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geekette · 04-23-2011, 01:53 PM

All I have at home at the moment are some older class 6 sd cards. Are these plenty fast enough for the Pentax K-X? Would it benefit the K-X at all using class 10 flash ?

UnknownVT · 04-23-2011, 02:02 PM

Originally posted by geekette

All I have at home at the moment are some older class 6 sd cards. Are these plenty fast enough for the Pentax K-X? Would it benefit the K-X at all using class 10 flash ?

When the K-x first came out there were no Class 10 SDHC cards -
what did K-x users do then

?

Class 6 is plenty fast enough even for the HD video.

Class 6 is actually fast enough for full HD at 1920x1080p/60fps.

Even class 4 is fast enough........

There is absolutely no harm in using the fastest card you can afford -
but test them for sustained write speeds for yourself
- although it shouldn't be so -
may be surprised that some class 6 are faster than some class 10......

**boriscleto** · 04-23-2011, 02:09 PM

I use several SanDisk class 4 cards and they are plenty fast enough.

**WillWeaverRVA** · 04-23-2011, 07:31 PM

Class 4 cards seem fine to me in my K-x, I don't really notice any difference between a Class 4 and a Class 10 card when saving video.

freddykrueger · 04-24-2011, 06:36 AM

I have a SanDisk class 4 card and compared to the class 10 it's a crap when doing continuous shooting. Takes much longer time to save all the images and also when the in-camera buffer runs out it takes much longer between frames. You won't notice any difference when using video though.
If you use continuous shooting just rarely, even class 4 is enough.

vegabraveian · 04-24-2011, 09:20 PM

I using 8 Gb class 10 and little bit confuse when saving with my photo who taken with fish eye..it's quite having long time to save it..but the problems doesn't come when using FA 28-70 F/4.

It's any correlation between lens and storage?

**boriscleto** · 04-25-2011, 05:26 AM

Originally posted by vegabraveian

I using 8 Gb class 10 and little bit confuse when saving with my photo who taken with fish eye..it's quite having long time to save it..but the problems doesn't come when using FA 28-70 F/4.

It's any correlation between lens and storage?

You have lens correction turned on. The FA doesn't support lens correction so there will be no slowdown.

fafo13 · 04-25-2011, 06:44 AM

Originally posted by boriscleto

I use several SanDisk class 4 cards and they are plenty fast enough.

same here, no problems at all, actualy class 6 microsomething is slower than my scandisk c4

vegabraveian · 04-25-2011, 07:46 PM

Originally posted by boriscleto

You have lens correction turned on. The FA doesn't support lens correction so there will be no slowdown.

Oh...I see.....thanks bunch Boris..

Tippon · 04-26-2011, 02:52 PM

I have an 8GB class 4 card and a 32GB class 10 card, and unless I'm taking about 15+ shots in continuous mode, I don't notice any difference between the two. The only time I've taken that many continuous shots was to compare the cards

04-23-2011, 01:53 PM	#1
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UnknownVT Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,812	Originally posted by geekette All I have at home at the moment are some older class 6 sd cards. Are these plenty fast enough for the Pentax K-X? Would it benefit the K-X at all using class 10 flash ? When the K-x first came out there were no Class 10 SDHC cards - what did K-x users do then ? Class 6 is plenty fast enough even for the HD video. Class 6 is actually fast enough for full HD at 1920x1080p/60fps. Even class 4 is fast enough........ There is absolutely no harm in using the fastest card you can afford - but test them for sustained write speeds for yourself - although it shouldn't be so - may be surprised that some class 6 are faster than some class 10......

04-23-2011, 02:09 PM	#3
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,477	I use several SanDisk class 4 cards and they are plenty fast enough.

04-23-2011, 07:31 PM	#4
WillWeaverRVA Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Richmond, VA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,071	Class 4 cards seem fine to me in my K-x, I don't really notice any difference between a Class 4 and a Class 10 card when saving video.

04-24-2011, 06:36 AM	#5
freddykrueger Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Czech Republic Photos: Gallery Posts: 80	I have a SanDisk class 4 card and compared to the class 10 it's a crap when doing continuous shooting. Takes much longer time to save all the images and also when the in-camera buffer runs out it takes much longer between frames. You won't notice any difference when using video though. If you use continuous shooting just rarely, even class 4 is enough.

04-24-2011, 09:20 PM	#6
vegabraveian Inactive Account Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 36	I using 8 Gb class 10 and little bit confuse when saving with my photo who taken with fish eye..it's quite having long time to save it..but the problems doesn't come when using FA 28-70 F/4. It's any correlation between lens and storage?

04-25-2011, 05:26 AM	#7
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,477	Originally posted by vegabraveian I using 8 Gb class 10 and little bit confuse when saving with my photo who taken with fish eye..it's quite having long time to save it..but the problems doesn't come when using FA 28-70 F/4. It's any correlation between lens and storage? You have lens correction turned on. The FA doesn't support lens correction so there will be no slowdown.

04-25-2011, 06:44 AM	#8
fafo13 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: us Photos: Gallery Posts: 55	Originally posted by boriscleto I use several SanDisk class 4 cards and they are plenty fast enough. same here, no problems at all, actualy class 6 microsomething is slower than my scandisk c4

04-25-2011, 07:46 PM	#9
vegabraveian Inactive Account Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 36	Originally posted by boriscleto You have lens correction turned on. The FA doesn't support lens correction so there will be no slowdown. Oh...I see.....thanks bunch Boris..

04-26-2011, 02:52 PM	#10
Tippon Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 92	I have an 8GB class 4 card and a 32GB class 10 card, and unless I'm taking about 15+ shots in continuous mode, I don't notice any difference between the two. The only time I've taken that many continuous shots was to compare the cards

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