Ridata 4gb CF

[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?

[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.

[devilla101]

Thanks mate.

Hmmm might just stick with Sandisk Extremes since I've never had a problem with them.

[the foto fanatic]

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.

[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.

[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.

[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.)

[devilla101]

Wow 1mb!

So you were prob shooting like xx small jpeg

[mickeyjuice]

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?

[gstark]

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.

[mickeyjuice]

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.

[jdear]

I personally try to stick to lexar and sandisk. (+ take precautions!)

slowly upgrading all my cards to the Lexar UDMA 300x cards.