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Amazon - today only - Sandisk Extreme Pro SDXC SD Memory Card UHS-1 U3 V30 95MB/s - 64GB

jeallen01
Posted 22/03/2018 - 09:38 Link
Amazon "Early Easter Special" - £28.49

Looks like the "latest" V3 version which seems to normally sell for £40+
K-3 II, K-3 and a K-70 from SRS (having now relegated the K-30 /"K-50" to a backup body), & some Sigma and Pentax lenses (and a lot of old 35mm gear!)
Mike-P
Posted 22/03/2018 - 09:47 Link
Nice spot, I use a couple in the K-1, it would be handy if the Pentax card slots could take advantage of the speed though.
Posted 22/03/2018 - 15:11 Link
Cheers, picked up 4, 2 will replace the ones I lost in my XT2 last weekend
Edited by edin_togger: 22/03/2018 - 15:11
Mike-P
Posted 22/03/2018 - 15:20 Link
edin_togger wrote:
Cheers, picked up 4, 2 will replace the ones I lost in my XT2 last weekend

How did you mange to lose 2 memory cards?
Posted 22/03/2018 - 15:32 Link
Mike-P wrote:
edin_togger wrote:
Cheers, picked up 4, 2 will replace the ones I lost in my XT2 last weekend

How did you mange to lose 2 memory cards?

Lost the camera and 16mm too left in a taxi in Rome
Mike-P
Posted 22/03/2018 - 16:33 Link
owch.

I suppose the taxi driver was fairly chuffed with his tip though.
ilovesaabs
Posted 22/03/2018 - 17:26 Link
edin_togger wrote:
Mike-P wrote:
Quote:
Cheers, picked up 4, 2 will replace the ones I lost in my XT2 last weekend

How did you mange to lose 2 memory cards?

Lost the camera and 16mm too left in a taxi in Rome

XT2 is not a cheap beast either.... hopefully insurance will cover replacement and a nice new XH-1. Feel for you.
AKA Welshwizard/PWynneJ
Assorted Pentax/Nikon/Mamiya stuff
Posted 22/03/2018 - 18:25 Link
Mike-P wrote:
owch.

I suppose the taxi driver was fairly chuffed with his tip though.

Probably, I've been in touch with all of the Cab Companies so will see if it gets found, more gutted about losing the photo's than the camera really


ilovesaabs wrote:
edin_togger wrote:
Quote:
edin_togger wrote:
Cheers, picked up 4, 2 will replace the ones I lost in my XT2 last weekend

How did you mange to lose 2 memory cards?

Lost the camera and 16mm too left in a taxi in Rome

XT2 is not a cheap beast either.... hopefully insurance will cover replacement and a nice new XH-1. Feel for you.



Luckily it was A: Used and B: Discounted so haven't lost too much, but as it was bought used my insurance won't cover it, still lesson learned and its the reason I didn't take anything dearer with me!
jeallen01
Posted 22/03/2018 - 18:30 Link
Why won't your insurance cover it - not had any trouble with either specialist or household insurers in getting cover for used equipment, but in this case I think that would still need:
- Purchase receipts
- Police report number for the loss
- report made to the insurer within their specified time limit.
K-3 II, K-3 and a K-70 from SRS (having now relegated the K-30 /"K-50" to a backup body), & some Sigma and Pentax lenses (and a lot of old 35mm gear!)
Mike-P
Posted 22/03/2018 - 18:54 Link
I went back to Amazon and bought another for my little Canon M5

It ended up costing me an extra grand as they had a Canon 100-400mm MKII in their warehouse deals which currently have 20% discount on certain items. Couldn't resist.
Defragged
Posted 22/03/2018 - 20:46 Link
Mike-P wrote:
I went back to Amazon and bought another for my little Canon M5

It ended up costing me an extra grand as they had a Canon 100-400mm MKII in their warehouse deals which currently have 20% discount on certain items. Couldn't resist.

It's what you you call retail therapy. Good for the soul if not for the wallet!
C.O.L.B.A.S victim
(Compulsive Obsessive Lens Buying Addiction Syndrome)

What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!
jeallen01
Posted 22/03/2018 - 20:58 Link
Mike-P wrote:
I went back to Amazon and bought another for my little Canon M5

It ended up costing me an extra grand as they had a Canon 100-400mm MKII in their warehouse deals which currently have 20% discount on certain items. Couldn't resist.

Thought I was trying help by pointing to a "good deal" - but I can't help "people" who "succumb" to "temptation" (especially when that's "the opposition")

OTOH, some have got the bargain (not me, I don't need it) - even if it's for another past of the "opposition"
K-3 II, K-3 and a K-70 from SRS (having now relegated the K-30 /"K-50" to a backup body), & some Sigma and Pentax lenses (and a lot of old 35mm gear!)
Edited by jeallen01: 22/03/2018 - 20:59
Defragged
Posted 22/03/2018 - 21:50 Link
Serious question! It might appear to be a bargain considering its usual price, however, there are many other 64gb cards which are considerably less expensive.
In real life usage terms, are there any tangible/noticeable performance differences to justify the extra costs?
C.O.L.B.A.S victim
(Compulsive Obsessive Lens Buying Addiction Syndrome)

What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!
richandfleur
Posted 22/03/2018 - 22:47 Link
Defragged wrote:
Serious question! It might appear to be a bargain considering its usual price, however, there are many other 64gb cards which are considerably less expensive.
In real life usage terms, are there any tangible/noticeable performance differences to justify the extra costs?

I have the 32Gb version of this in my K-3, and it simply means you can clear the buffer as fast as the camera will let you.

Changing the burst priority from focus to frame rate meant the camera will run at it's 8fps max speed. It's internal buffer is pretty big, but the camera locks up whilst the images are eventually written to the card, and that's where a fast card will help. All cards will be limited to the max speed of the camera to card bus anyway though, so there really is a ceiling to what the camera can benefit from.

https://www.cameramemoryspeed.com/pentax-k-3-ii/fastest-sd-card-comparison-test/

On everything else, it makes little difference. Video isn't recorded with enough data fast enough to be an issue for the card.
Jonathan-Mac
Posted 23/03/2018 - 08:53 Link
Back up to £36.99 now
Pentax hybrid user - Digital K3, film 645 and 35mm SLR and Pentax (&other) lenses adapted to Fuji X and Panasonic L digital
Fan of DA limited and old manual lenses

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