Was looking for a good CF card for my Sony A100 that I recently acquired, and came across this 8gb card. Looks to be a good price taking into consideration the lifetime warranty of Sandisk. I know that the transcend can be had for a bit cheaper, but the fail rate is quite a bit higher. Thow in the free shipping and it made was a no brainer for me.
Just a heads up, the rebate comes in the form of a visa prepaid card.
You also get more back if you buy more.
Buy 2 for $149.90 and get $100 back. That's 2 cards for $49.90, or $24.95 each.
Buy 3 for $224.85 and get $160 back. That's 3 cards for $64.85, or $21.62 each.
Also: I own the A100, and I have a 2gb card. Unless you are planning on shooting in RAW (most people do not) or plan on keeping all your pictures on your card for a while, 2 GB is more than enough. 4 GB would be overkill (unless you are shooting 3,000 pictures in a single shooting, like going to a baseball game and taking about 8-10 pictures per pitch). The battery dies before you can fill a 4gb card!
jtayl230
Addicted Member
posted: Jul. 27, 2008 @ 8:44p
I do shoot in RAW, so I can have better controll when editing my photos in photoshop. Average battery life is about 700 shots (as stated in the manual). I get about 130 shots in RAW on my 2GB. I would like to shoot in RAW + JPG for easier browsing. An 8GB card should give me about 520 shots in just RAW. That leaves me plenty of bettery. If all else fails, I just pop in the extra battery I purchase.
NoMoneyInMyWallet
Handsome Member
posted: Jul. 27, 2008 @ 8:45p
yankeefan2525 said:Also: I own the A100, and I have a 2gb card. Unless you are planning on shooting in RAW (most people do not) or plan on keeping all your pictures on your card for a while, 2 GB is more than enough. 4 GB would be overkill (unless you are shooting 3,000 pictures in a single shooting, like going to a baseball game and taking about 8-10 pictures per pitch). The battery dies before you can fill a 4gb card!Videos eat up a card quickly.
onlycom
Senior Member - 5K
posted: Jul. 27, 2008 @ 8:56p
jtayl230 said:but the fail rate is quite a bit higher.
Well... I've seen Sandisk failing quite a bit too. but I gotta admit... Sandisk advertises very well so that people feel they are getting the only indestructible, super fast card in the market. (Extreme III is only about 133X).
On the bright side, I got my last round of rebate ($110 in Visa prepaid card) very quickly.
yingzi
New Member
posted: Jul. 27, 2008 @ 9:38p
The linked card's ID is SDCFX3008GA31, while on the rebate form, it says the ID for 8GB Extreme III CF card is SDCFX38192/SDCFX3008GR. Any thoughts about that?
Much more cost effective to get 3 of the 8GB version (if you don't mind less memory).
SteveDuke2003
Senior Member
posted: Jul. 27, 2008 @ 9:52p
yingzi said:The linked card's ID is SDCFX3008GA31, while on the rebate form, it says the ID for 8GB Extreme III CF card is SDCFX38192/SDCFX3008GR. Any thoughts about that?
Considering Adorama is advertising the rebate under the card, it would be false advertising if the rebate did not apply to the linked card for $35.
Also: I own the A100, and I have a 2gb card. Unless you are planning on shooting in RAW (most people do not) or plan on keeping all your pictures on your card for a while, 2 GB is more than enough. 4 GB would be overkill (unless you are shooting 3,000 pictures in a single shooting, like going to a baseball game and taking about 8-10 pictures per pitch). The battery dies before you can fill a 4gb card!
I want to use this card with my PDA. I would love to have a higher capacity card
jsl90004
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jul. 27, 2008 @ 11:04p
I already got on this deal for SD card, and got the rebate in card quickly. But I need some CF card as well.. Is there a limit on number of submission on this rebate?
saltoricco
Happy Member
posted: Jul. 27, 2008 @ 11:23p
BTW, I received the last rebate and it was a check, not a VISA card. Quite pleased about that.
oneeyejack
Member
posted: Jul. 27, 2008 @ 11:26p
if you want to be safe and spend $5 more, here is the link to the CF with the correct manufacturer number.
jsl90004 said:I already got on this deal for SD card, and got the rebate in card quickly. But I need some CF card as well.. Is there a limit on number of submission on this rebate?
I see no limit to the number of submissions, only the number of cards per submission.
You may wan't to call the number on the rebate to verify. 1-888-701-7637. Or send them and email sandisk@web-rebates.com.
danielfeng
Member
posted: Jul. 28, 2008 @ 12:00a
jtayl230 said:I do shoot in RAW, so I can have better controll when editing my photos in photoshop. Average battery life is about 700 shots (as stated in the manual). I get about 130 shots in RAW on my 2GB. I would like to shoot in RAW + JPG for easier browsing. An 8GB card should give me about 520 shots in just RAW. That leaves me plenty of bettery. If all else fails, I just pop in the extra battery I purchase.
I'm using 8GB Extreme III, but now I'm upgrading to 16GB. For RAW, 8GB is too small...
danielfeng
Member
posted: Jul. 28, 2008 @ 12:01a
jtayl230 said:jsl90004 said:I already got on this deal for SD card, and got the rebate in card quickly. But I need some CF card as well.. Is there a limit on number of submission on this rebate?
I see no limit to the number of submissions, only the number of cards per submission.
You may wan't to call the number on the rebate to verify. 1-888-701-7637. Or send them and email sandisk@web-rebates.com.
Yes, so I got three 16GB cards, and six 8GB cards.
christoj879
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jul. 28, 2008 @ 12:21a
oneeyejack said:if you want to be safe and spend $5 more, here is the link to the CF with the correct manufacturer number.
Just a note about sandisk prepaid visa cards they give in the rebates. They might NOT work at: - gas stations for gas (since the authorization amount is higher than rebate usually) - bars / nightclubs ... i tired at multiple bars but was always rejected - smaller retail stores (indie stores) where I also had my card rejected
The card now has a $2.08 balance that I cannot seem to spend anywhere.
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