5D Mk III memory cards & accessories

ChrisD.

ChrisD.

ChrisD.

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Hi guys.

Finally gone FF, got the above camera arriving once it's off back order.

I currently use a SanDisk Extreme Pro 16GB card in my 60D, but I've had occasions where the card says it's full after only taking 60 or so photos. I'd like to get something else for the 5D. I understand the camera can take both SD and Compact Flash. I'd prefer to use SD as I can plug this card directly into my Mac (main editing computer) or my Dell 27" monitor when I use the PC. Are there any disadvantages to using SD only compared to Compact Flash. Also, which brand of card should I go for and are there any that are particularly good for the price?

Finally, any accessories that I should consider? I'm already using the Peak Design slings, but was wondering if a battery pack is worth it and any other items that could maybe considered essential.
 
The only thing fast I shoot is BTCC cars, and I'm off to the F1 this year. Everything else is stationary cars, people and what I can see.
 
Yeah that's what I meant, I think there's a problem with the card. It did it when on holiday last year when I was on a boat, and at that time I swore to always have a backup. It did it again when shooting CrossFit the other week. Trust my luck.

Will the 5D use the CF first and then SD? Or is that an option for me to choose?
 
The first time I used it I put it into the 60D. Both times the fault happened I formatted it in my Mac, I'll reformat it now.

I think two 32GB cards will be enough for me now. I'll probably just go with SanDisk cards and see how I get on.
 
Dangerous Dave said:
The SD card slot in the 5D3 is crippled by Canon as it does not support UHS-1,also annoying even if you only use the SD card for backup it will slow down the write to the compact flash card to match.

For motorsport your best bet is to use a high speed compact flash card (I use a 1000x Lexar Pro which came top in the speed tests) and have the camera set only to start writing to the SD card if the compact flash card is full. In situations where you don't need high FPS you can simultaneously write to the SD card for backup purposes if required.

With the 1000X Lexar card I can take 49 photos at max FPS in RAW before the buffer was full then only 6 seconds to clear it. My SanDisk Extreme Pro SD card can only manage 16 RAW files and then takes 15 seconds to clear the buffer.
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So it's not worth getting a UHS-1 SD card then, get something cheaper?
 
Just received a 32 GB Lexor Pro 1000x 32GB Compact Flash and a SanDisk 64GB 45MB/s SD card.

Camera body is still on back order though. :(
 
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