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Ridata 4gb CF
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Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:01 amby devilla101
Hey guys
Planning on purchasing a couple from HKSupplies for wedding work and was wondering if these cards are reliable?
I know we shouldn't skimp on quality cards but sometimes cheaper cards like these can perform as good as cards that get big marketing exposure. Is this the case with Ridata?
Posted:
Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:12 amby Raskill
I have a Ridata x133 4 gig and it works 'fine diddly ine'.
That being said I bought it frm a member here for a very good price. He had another one that died while being used in his camera.
I prefer to use Sandisk Extremes, but I generally only use 2 gig cards, so as not to place all my eggs in one basket.
Posted:
Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:20 amby devilla101
Thanks mate.
Hmmm might just stick with Sandisk Extremes since I've never had a problem with them.
Re: Ridata 4gb CF
Posted:
Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:38 pmby the foto fanatic
devilla101 wrote:I know we shouldn't skimp on quality cards but sometimes cheaper cards like these can perform as good as cards that get big marketing exposure. Is this the case with Ridata?
There is an item about them on the DP Review front page that might interest you.
Posted:
Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:55 pmby photograham
I have several Ridata cards, the last 4 bought from HK Supplies via ebay, and these have never missed a beat. Ridata is a very large manafacturer to computer memory and is in Taiwan.
If I want anymore cards, Ridata will be my first choice.
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Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:35 amby petal666
I have a ridata pro 150x and according to rob galbraith it is the 4th fastest card in my 1D 2 N. Never missed a beat.
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Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:31 pmby mickeyjuice
I have a RIDATA 1MB CF card that I used in my 10D for years and never had a problem with it.
It's been relegated to a very very spare now I've got a couple of 8GB 'Tomato' brand cards for the 40D. (Bought from Stu @ Quality Camera.)
Posted:
Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:02 amby devilla101
Wow 1mb!
So you were prob shooting like xx small jpeg
Posted:
Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:05 amby mickeyjuice
devilla101 wrote:Wow 1mb!
So you were prob shooting like xx small jpeg
TinyJPEG
Do you know how hard it is to FIND CF cards that small?
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Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:41 amby gstark
mickeyjuice wrote:devilla101 wrote:Wow 1mb!
So you were prob shooting like xx small jpeg
TinyJPEG
Do you know how hard it is to FIND CF cards that small?
Is it?
Leigh bought a handful of 256MB cards just before Xmas, IIRC.
I have, at home, cards as small as 8MB.
Genuine Nikon branded, even.
Posted:
Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:48 amby mickeyjuice
gstark wrote:Is it?
Leigh bought a handful of 256MB cards just before Xmas, IIRC.
I have, at home, cards as small as 8MB.
Genuine Nikon branded, even.
Yeah, but that's not 1MB. That's special.
Posted:
Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:57 amby jdear
I personally try to stick to lexar and sandisk. (+ take precautions!)
slowly upgrading all my cards to the Lexar UDMA 300x cards.