Customer Reviews

SanDisk SDCFX-016G-X46 16GB/60MB/s Extreme CompactFlash Memory Card

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I purchased this card for my canon 5D mark ii, it has great speed and works a charm.

The most problems users have while filming with this camera is when they try to take a picture in film mode and the memory card stops filming where as this has no such problem due to the speed it has and does not slow down the camera at all.

I have transferred files between a firewire reader and my mac with extremely stable and fast speeds.

As to the card not failing i can only say i have been using sandisk sd cards for about 5 years now and have never had any fail.

Excellent card and terrific value from this seller. Card needed by high end DSLRs particularly the new generation that have video capability. Not necessary for lower end DSLRs with a slow frames per second capability unless the price of the Extreme III and IV cards is similar. SanDisk 8GB Extreme CF Compact Flash Cards 60MBS - Retail Pack

Bought for capacity and speed and, as expected, does both well.

I use it with my EOS 50D and it has no issues coping with 20MB RAW files at 6FPS.

I bought this card to use with my sony a700.Amazon delivery as excellent as ever - arrived next morning!
I always shoot in RAW & this card can hold over 800 images at maximum quality. Since using this card I've never had any issues with buffer or card write time delays. For the price per Gigabyte ratio I think this card is unbeatable. A top product from a top brand at a great price - you won't be disappointed if you buy this card.

SanDisk are always at the higher end of the price range for memory cards, but well worth it! The 60Mbps version is excellent, and at 7fps highest resolution and quality jpegs, the buffer never runs out on my D300s, meaning I can shoot continuously without evening thinking about having to pause to let the memory card catch up - perfect for sports and wildlife. I've tested this up to 100 continuous shots and the buffer starts at 21, it drops to 17 near the start but then never falls below that. SanDisk is a name you can trust, many other cards quote transfer speeds that just are not inline with real-world tests.

Legendary reliability, although to be fair, I have not had an issue with any make of memory cards for a long time - only the cheap ones in the early days.

Save your money - there really is no need to buy the 90Mbps version unless you're doing something that is highly specialised, or are desperate to transfer your images to your computer that fraction of a second quicker.

SanDisk Extreme 60MB/s with UDMA is evidently their latest range of CF cards, being faster than their Ultra II, Extreme III, and Extreme IV CF cards.

Even though this type of card is too new to be listed in the manual of the Nikon D700 Digital SLR Camera Body Only DSLR, other SanDisk (and Lexar) cards are, and this card works a treat in that camera. Note that the Nikon D1X etc can only use cards up to 2GB.

In the D700, an 8GB card has room for nearly 300 RAW files saved at the highest settings, or several thousand JPEGs.

In autumn 2010, costing about 35GBP, this card it is probably the best compromise between price, capacity and performance. The make has an excellent reputation for reliability.

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I had terrible problems using a slower card for EOS 5D mk2in video mode. It just wasn't fast enough. This really did the trick in high pressure work environment. Also working at 35ºC, no problems at all.

Delivery was very speedy on standard post!!!

Forty odd pounds is good value for this 8GB 60MB/s card. However, my Canon 20D is no faster writing a burst of shots to card as the card is quicker than the camera!!!

This card stands you in good stead for upgrading to newer cameras in the future!

I bought this card for my Canon 50D but have another 4 - 8GB each. I always need extra speed when using my camera in fast continuous mode.
From my testing I can say Sandisk did extreamly great job creating such a good card.
Never had any problem with them, even using in a hard weather conditions like snow and humid (they still work as new).
However when you shot 6.3 f/s you need to have great writing speed for all those RAWs files.

The packaging including a free software to download - Sandisk Rescue Pro.
This software is great for recover your files incase pictures get deleted from CF card.

32GB = 1,040 RAWs - 24MB each.

So, if you want a card with hi writing speeds, capacity and great build I think Sandisk is one of the best avaliable.

What can you say about Sandisk, they are one of the leading makers of flash cards and almost all reviews give them 5 stars.
Only used this card a couple of times but I have 5 other Sandisk cards so that must tell you something.
Previous cards included a recovery disk which could be used if any problems cropped up with your card but I did not get one with this purchase so I guess they must have stopped supplying these. I Understand it is possible to download and use a recovery program from their web site once you have entered the appropriate activation key supplied with the card but this does have a time limit on it.
Should a card ever go faulty and you recover your photos NEVER USE that same card again. Or put another way always have a couple of spare cards with you.