Rob Galbraith - The CF/SD Performance Database is back
Many people have turned to Rob Galbraith’s Compact Flash Performance Database when looking for new CF cards for their camera. Rob evaluated literally dozens of CF cards across most of the popular camera models from Canon and Nikon. It was a valuable source of information, and would help with the ‘is the SanDisk Extreme actually quicker than the Ultra ?’ questions. However, there have not been any updates to the database for quite a while.
Today, Rob has relaunched the database, with new features including sortable tables and test data for the Canon EOS 40D, EOS-1D Mark III and EOS-1Ds Mark III and the Nikon D300 and D3. An archive is also available for older camera models.
The new Card-to-Computer transfer speed page shows the performance of popular CF card readers when connected to a Mac laptop and desktop. Is Firewire 800 actually quicker than USB 2 ? (well, yes, but you knew that.)
The CF/SD Performance Database is a valuable asset to both amateur and professional photographers, and is recommended to anybody shopping for a new CF or SD card.
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