Transcend 16GB CompactFlash Memory Card 1000x (TS16GCF1000)

Ideally, I would like to use this in my Canon 5D MkIII. In the past, using the Lexar 1000x card was the only way to get the maximum fps/burst when capturing Canon spec charts. That's no longer the case. It could be that I purchased this card in anticipation of my previous positive experiences with Transcend cards. I upgrade it from a 32GB 400x Transcend CF card, which now has to stay in the backup slot after this one blew it out of the water. Using this CF card, I put it in my 5D MK III and disabled all of the settings, such as high ISO noise reduction, automatic lighting optimization, etc. (i. e. Slowing down anything is discouraged). Make sure it is focused on an object, press back button, and then start shooting. I had a SDHC card in the camera, but it was only intended as a backup in case the CF card filled up (something that won't happen quickly given that I have 1600 shots on this card shooting only Large RAW). This photo was taken at 1/640 of a second. Clearly, the results are hard to dispute I was shooting Large RAW at high speed continuous (6 frames per second) when the camera reported 13 shots in the buffer. My average shutter speed/rhythm hovered around 18/19 over a period of about three seconds, but as soon as I stopped, it slowed My Canon 5D Mk. IV took over two hundred photos before I took my finger off the shutter release button when I put my camera in silent continuous (3 fps, same as low speed continuous). As soon as I set it to JPEG, it fired off 230+ shots on high speed continuous (6 fps) with no lag or stutter until I let go of the shutter The bottom line is that the 64GB CF card is more than fast enough for occasional bursts on my 5D Mk III, and at the time of this review it was nearly $120 cheaper than the Lexar. When I copied 1, I had to make sure that it was the exact replica. It took 24 seconds to transfer 91GB from the card to my local hard drive using a Sandisk ImageMate USB 3 card reader. It's true that it's on a computer without bottlenecks, and the drive it's copying to is a Raid 0 consisting of two solid state drives. I really am impressed with this card, and I think it's a great deal given the burst performance it offers and its price difference to the competition. This page was edited on March 29th, 2013 In sports and other situations where you might frequently need to do extended bursts of photography in RAW + JPEG, the Lexar might be worth considering. The following are the burst numbers for a shot taken at a high speed continuous on high resolution RAW+JPEG according to the Gilbraith testing method In Rob Gilbraith's site, 73 - 74 are the 1000x Lexar numbers similarly, 58 - 65 are the 1000x Lexar numbers. In the same 30 second period, 75 shots were fired. As a result, the Lexar is a little only RAW at a very low speed continuous or only JPEGS at high speeds wouldn't have been an issue. In the future I may want to completely erase the Lexar card. I'm going to low level format this Transcend card to make it faster than the Lexar, but now I have to delete what I wrote about the Not even by a little bit. As a result, I did these things My first step was to go to the page on the transcendusa dot com website, select United States, and then in the Support section, on the Download page, download If you run it in Windows, be aware that you must right-click it and run it as an Next, I did a complete format, which took several minutes (using the reader I had with my card). formatted the card in the camera before putting it back in the card reader. Using the same test conditions as before, the following burst numbers were obtained You can get a faster read/write speed than the Lexar by using 85x84x85


. However, it must be low-level formatted using a utility on the Transcend website before being formatted in the I would like to point out the following The lower the burst number, the higher the ISO. It was only at ISO 100 that I was able to achieve these numbers. In general, increasing the ISO number leads to a reduction in burst rates. During subsequent testing, I was only able to obtain up to 84 bursts even at ISO 100. As I test to narrow it down, I believe that it may be either a problem with exposure or color, or even that the card needs to warm up. However, I will post anything I figure The lowest number of shots in 30 seconds that I've been able to get since reformatting the card with the utility (at ISO 100) is 71.

Ximena Farrell

| Mar 03, 2021

On two previous photo shoots, this 64 Gb Transcend CF chip was used simultaneously with a 32 Gb SD SanDisk Extreme Pro in my Canon 5D Mk III. Backups of JPGs are made to the SanDisk, while RAW backups were made to the Transcend, which is faster and can store more information. As soon as the second shot was taken, the SanDisk chip became corrupt. After visiting the SanDisk website to download their free recovery utility, I found that it no longer exists. When I clicked the link for the software, I was redirected to an external website that claimed it cost $400. I was able to get the Transcend chip to run after I installed its recovery software I was able to recover all my files with ease. I regularly shoot three to five bursts of RAW files, average length around 20+ MB, with the Transcend CF and it seems to be pretty fast. According to my observations, the actual transfer from the CF to the computer using a USB3 card reader appeared to proceed quickly as well. SanDisk, Transcend, and Kingston chips have all been used by me in past projects and I usually find the SanDisk and Transcend chips to be superior to the Kingston chips. Just a friendly reminder that SanDisk's recovery software is no longer free to download unless you are lucky enough to Corrupt chips can occur no matter what the manufacturer is. In order to avoid problems, make sure your camera is off and that it has finished writing before removing its chip.

Amaia Blevins

| Feb 15, 2021

A 5DMKIII always has 1999 pictures left, even if the firmware is up-to-date. have this card along with a 128g SD card on which I shoot raw. Since both cards are safety precautions, the camera writes the same information to both cards. I pull one card from the camera at the end of a shoot and leave the other in The images are in my pocket, so if my gear is stolen or anything were to occur on my way home, I would still have the images. It does not matter what happens to me or what happens to the card in my pocket, the images will remain However, I keep the last session in the camera on the card I pull, leaving the card in the camera untouched. Then I am able to clean the old session at the end of the new session after I pull the second card and ump it. I am just taking the precaution as a safety measure. An alternative would be to have a raw card for each session and to dump it at the end of it and the JPEG medium or small card to be discarded every year. There is an automatic back-up feature built into the operating system. An idea just crossed my mind. For years, I have bought and used Transcend cards for dslr video purposes, but has never had an issue. I have had numerous Transcend cards for years with no issues. I am very satisfied with the results. Until much later, I had no idea how good they were as every day cameras.

Elliott Davis

| Sep 01, 2020

The SD card I used with my Nikon D800 was the fastest I could find, while the CF card I used as backup was older, slower. The rear monitor would lock up after making an exposure, showing only the hanging hour glass. I have not been able to fix this problem yet. There is no way to fix this writing error other than waiting an indefinite amount of time or shutting down the system hard. Having done a lot of research and trying to find out what others are doing to fix this issue (since sending the body to Nikon wasn't resolving the issue for others who tried) I found out that switching to CF priority fixed the issue. Since Transcend 1000x cards are the fastest and best in the industry, I knew they would enable me to read/write without the freezing hour glass. I recently got a new card and made a switch in the menu system, and the problem hasn't come back. As a result, transcend deserves credit for making a fast memory card at a reasonable price. But Nikon should be shamed for causing or allowing the issue to begin with. I would recommend this card highly.

Abner Wade

| Nov 25, 2020