{"id":10928,"date":"2012-08-05T21:40:13","date_gmt":"2012-08-06T01:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=10928"},"modified":"2012-08-06T07:51:46","modified_gmt":"2012-08-06T11:51:46","slug":"why-i-hate-sd-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2012\/08\/05\/why-i-hate-sd-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Hate SD Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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I swear by my Delkin 700X compact flash cards<\/a>. And I do not use or recommend SD cards. <\/p>\n

This lounging Coastal Brown Bear image was created at Hallo Bay, Katmai National Park, AK on my recent bear boat trip with the tripod-mounted Canon 500mm f\/4L IS II lens<\/a>, 1.4X III TC<\/a>, and the Canon EOS-5D Mark III<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1\/3 stop: 1\/1000 sec. at f\/6.3 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n

Central sensor\/AI Servo Surround\/Rear Focus AF on the bear’s face and recompose. Click here<\/a> if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image for a larger version. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Why I Hate SD Cards<\/h3>\n

Simply put, SD cards are too tiny for me. I would lose them in a heartbeat. But there are several other reasons that I have never even considered using an SD card. <\/p>\n

When the first cameras with dual media card slots came out, it was commonplace for folks on Instructional Photo Tours (IPTs) to become confused. In fact, it happened several times. “Images are missing. I know that I photographed a pair of Great Blue Herons copulating. But the images are not on the card that I downloaded.” Why not? The camera had inadvertently switched to recording on the SD card…. Things with the cameras have improved as I have not been hearing similar tales of woe for several years now. <\/p>\n

SD cards do not fit into any of the card readers that fit into the PCMCIA slot that is built in to many laptops; you need an external card reader with multiple slots. I far prefer an internal card readers like my Delkin Express Card 54. <\/p>\n

Lastly, I learned from Denise Ippolito’s friend Lisa Cuchara that when an SD card is used in the 5D III that it might–depending on how the camera is set up, cause the buffer to fill much more quickly than when only a CF card has been inserted. Complete details on that including comments from top Canon technical adviser Chuck Westfall will be included in the final version of the 5D MIII User’s Guide<\/a>. A pre-publication version is available right now with a $10 savings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This brood of Common Mergansers was photographed at Hallo Bay, Katmai National Park, AK on my recent bear boat trip with the tripod-mounted Canon 500mm f\/4L IS II lens<\/a>, 1.4X III TC<\/a>, and the Canon EOS-5D Mark III<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1\/3 stop: 1\/640 sec. at f\/9 in Av mode. <\/p>\n

Central sensor\/AI Servo Surround\/Rear Focus AF active at the moment of exposure. Click here<\/a> if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image for a larger version. <\/p>\n

Learn everything that I know about this great camera along with my favorite AF Area Selection Modes in the 5D Mark III User’s Guide and save $10 by clicking here<\/a>. As you will see, the list of unfinished items has dwindled considerably. The guide is nearly complete. When I am finished, the price will go to $50. <\/p>\n

I use and depend on Delkin 64gb 700X<\/a> compact flash cards every day that I am in the field. I have used and counted on them for more than a decade now. I have never lost a single image due to card failure or error. And I have never once hit the buffer wall when using one of the 700X cards<\/a> in my 5D Mark III. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Delkin 700X CompactFlash Pro UDMA Enabled Cards<\/h3>\n

You can learn more about Delkin\u2019s new 700X CompactFlash Pro UDMA Enabled Cards by clicking here<\/a> and learn why the 1000X cards are overkill for still photographers. <\/p>\n

Shopper’s Guide<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Below is a list of the gear used to create the images in today’s post. Thanks a stack to all who have used the Shopper’s Guide links to purchase their gear as a thank you for all the free information that we bring you on the Blog and in the Bulletins. Before you purchase anything be sure to check out the advice in our Shopper’s Guide<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Canon 500mm f\/4L IS II lens<\/a>I decided to leave the 800 at home for the bear boat trip and quickly fell in love with the 500 II for its light weight, great versatility, and four-stop IS. A complete review will be coming soon.
\n1.4X III TC<\/a> The latest version of the 1.4X TC is designed to work best with the Series II Super-telephoto lenses.
\nCanon EOS-5D Mark III<\/a>. Man, I am in love with this camera body. Both the files and the AF system are superb. <\/p>\n

And from the BAA On-line Store:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

LensCoats<\/a>. I have a LensCoat on each of my big lenses to protect them from nicks and thus increase their re-sales value. All my big lens LensCoat stuff is in Hardwood Snow pattern.
\nLegCoat Tripod Leg Covers.<\/a> I have four tripods active and each has a Hardwood Snow LegCoat on it to help prevent further damage to my tender shoulders \ud83d\ude42 And you will love them in mega-cold weather….
\nGizo GT3532 LS CF Tripod<\/a>. This one replaces the GT3530LS Tripod and will last you a lifetime. I’ll be commenting on this new model soon. In short, I like it.
\nMongoose M3.6 Tripod Head.<\/a> Right now this is the best tripod head around for use with lenses that weigh less than 9 pounds. For heavier lenses, check out the Wimberley V2 head<\/a>.
\n Double Bubble Level.<\/a> You will find one in my camera’s hot shoe whenever I am not using flash.
\nThe Lens Align Mark II.<\/a> I use the Lens Align Mark II pretty much religiously to micro-adjust all of my gear an average of once a month and always before a major trip. Enjoy our free comprehensive tutorial here.<\/a>
\nBreezeBrowser<\/a>. I do not see how any digital photographer can exist without this program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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I swear by my Delkin 700X compact flash cards. And I do not use or recommend SD cards. <\/p>\n

This lounging Coastal Brown Bear image was created at Hallo Bay, Katmai National Park, AK on my recent bear boat trip with the tripod-mounted Canon 500mm f\/4L IS II lens, 1.4X III TC, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[147],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-147","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10928\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}