 45 MB/s), which slowed down after a couple of shots. On both occasions I did not shoot more than 4 RAW + JPEG shots in quick succession. With my limited experience I suppose any SD card that is slower than 45 MB/s will significantly slowdown the 5D MK III (that is if you are using only SD card i.e. without the CF card). Since you are considering using only SD cards because they are cheaper, IMHO it is not worth saving a small amount on memory cards to be used on a camera which cost you around $3000.
When you insert a SD card in a 5D MKIII also the writing speed to the CF card is reduced due to design by Canon.
It only slows down if you're writing to SD, (i.e., RAW to CF, JPEG to SD), just having it in there does not slow down writing to CF.
I remember reading someone did test on this (maybe at POTN), and the conclusion was that even having SD card in will slow down the CF card, because the data bus speed will default to slower speed. Having only CF will benefit higher data bus speed.
So I've never even inserted SD card. I guess I should try it works.
Disclaimer: I could be wrong, but I did read someone testing that and with such conclusion. I haven't tested myself.
I saw (probably) the same post, then I saw someone claim they were wrong... So I tested myself. There is no slowdown just having the SD in the camera, it only slows down if you are writing to it.
All's well that ends well
BTW...what's a "Cheque"?
Up here in Canada, a "Cheque" is a promissory note, and a "Check" is deliberate bodily contact, as is "Check him into the boards" in a hockey game.... If a large person runs towards you, better hope they intend the former, not the latter...
LOL...well played, sir
My take-away: Next time I've got $27kUSD burning a hole in my pocket. I will drive to [insert name of favorite large volume retailer here] and pick it up myself.
When you insert a SD card in a 5D MKIII also the writing speed to the CF card is reduced due to design by Canon.
It only slows down if you're writing to SD, (i.e., RAW to CF, JPEG to SD), just having it in there does not slow down writing to CF.
My interpretation...
Wire transfer goes into Adorama account holding area. Later, a human being looks at it and for whatever reason (suspicious due to no address...or maybe they just hate money or don't like customers from your state) decides to not accept to deposit it, maybe even after input from a supervisor (ie refuses it). Then, that human being or even another person, starts the process to wire it back to your bank. This maybe takes a day or 2 or 3. When you call (angry worried upset etc), you talk to someone who doesn't have all the correct facts or doesn't explain it well to you.
Perhaps not the greatest customer service to you since they certainly didn't have answers that made you comfortable or happy. Sometimes stating something that is not correct is not lying (I see this all the time and it is usually due to ignorance).
Being one state away, I might have gotten a cashiers check and taken a one day trip to NYC.
I just don't like the way you bash Adorama, as it's clearly not their fault. You would do much better to grime about the US banking system which lags 10+ years behind compared to rest of the world.The bank just received the transfer. Like I said many times, I have called my bank many times checking for the return. It finally came back. I just hope that no one else has to go through this whether Adorama addresses the issues with responding to customers about high value wire transactions or through people shopping elsewhere. It was the sales associates advice that led me to do the transfer and if they are recommending this as a way of doing business they should have some ways of dealing with this issue effectively. Not responding to people who are legitimately worried about large sums of money is not a good business practice.
Repeated calling Adorama is not going to get you the money back. Calling your bank will help much more.
