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Originally Posted by sparky123 A magazine article recently tested several different cards from well known manufacturers and also generic (cheaper/budget) cards, they found no reason to buy expensive cards claiming high speeds as the speed is governed by how quick the camera electronics can send the information to the card. |
True for the most part. However, a lot of generic cards have had poor quality control, failing after just a few uses on average.
On the other hand, some so-called "high-speed" cards from some brands are equal in price to or less expensive than some unrated cards (read: those cards which do not claim a speed rating) from other brands. But high-speed cards in general are needed only if you're doing continuous, rapid-sequence shooting for more than just a few frames on some higher-end compacts or SLR's, where the average unrated card will cause the camera to start lagging after just a few shots. (Most low-end compacts limit the photographer to single shots at a time or sequential shooting of no more than a few frames.)
At any rate, under no circumstance should the photographer wait for more than about 10 seconds or so to take the next shot even with an "unrated" card. However, if a given card is so slow that the photographer needs to wait several minutes between shots, then either the card is defective or (less likely) the card is severely mismatched to the camera.