outnumbered Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Now that our vacation is near, I really need to get a high-capacity CompactFlash memory card for my Canon. It has no internal memory and came with a ridiculously small one. That isn't going to cut it on vacation. I need something that will hold a whole bunch of pictures (we're going to Disneyland, Sea World, Magic Mountain, and will see a ton of family over the course of 12 or so days) but I don't want to spend much money either. So I'm not even sure what size card I want...just something big, but not so big that it costs $100 or anything. Any half-price deals out there? Really good after-rebate prices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesave Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 how many mega pixel does your camera can take? that could be used to estimate how many pictures it can hold on a CF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossMAN Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Which model Canon digital camera do you own? What's your budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Also, make sure that you get a highspeed card. It really will cut down on the time between shots. I think that the sweetspot right now is a 512MB card. they can be had for < $40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesave Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Also, make sure that you get a highspeed card. It really will cut down on the time between shots. I think that the sweetspot right now is a 512MB card. they can be had for < $40.some very high speed only affect those camera with high speed of write as well. but it would be a good idea to get 512 mb. in my camera, which is old (3MP), i could get approx 158 pictures at fine resolution or 311 for normal resolution (which is good enough for regular print) with 256 MB card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesave Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 this is a good one:Viking 512MB 8x speed to write (very good)$37.99 - $10 Rebate = $27.99512 MBFree shipping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-bystander Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 She has an S1 IS. This one is around the same price as above, but without rebates (not sure about shipping, though). mwave.com PriceGrabber: 512 Compact Flash Card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outnumbered Posted June 10, 2005 Author Share Posted June 10, 2005 The camera is the Canon Powershot S1 IS 3.2 MP. I have more options than I really know what to do with as far as picture resolution. I'm still trying to learn how to work the camera LOL--there are a lot of features. I do know that I don't use the biggest resolution or the smallest...it's one of the middle settings. 512 sounds like a good size card. The next size up is 1GB, isn't it? That sounds so big, and probably very expensive. I don't want to spend more than $50 but was hoping for as little as possible. jamesave's deal looks really good to me...so unless someone posts something better soon LOL I will probably be ordering that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outnumbered Posted June 11, 2005 Author Share Posted June 11, 2005 I don't know how I missed i-bystander's post...must have posted it as I was typing out mine. I think I'd rather order from amazon, since I have a history with them and know I'll get what I order...never heard of mwave before. But, then again, I'd rather pay less up front than pay the almost $40 and then wait forever for a rebate. Hmm, what to do... Edit: Nevermind. Mwave is going to charge $8 or so shipping bringing the total to $37.90. Might as well pay that much at amazon and get the rebate later. Now I just have to hope it gets here by the time we leave--their free shipping takes forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeviousTrap Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 How about a used one? /me is trying to get rid of his 512mb card in favor for a 2gb microdrive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesave Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 outnumbered, this could be even better: (hope you haven't ordered from amazon) $24.99 shipped after $15 rebatezipzoomfly is a reputable online store beside, this sandisk ultra II is better than the above viking. https://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80355 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outnumbered Posted June 12, 2005 Author Share Posted June 12, 2005 Cool! I actually did order from amazon, but it's still an open order and I just cancelled it. Placing the order with zipzoomfly now...can't beat free 2-day shipping! I won't have to worry about it not arriving in time. Thanks for letting me know! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossMAN Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Thanks jamesave, you literally saved the day :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outnumbered Posted June 15, 2005 Author Share Posted June 15, 2005 Looks like the timing on this deal was perfect! I got the card today and printed out the rebate form. The price on the item has jumped to $54.99 and the last day for the rebate was yesterday. So just in time! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossMAN Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Congratulations, timing is everything :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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