Is the 16Gb Card worth the extra $349?
Any experiences using two Sony SxS Pro 8Gb cards in camera, or one 8Gb and one 16Gb card? I'm trying to weigh cost verses convenience. For me, I feel the 16Gb would be really nice, but at $849 us dollars, I wanted to hear your experiences with the card sizes you use and possibly what you paid for them. Thanks.
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I use two 16GB cards. My 8GB cards sit idle in a drawer. Many times I have filled one 16GB card and the camera has continued recording on the second one.
So, for me anyway, the 16GB cards were worth every penny. |
Thanks John,
I would love to have two 16Gb cards. Do you feel like parting with your 8gb card? I need another card at the best price possible. Thanks! |
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I didn't realize SanDisk made a card for the EX3. I'll google it. Thanks!
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Thanks Ned, that might push me into purchasing that card. It's $740 at B&H. As long as it's as reliable as the Sony brand, I'm totally cool with that.
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I bought a laptop for $550 and got my free 8GB card through the rebate program. (2) 8GB cards and a laptop with an external HD backup and that's it for me until they price the cards at something resembling reasonable. In other words I will boycott the inflated price of the cards for now. If you guys think the Sandisk cards are a bargain go for it.
John |
John,
I was unaware of a rebate for a free 8Gb card. My assumption was that an 8Gb card ships with the camera and that's it. If there is a rebate for a second 8Gb card, that would be really cool. |
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http://www.rebate-zone.com/default.asp?PN=SY0012 Promotion Name: 080074B - PMW-EX1 SxS Memory Card Offer John |
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Quality has to be the same. SanDisk makes the cards. You can pay more for the Sony label or less for the SanDisk label. |
I just emailed Sony rebate zone about using the EX1 rebate code for the purchase of the EX3. I'll let you know if and what their response is.
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If you use the online rebate form at the Sony site, your serial number for the EX-3 gets rejected. The EX-3 numbers are different to the EX-1 series.
It looks like there is no system in place for any rebates. I was told that even one card was originally not planned - I was surprised to see my card in the box. So I am not holding much hope. I just bought another Sony 8G card for $400 on ebay. |
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