The Kingston 32GB CompactFlash Ultimate 266x Card offers an amazing minimum sustained write speed rating of 266X, making it perfect for advanced amateur and professional photographers who need reliable flash memory that can keep up with the most demanding assignments.
With an ultra-fast transfer rate of 45MB/sec. read and 40MB/sec. write, the Kingston CompactFlash Ultimate Card supports high-end digital cameras and devices. Plus it comes with a bonus download for data recovery software from MediaRECOVER so you can recover lost or deleted files and restore corrupt files on Windows or Mac systems.
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So far I've had no problems with this card over the last 3 weeks I've owned it. I use this compact flash in my Canon 7D and I do a mixture of filming and photos...Read complete review
So far I've had no problems with this card over the last 3 weeks I've owned it. I use this compact flash in my Canon 7D and I do a mixture of filming and photos. I've shot all different formats (RAW, JPEG, RAW + JPEG), HD Video at 24 fps and 30 fps and haven't had any issues. I bought this card on a recommendation from a guy who films constantly (on a 7D as well) and haven't been disappointed. There are definitely some more expensive CF cards out there, but I think this one is a good mixture of what you pay for and what you get. I haven't experimented much yet with the continuous shooting, but I've shot at maximum fps for about 10-15 seconds just to check it out and didn't see any lag. Overall, I'd say it has a good speed and obviously great storage capacity.
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I use this product with my Canon EOS 7D.
I've only had it for a couple of weeks, and I'm experiencing digital dropout with pics, and video. Strange thing, I...Read complete review
I use this product with my Canon EOS 7D.
I've only had it for a couple of weeks, and I'm experiencing digital dropout with pics, and video. Strange thing, I can copy the same file from the card multiple times with different results. Example: the file will be corrupt when I transfer using my card reader, then I'll copy it again, and it will be fine. Or, a pic will be messed up on the reader, but if I use the camera to copy it over the photo will be fine.
This has been a consistent problem.
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I use this for 7D shooting video and photo.
Of course doing still images has no problem, but it stops recording so many times and I couldn't restart for a few mins. It's getting worse during video shoot, Error 02 it says.
Do not recommend you to get this if you are shooting videos.
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First, coming from Kingston having used many of their CFC cards before I know I am getting a quality product.
Second, for the size, speed, and price of this, you simply cannot beat it in all three categories.
It is being used in my Canon 5DMII and it has performed brilliantly thus far in both 21MP RAW files and full HD video.
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I used it for digital video on my Nikon D300S. it can't keep up with 15 + frame bursts, but it did fine with recording video. for the price, I would recommend. For high end photographers that need rapid fire fps, you can do better, but will pay much more.
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Needed another 32GB card for a video project. My other 32GB is also a Kingston but a 133x. This one fills the buffer much faster.
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extremely fast card
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These cards are very reliable. I shoot weddings and I trust them.
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only used it once so far, so not much of a test drive yet. but am hoping it works as well as it did the first try.
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Am using the CF Card on a Canon S50 and an very satisfied. Had been using other CF cards so far and it took so long to read and write. Now the pics can be taken one after the another with a minimum write time. Even on video mode, the clips the camera is instantly ready to record the following clip. Great product.... as exected from Kingston. Highly recommended.
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unreliable and untrusty! stopped working after just couple of months after having it... used it with my canon 5d mark ii just to shoot pictures. Made me lose pictures on a big production and important photo shoot! wouldn't ever recommend this to anyone!
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Best price for a reliable brand compact flash card, works just great on my Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera.
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So far I've had no problems with this card over the last 3 weeks I've owned it. I use this compact flash in my Canon 7D and I do a mixture of filming and photos. I've shot all different formats (RAW, JPEG, RAW + JPEG), HD Video at 24 fps and 30 fps and haven't had any issues. I bought this card on a recommendation from a guy who films constantly (on a 7D as well) and haven't been disappointed. There are definitely some more expensive CF cards out there, but I think this one is a good mixture of what you pay for and what you get. I haven't experimented much yet with the continuous shooting, but I've shot at maximum fps for about 10-15 seconds just to check it out and didn't see any lag. Overall, I'd say it has a good speed and obviously great storage capacity.
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Ive been using Kingston for years, and finally decided on this card. I was looking to primarily use it for video with the Canon 7D.
The 7D manual says that for video you need to use a card that can both read and write at least 8MB/s (about 50x). This 32GB CompactFlash Ultimate 266x (40MB/s) is more than ready to handle this job.
I have used it and love what it can do for me. I can shoot and not worry about having my second and third and fourth cards in my pocket. I can still use a second as backup, but so far this has done its job.
In a matter of hours I used up 25GB with 1080 HD video and the card was just ready for more. Love it!
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It's fast and reliable for video.
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Fast, HUGE and perfect for video on my 5D Mk II.
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Quite often, when I'm shooting for a 'stacked' image, I'll take ten to thirty shots, very quickly. Perhaps one shot every second, while adjusting for different focal lengths. With the 133x model of Kingston's CF cards, I noticed that I would have to wait for the shots that were taken, to be processed by the camera, before I could shoot more. I've found that the 266x allows for more shots before processing slows or stops me from completing the run of images. Since this is the fastest memory chip, I'll have to accept it as such. The fact that I have 32GB of storage affords me the opportunity not to have to change the chip the entire time I'm out shooting. I still bring more memory with me though. Overall, it's Kingston quality and I'm very pleased with it. B&H had the best competitive price.
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Kensington 32GB CF is a good value, works well with Nikon D3. No problems with write speeds or download speeds.
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Bought this card to record video with Canon 7D. But the card stops recording every few takes. When contacted, Kingston consumer service told me that the card is not compatible with 7D.
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I have 4 32GB 133x Kingstons, and have had much success with them. I was certain by doubling my speed, I could accomplish higher bursts in RAW mode and just overall robustness for video captures. I don't know if I can, yet, though because I experienced so many card errors during my first shoot with it, that I swapped back to my 133x...I was shooting in video mode when these errors occurred. These errors did not corrupt files; they would, however, cause the camera (Canon 5D) to simply stop recording. Very scary in a wedding situation. Even with these errors, I was able to complete my project, but it really means I cannot use this card in real life situations :-( [@]
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32GB / 266X is ideal for videos. I have 2 for my Sony HVR Z7.
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I use this product with my Canon EOS 7D.
I've only had it for a couple of weeks, and I'm experiencing digital dropout with pics, and video. Strange thing, I can copy the same file from the card multiple times with different results. Example: the file will be corrupt when I transfer using my card reader, then I'll copy it again, and it will be fine. Or, a pic will be messed up on the reader, but if I use the camera to copy it over the photo will be fine.
This has been a consistent problem.
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