I was just talking to a friend today about how much memory RAW files on Digital SLR Cameras take these days. We both use Canon 5D Mark IIs and on an 8GB card we can only capture around 300 RAW image files.

Memory prices are dropping all the time and in this case, with the holiday season coming around, it may be useful getting the biggest card you can afford.

Here’s one that a lot of our customers have been picking up lately -> Sandisk 16GB Compact Flash Extreme IV Memory Card. It features all the attributes of a pro card:  fast, robust and has a limited lifetime warranty. Of course it’s made by the world’s leading memory card manufacturer which pretty much guarantees a quality experience.

Features of the Sandisk 16GB Compact Flash Extreme IV Card:

• Professional-speed card featuring 45MB/s read/write speeds
• UDMA Enabled – a process which data can be moved from a storage device very efficiently, without laboring the host device’s processor
• Extremely durable card tested to work under impact and in harsh temperature conditions
• Speed up your workflow by adding a FireWire Reader (sold separately)
• Priority technical support both online and via phone
• Solid reliability backed by a limited lifetime warranty

If you’re in Australia you can order it via our online store:
SANDISK 16GB CF EXTREME IV Product Page

More and more people are flocking towards the extra photographic abilities that can be found in digital SLR cameras. Being able to manually adjust aperture, shutter speed and ISO seems to be the new challenge that many previous instamatic digital camera owners, yearn for. Most digital SLR capture photos at higher resolutions which means that memory cards for these beasts need to be bigger and faster.

At the highest echelons of memory cards, sits the Sandisk Extreme IV compact flash range. In years past, pricing kept this range reserved mostly for the professional photographer. Now with advances in memory card manufacturing, the savings have been past down so that almost anyone who wants an ultra fast compact flash card, can afford one.

With a blindingly fast read/write speed of up to 40MB/second (4GB & 8GB) and 45MB/second (16GB) and a remarkably rugged design, the SanDisk Extreme IV CompactFlash memory card takes digital photography to a whole new level. No wonder professional photographers around the world have made SanDisk their preferred choice for high performance, reliability, and proven durability.

Features of the Sandisk Extreme IV Compact Flash:

• Industry-leading choice
• Professional grade capacity and speed
• UDMA enabled — turbocharge your data transfer rates without draining your device”s processor
• Quality tested under the harshest temperature, shock & vibration conditions
• Add a FireWire Reader (sold separately) to further accelerate your workflow
• Priority technical support online/via telephone
• Built-in trust with a limited lifetime warranty*

I’ve got a Sandisk Extreme IV Compact Flash working beautifully with my Canon 5D Mark II. As more and more digital SLRs with video recording capability come out, fast write speeds will become increasingly importantly especially if they record 1080p HD like the Mark II.

I highly recommend this range.

SanDisk EXTREME IV Compact Flash 16GB CARD Order Page