CompactFlash recommendations?

[ConchyJoe]

The Admiral bought me a E-620 and I need a memory card for it. I see that I can get 32GB 233X cards for $90.

My 16GB 133X works fine in my E-420, and it seems the 233X cards write faster.

But I also see reviews that show that CF cards can write from 8MB to 19MB a second. Pretty big spread.

I figure 32GB will give me plenty for jpg+raw, and room for some short video clips as well..

 

[ConchyJoe]

Wow. No comments?

I did get this Centon Advanced 233X 35MB/s 32GB CF card in.

If I set the E-620 to manual shutter, 4000, and continuous, and LF+Raw, it takes 5 pictures before it slows down writing to the CF card. If I change to SN, it pretty much shoots forever. LF and I get 6-7 pics, and Raw I get 5-6 pics.

I'll have to try it with my 16GB 133X CF card and see what it does.

 

[Dee]

The Admiral bought me a E-620 and I need a memory card for it. I see that I can get 32GB 233X cards for $90.

My 16GB 133X works fine in my E-420, and it seems the 233X cards write faster.

But I also see reviews that show that CF cards can write from 8MB to 19MB a second. Pretty big spread.

I figure 32GB will give me plenty for jpg+raw, and room for some short video clips as well..

Well....this is a series of statements, no questions asked so not really much to respond to.

 

[Vladimir_VRO]

The Admiral bought me a E-620 and I need a memory card for it. I see that I can get 32GB 233X cards for $90.

My 16GB 133X works fine in my E-420, and it seems the 233X cards write faster.

But I also see reviews that show that CF cards can write from 8MB to 19MB a second. Pretty big spread.

I figure 32GB will give me plenty for jpg+raw, and room for some short video clips as well..

There is LINK speed test for some body with different cards and it's looks like 133x is optimun card for E620 becous body couldn't write faster.

 

[ConchyJoe]

Vladimir,

Excellent info. I found a site that talked about everything but Oly. I did run the 133X CF card in the E-620, and did not see any difference to the naked eye.

Which pretty much confirms your comments and the comments on the link you posted.

I can't imagine using up 32GB anyway, I never did 16Gb in one day, but thought if I switched to video for some reason it would become useful.

Good stuff.