Experience with Ridata 4GB with 66x write speed

[Nilo Arribas Jr.]

Hello guys,

Anybody here with experience in using a 4GB Ridata CF card?

I was told that the write speed is 66x. I havn't done any high speed shooting (burst of 6-8 lang) with the 40D but I'm considering RAW. Is this good enough?

Thanks in advance.

[Bobby Kintanar]

It's fast enough for our use Sir Nilo. :-)

[mantarey]

There's a lot of sad stories regarding Ridata cards in the Pipho forum. Don't really know if the numbers are within the normal or acceptable range but I decided to keep away from Ridata just to be sure.

[Romy Ocon]

That must be an old card if only 66x, Nilo.

I currently use 7 pcs of Ridata 4 GB 120x and 5 pcs Ridata 2 GB 80x. I had used Ridata 1 GB 52x in the past too. Absolutely no problem with my Ridatas so far, although as Rey said there are some issues with some batches reported at PiPho.

[Nilo Arribas Jr.]

bobby6425 said:

It's fast enough for our use Sir Nilo. :-)

That's what I'm thinking sir because my 40x Sandisk is ok at Nug-as with some of our Pygmy FP burst shots. However, we shoot JPEGs and I'm not sure how this card will perform with RAW. The 40D is capable of 19 frames of RAW in the buffer so I think 66x is acceptable...

[Nilo Arribas Jr.]

mantarey said:

There's a lot of sad stories regarding Ridata cards in the Pipho forum. Don't really know if the numbers are within the normal or acceptable range but I decided to keep away from Ridata just to be sure.

Is that the reason for the 5 years warranty?

[Nilo Arribas Jr.]

admin said:

That must be an old card if only 66x, Nilo.

I currently use 7 pcs of Ridata 4 GB 120x and 5 pcs Ridata 2 GB 80x. I had used Ridata 1 GB 52x in the past too. Absolutely no problem with my Ridatas so far, although as Rey said there are some issues with some batches reported at PiPho.

The 4GB 66x (10MB /sec) is tempting for me considering that it's selling for only P1,600.00. The Sandisk 4GB Extreme III (20MB /sec) is P3,500.00.

[Romy Ocon]

Go for it, Nilo.... that's the cheapest CF card (PHP/GB) that I've come across. With the 40D's deep RAW buffer, even slower cards should be good enough. I suggest you test run it first in the store with your camera to see if there are any incompatibility issues.

longbow97 said:

admin said:

That must be an old card if only 66x, Nilo.

I currently use 7 pcs of Ridata 4 GB 120x and 5 pcs Ridata 2 GB 80x. I had used Ridata 1 GB 52x in the past too. Absolutely no problem with my Ridatas so far, although as Rey said there are some issues with some batches reported at PiPho.

The 4GB 66x (10MB /sec) is tempting for me considering that it's selling for only P1,600.00. The Sandisk 4GB Extreme III (20MB /sec) is P3,500.00.

[Nilo Arribas Jr.]

admin said:

Go for it, Nilo.... that's the cheapest CF card (PHP/GB) that I've come across. With the 40D's deep RAW buffer, even slower cards should be good enough. I suggest you test run it first in the store with your camera to see if there are any incompatibility issues.

longbow97 said:

The 4GB 66x (10MB /sec) is tempting for me considering that it's selling for only P1,600.00. The Sandisk 4GB Extreme III (20MB /sec) is P3,500.00.

Thanks Romy

[Nilo Arribas Jr.]

mantarey said:

There's a lot of sad stories regarding Ridata cards in the Pipho forum. Don't really know if the numbers are within the normal or acceptable range but I decided to keep away from Ridata just to be sure.

Noted Rey. Thanks.