Kingston Product Kingston 8 GB CompactFlash Memory Card CF/8GB

Product Description

One of the world¿s most popular digital mass-storage devices, CompactFlash memory cards from Kingston bridge the gap between hungry storage requirements and affordability. Users of digital cameras, PDAs and other digital devices can quickly and easily download or transfer digital files between various digital devices and the Internet, using a card that easily fits in the palm of the hand. With the speed of a memory chip, Kingston¿s CompactFlash memory cards offer greater storage than many other media cards, at a fraction of the cost. They¿re available in a variety of capacities up to 8GB, so users are sure to find the right size to fit their needs. All cards are backed by a lifetime warranty, 24/7 live tech support and legendary Kingston reliability.

Customer Reviews

Good Price, Spotty Performance...
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.

Very disappointed.
So against my better judgement, I purchased this cheaper CF card for a professional gig for my assistant's camera (a.k.a. my wife). Half way through the wedding, my wife's camera started behaving weirdly - the RAW cache wouldn't empty onto the card so it was always about 20 pictures behind. I transferred it to my camera, giving me the same strange behavior.

At the end of the day, while backing up all the files, it turned out that over 300 images had not been saved at ALL. Running diagnostics on the card showed that one of it's storage areas had failed.

I wrote an email to Kingston Customer Service, nicely voicing my concerns and asking for them to replace the card. I have not even received an acknowledgment from their part, after sending the email multiple times.

Kingston are normally great with this stuff, so I don't know what's wrong.

That said, this may have been a dud from the start so I am not saying the entire line is terrible, as I am sure some people on here have used this card for months on end with no problems...I am just disappointed and from now on will pay the extra fifty bucks for a more expensive card to match my primary cards!

8 gig compact flash defective product
I bought this compact flash for my wife's camera. When received the camera could not read it; nor could other cakeras. The product was defective and I had to return ii for a refund as I did not trust getting another defective replacement. That's what you get when trying to buy non-name or cheap.