Shooting RAW will pretty much limit you to the buffer size at 5FPS. If you find yourself able to shoot JPG, however, you can expect to be able to shoot up to 40-50 shots at 5 FPS, depending upon card speed.
Welcome to the digital SLR world, Ken, you'll have a blast. I think the silly grin lasts about a week per decade for the length of your photo history, which for some of us comes out to tad beyond a fortnight. :) tomp > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 3:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: EOS 30D - what CF? > > > > What kind of CF card do I need to get to accommodate that? > > With the buffer in the camera, you will not necessarily need > the fast CF card for short bursts, where you will notice the > difference is during downloading from CF card. > > Sandisk Ultra II should be fast enough at an reasonable > price, or you can pay a bit more for their Extreme III cards, > the Lexar Pro cards are pretty good, these are the ones I've > used over the past 1.75 years and they have never failed me, > not even once, I expect the Sandisk to be the same. > > The Sandisk Extreme III and Lexar Pro have the additional > benefit of lifetime warranty from their manufacturers. > > I'm waiting for my supplier to get their next shippment of > the Sandisk Extreme III 2 GB cards! > > Ken * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
