Kingston Elite Pro 16 GB 133x CompactFlash Memory Card CF/16GB-S2

by Kingston

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 0.8 x 5.5 inches ; 1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000Y16TY6
• Item model number: CF/16GB-S2
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (83 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #67 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Accessories > Digital Camera Accessories > Memory Cards > CompactFlash Cards
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The newly redesigned Kingston CompactFlash Elite Pro offers a minimum sustained write speed of 133x. The Elite Pro is designed specifically to help advanced amateur or professional photographers get the best performance from their high-end imaging devices and applications.

No matter how fast you work, CompactFlash Elite Pro can keep pace. With ultra-fast transfer rates and up to 16 GB capacity, you can capture more continuous, high-resolution images in less time with the Elite Pro than with traditional CompactFlash memory cards. And when you need to transfer your largest files, your production workflow will be more efficient than ever. The Kingston 16 GB Elite Pro CompactFlash card is backed by a limited lifetime warranty.

Product Description

16GB Elite Pro CompactFlash Card 133x 

Customer Reviews

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64 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Slow storage with lots of room, December 1, 2008

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Luving it (Seaside, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kingston Elite Pro 16 GB 133x CompactFlash Memory Card CF/16GB-S2 (Personal Computers)

I bought this as a backup for my upcoming week long trip that I don't want to bring along the laptop.Also partly to satisfy my curiosity as to how much I can get away with for the cheap price of this one. I bet my luck partly on the Kingston pro reputation. Well, I was quite a bit disappointed.

Just tested it on 40D high speed continuous shooting in RAW, also tested are 4GB SanDisk Extreme III, 4GB Ultra II/15ms, 4GB Ultra II regular, 8GB Transcend x133. Of course, Extreme III is the fastest. but this Kingston is the slowest, to my surprise. Because the Transcend x133 did better than the Ultra II regular, so I was expecting the same for this Kingston. Not so. Also, when I tried "Erase All" on all these cards, Kingston also comes last, by quite a bit. To be fair, Extreme III isn't that great with burst RAW shooting either - once the initial burst is completed (camera buffer filled), the recovery speed is only acceptable - a little wait, then I can do 4-5 continuous shots, then a small wait again. But the other cards basically all take forever to complete the writing - the difference is between longer forever vs slightly shorter ones. That makes wonder how people use 1Ds. 40D only got 10MB after all. Then again, people lived with 34/36 frame films for a long time before the digitals. So what do I know :)

I sorta expected to be on par with the Transcend x133, but turns out, Transcend is quite a bit faster in both read and write. Hey, I still got a 16GB for the price of 8GB, didn't I? :)

Bottom line, this card is definitely slow. But perfectly usable if you are not in a hurry. And from what I've heard, Kingston got a pretty good reputation. But if I were to do this again, I probably would have opted for the Extreme III 8GB than this one, they are about the same price right now.

P.S. Now I found a great use for this card - on my 5D! 5D's super slow processor is a great match to this card. I tested 5D with this and Sandisk Extreme III, no difference. Once the camera buffer is full, nothing in the world is gonna help. So now this card sits in my 5D and does a great service for me. Not wasted after all. The only thing is, don't try to fill the buffer on 5D, you'll regret if you do :). For those who got 5D MkII, this card's usefulness is perhaps open to question...

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Big and cheap, March 13, 2009

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Marco A. De Llano - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kingston Elite Pro 16 GB 133x CompactFlash Memory Card CF/16GB-S2 (Personal Computers)

I bought this CF card for the sole purpose of replacing my iPod Mini's 4GB microdrive.

It worked right out of the box. Now I got 16GB inside my iPod and turned my Mini into a flash based player now.

Been a slow device and without constant writes (like a DSLR), I don't know how this card stands against the competition. Since, for my DSLR I get known brands and speedy cards, even if they cost much more.

If you want something cheap and don't plan on using them on middle to high-end products that depend on speedy writes this will fit your device just nicely.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reliable and inexpensive -- UPDATE, January 13, 2009

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M. Wolf (Pacific NW) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kingston Elite Pro 16 GB 133x CompactFlash Memory Card CF/16GB-S2 (Personal Computers)

This is definitely not the fastest chip around however if you need a reliable chip that has lots of room this definitely fits the ticket.

I have used this chip w/ a Canon 40 D capturing High Quality JPEGS and also RAW. When shooting JPEGS I have not had an issue w/ speed. When shooting action shots in RAW it does tend to lag a bit. However for my typical use it works just fine.

For over 2 months it has been the main chip I shoot with and has had a lot of use (probably over 6,000 shots in total.) I have not experienced any problems with the reliability of this chip.

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Update 06/07/2010

I have been using this chip for over a year and a half. It is one of two 16GB chips that I use so it gets a lot of use. I have used it in my Canons (20D, 40D and 7D). I have never had this chip fail me.

Yes it is a slower chip so if I'm shooting RAW I move to a faster chip. But for general use when I'm not needing a fast chip this is great.