Transcend 32 GB 133x CompactFlash Memory Card TS32GCF133

by Transcend

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 3.2 x 1 inches ; 0.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0012Q2PD6
• Item model number: TS32GCF133
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #30 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Accessories > Digital Camera Accessories > Memory Cards > CompactFlash Cards
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2004

Product Description

Transcend's 133X CompactFlash cards offer the perfect combination of speed, capacity, and reliability. To ensure ultimate compatibility and speed, Transcend's 133X cards operate in both dual-channel and Ultra DMA mode 4, making consecutive shooting and non-stop video recording easier than ever. Impressive transfer speeds and enormous capacities up to 32GB ensure you get the very best results from your high-tech digital equipment.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Huge space, great price, October 18, 2008

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Nashuaslick - See all my reviews

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I use this with the Canon EOS 40D and it works perfectly with all functions, including continuous shooting. Massive storage for long trips or shooting sessions. People argue not to put all your eggs in one basket and to buy several smaller cards. I think this is bunk! If these cards work to begin with they will continue to work unless damaged by the user. This is only going to happen outside the camera or while inserting and removing, so switching smaller cards frequently will only increase your chances of damage!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great card for the money, works with the Canon 5D MKII, January 19, 2009

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Mediahound (SF Bay Area, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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Since the price of this card was about the same as a 16GB card with other more 'name' brands, I couldn't resist giving it a try and I am not disappointed. It works fine for both photos and videos in my Canon EOS 5D Mark II 21.1MP Full Frame CMOS Digital SLR Camera (Body Only).

This CF card is a great value but it's slower than other brands. However, if you have an UDMA card reader (such as the SanDisk SDDRX3-CF-A31 Extreme USB 2.0 Reader (Black), the file transfer to your computer is pretty fast.

I also have a Sandisk card that I use as I believe it's good to have one 'name' brand card too, which I trust a bit more although I've had no problems with this Transcend card.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works perfectly on my Canon 5D Mark II camera!, April 19, 2009

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Grant Brummett (Arizona USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Transcend 32 GB 133x CompactFlash Memory Card TS32GCF133 (Personal Computers)

Introduction:

I recently purchased a new Canon 5D Mark II camera. And while I love it the images are huge and my old 8GB cards would only hold around 250 - 260 photos. I got sick and tired of having to swap out cards just when I'm lining up the prefect shot.

Review:

I received this new Transcend 32GB card yesterday and promptly loaded it into my 5D Mark II, formatted it and headed to the zoo.

This card did NOT disappoint! It was so good to see the images remaining counter max out at 999 on my 5D Mark II for the first time. And you can shoot high definition videos and multiple images just like you can on a faster card!!

In Camera Speed:

My faster cards "Transcend 266X Extreme Speed 8 GB cards" do NOT seem faster in the 5D Mark II then this 32GB 133x card at all. I get the exact same 13 RAW or 52 JPEG's before slowing down in continuous shooting! Now once it slows down of course it's slower, but, I usually only need a burst of 5 to 10 shots to get something anyway. Think about your shooting style and go from there, fast and furious order something faster otherwise this card just might fit the bill.

I blazed through the zoo using my normal style of 3 to 5 shots a burst getting over a thousands stills with no noticeable difference in speed and felt the freedom at last to just shoot and shoot.

I also recorded an HD video of 14 minutes no problem and a to the limit low res 29 min 59 second video. There is NO hesitation and no difference.

Download Computer Speed:

I then headed home. And that's where the one weakness reared its head. Downloading to my Mac. It was half the speed of my 266x card when downloading to the computer.

But hey I'm at home now and speed is not an issue. I simply start the download, go put away my gear, grab a snack and drink from the kitchen and it's done.

Recommendation:

If you need a lot more room on your Compact Flash card and are sick and tired of running out of space and download speed isn't an issue this card is for you. I highly recommend especially for Canon 5D Mark II owners.

5-2-2009 Update:

I found out there are some situations that this car is not fast enough for after all especially when saving 25 mb raw files in rapid succesion. While great for land scapes or museum and even renaissance festivals it's just not fast enough when the pace really heats up. I recently photographed Hugh Jackman and the cast of X-Men Origins: Wolverine at the World Premiere in Tempe AZ and there were moments where I could have gotten some really cool shots that I missed because the card was still writing. On the other hand I'm sure I got some shots I might not have gotten if I had a load of smaller faster cards and was swapping them out. I still love this card especially for landscapes and slow paced photography and will keep it but am now looking for a faster, high capacity brother card to compliment it. [...]