Kingston 8 GB CompactFlash Memory Card CF/8GB

After several years of using our smartphones for pictures, we recently brought our Canon Digital Rebel back into regular use for more outdoors photography. As part of the renewal effort, I wanted to get new batteries (we still had the original from 2003), new filters, and a bigger CF card (512 MB was no longer going to do). When we bought the camera 9 years ago, a card of this capacity did not even exist, and a 1GB card would have cost an arm and a leg with a couple of extra toes thrown in for good measure.Fast forward to 2012, and I was able to pick this card up for less than $20! My camera read it in a flash (OK, pun intended) and we instantly had over 1300 shots available (6 megapixel, full resolution). We put the card through its paces over 2 consecutive weekends, and had no issues whatsoever. The card and camera worked together extremely well, even when taking and storing a series of "rapid-burst" shots, and I had no compatibility issues when I retrieved the images to my Mac Mini. I'm looking forward to taking our camera on vacations, taking all the pictures we want without having to worry about keeping up with multiple CF cards.

When I purchased these CF Cards on Amazon it was the first time I've bought a Kingston product. Before I was using SanDisk which worked great, but these were on sale and the reviews were good so I thought, let's try Kingston. Well I got them and it turned out they weren't compatible with my camera (Canon EOS 20D), even though they should have been. For some reason, every time I got to about 50 photos my camera would malfunction and I'd have to format the card and lose all the pictures I'd taken. I was really disappointed but I contacted Kingston, since the cards had a warranty on them, and they were really friendly and said that it might just be the controller the disks were made with and the cards *should* be compatible with my camera. They replaced all the disks with ones made from a different controller and even paid for shipping. The replacements work great and I was really happy with their customer service! Kingston will go out of their way to take care of you and I'll definitely be buying from them again in the future!!

I would consider myself within the "prosumer" photography market. You won't catch me buying a high end Canon 1D anytime soon, but as a graphic designer who has to shoot my own pictures sometimes (with my beloved 30D) having tons of storage for a good price is important. I originally purchased 2 of these cards for a 10 day trip to Poland, and because I wouldn't have access to a computer, I needed lots of storage. I popped the card in my 30D, hit the menu button then went to format card. The progress bar shot across the screen; everything A OK. Shot about 30 pictures on small JPEG, then switched to RAW and got about 50 shots in before I got the 'error' message other people reported. Turning the camera off, then back on again seemed to cure the ailment only temporarily however. Within batches of 25 shots I was getting error after error. Finally I could not continue shooting until I removed the battery, put it back in, and powered the camera back on.I read that it is a VERY good idea to format new cards with your computer before using on a digital camera. I have formatted my card and it seems to be working much better now. I haven't shot 1000's of shots yet, so I cannot assure you that this is a bullet-proof fix. Other than this error issue, the price was excellent was better on amazon than ebay, newegg, or even any photography sites I checked. The speed seemed to be much better than my old Compact Flash card; I was able to shoot 5-6 RAW images in burst mode without getting a busy light. Keep in mind though that my camera is 8.1 megapixels, higher quality cameras will see degraded performance obviously.Overall I gave this card a 4/5 because it works well... when it actually works. Just make sure you format with your computer BEFORE shooting.

I used this with a SATA-to-CF Adapter that I bought here on Amazon. I am using these in a Patriot Box Office media player so I can take advantage of the PBO's internal "playlist" capabilities. For under US$20, I have a reasonably sized "SSD" at a fraction of today's prices. Now, you'll know this isn't big in storage, and it isn't going to be very FAST for a memory drive, but it is all you need for occasional storage, and primarily read access. I'm quite thrilled to get an internal SSD-like capability for the price!

[...]I've used Kingston cards in ALL my dSLR's going back to 2002 including my older Fuji Finepix S1, S2 Pro and now my newer (Feb 2008) Nikon D300. Though I have much larger capacity cards now in the D300, The S2 pro only uses cards up to 2G so the Kingstons that I've used for years are STILL being used. I either use the Finepix S2 as a backup, or my young 'un uses the camera when we go out shooting together. I have NEVER, ever had a card fail or even hiccup. Basically, the same experience I had with the Transcend Memory cards extends to these. Either I've been really lucky, and/or the cards are fabulous, and/or I take care to FORMAT the card in camera after each download. Maybe a combination of all three I don't know. I do know I own four or five of the 2G Kingstons, and at least two 4Gig CF Kingstons. They are great just about fail proof.And, in closing I would have to say that my 2 and 4G Kingstons have seen over 100,000 images through them over the course of several years. I trust them to do the job and never, ever have any qualms about popping them in the camera.On a quick note I purchase my memory cards from various sources, not just Amazon. I shop for value, but I try to stick to the name brands of Kingston, Ridata, Transcend, and now own a couple of Lexar's. Shop around for the best price, but many times Amazone offers the best with the free ship options when available.