SanDisk SDCFH-2048-901 2GB ULTRA II CF Card (Retail Package)

Customer Reviews:

San Disk 2GB Ultra II
I recently purchased this 2GB card for use with my 8mp Canon digital camera. I had been using a 256mb card that came with the camera and it had been fine, though I had to upload pictures every few days. I absolutely refused to pay $200 for the 2GB card at Best Buy when I purchased the camera 3 years ago and the smaller card sufficed just fine. Then we took a trip to Hawaii for 3 weeks and I filled the card and my tiny 64mb back up card so i had to switch to a lower resolution to fit more pics. Now we are going back to Hawaii and I decided that this was a deal I WOULD NOT PASS UP!!! What a steal. The 2GB card was only 44.00 and free shipping! The exact same card is currently at Best Buy for a rip off price of $100.00 ON SALE!!

The 2 GB card was more than enough space, in fact I used it to take several video clips and tons of pics!

Amazon has great prices and great shipping. I recently purchased a product with the free shipping thinking it would arrive next week, I wasn't in any real hurry. The product arrived in 3 days! I placed the order on Monday and had it on Wednesday!

I am VERY pleased and will continue to buy from Amazon.
--2006-12-16

Scan disk Ultra II card
This is the perfect size and it is holding up well. I put about 200 to 400 images on it every few days plus I download photos back to it from my computer and use it for transferring data instead of burning a CD. Sometimes I wish I would have gone with a card with a faster write speed Like the Extreme III or the newest IV but then I would have had to spend more money. Sometimes I get in a pinch for time with last minute deadlines. I have three scan disks now 512MB and two 2gig cards.
--2006-12-12

Card died, first use
I purchased this card to take to a trip in France. On day 8 of my trip it died. There went ALL my memories. Out of the blue it said the disc was not formatted. I have an Olympus Camedia E-10 and do not have any problems with it. My smaller discs worked fine. This was a complete disappointment.
--2006-12-01

Excellent Bang for the Buck
Remember Goldilocks and the Three Bears story? In DSLR and CompactFlash cards story, run-of-the-mill discount memory cards are too slow. Top-of-the-line memory cards are faster than necessary. SanDisk's Ultra II series is just right.

Ask professional photographers which memory cards they use, they will probably answer Lexar and/or SanDisk. With increasing number of DSLR enthusiasts shooting in RAW format, which consumes between 5 to 15 MB (generally 1 MB per megapixel), the demand for high capacity and high performance memory card is higher than ever.

For Canon DSLR photographers, SanDisk has been more ideal choice. Although the problem should be fully resolved by now, there was an issue where Lexar's high speed CompactFlash memory cards sometimes lost images against Canon DSLRs. Sealing the deal is SanDisk Ultra II's excellent performance and lower price.

My DSLR is Canon Digital Rebel XTi, where each RAW consumes nearly 10 MB. In continuous shooting mode, the camera's internal buffer can hold 9 RAWs at 3 frames per second. With slower memory card, it can shoot 10 RAWs at 3 fps. With faster memory card such as Ultra II, it can shoot 12 RAWs at 3 fps. Here's the kicker. Even with faster SanDisk Extreme IV and Lexar Professional 133x memory cards, it did not exceed 12 RAWs.

On paper, SanDisk's Ultra II series is only so so. At 9 MB/sec for write and 10 MB/sec for read, it is 4 times slower than Extreme IV's 40 MB/sec for read and write ratings. Yet they perform nearly the same. What gives? The limitation lies in DSLR's CompactFlash interface. On Rob Galbraith's CF/SD Performance Database, none of the cameras exceeded 10 MB/sec. In fact, most DSLRs peaked at 8 MB/sec. In other words, SanDisk's Ultra II represents the real world maximum for DSLR use.

What about capacity? As I write this, 2 GB offers highest capacity per dollar. The trend will undoubtedly change and I am certain by next year, 4 GB will offer greater bang for the buck. Fearful of memory card failure, which does happen from time-to-time (particularly in challenging weather condition), many photographers prefer to carry multiple lower capacity memory cards vs. one large capacity memory card. Use your own judgment, budget, shooting style to determine which is right for you. As far as the performance is concerned, SanDisk's Ultra II series is just right for your DSLR.
--2006-11-28

Good memory card
I bought this card to go with my Canon 30D and have not been let down. I can get about 500 JPEGs and 300 RAW. SanDisk makes highly constant products. I can set the 30D to take high speed continuos shooting and take 5 RAW pic's and not have the card slow down my camera. Very happy with it.
--2006-11-15

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