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from Canton, MA on 7/16/2008
Initially I was very enthused about the convenience, speed,reliability, and price of this 8 GB card. After about 4 months, it failed once (camera [Canon 30D] gave message of card error, and pictures taken were lost. I initially thought this was not sure whether this was potentially due to camera, so I reformatted, and used it successfully for another month: when the same thing happened again. Looking at other reviews on this site, I have seen others are having the same issue... Do NOT buy: it's not worth losing a good shoot...
from Anaheim, CA on 7/3/2008
After all of the negative reviews, I was a little hesitant to pull the trigger on this card. I have now used the cards for three different shoots, and have had zero problems. Best price out there for this fast of a card. What a deal! I'm very pleased with my purchase and will not hesitate on buying another Kingston Pro Elite card.
from Austin, TX on 6/18/2008
I bought this card at the end of March. It is now mid-June. I was taking some photos and the card just failed. I put it in my PC, and it wouldn't format. I've used it consistently over the past 2.5 months, and would say it was fine if it hadn't just died.
from Morristown, NJ on 4/17/2008
Cons : Unreliable capacity, Unreliable StorageDescribe Yourself : ProfessionalAccording to their rebate limit of TWO, I ordered and duly submitted my rebate according to THEIR terms. Following are the issues:1] Interestingly, the capacity of the cards are not identical in the same camera (Using a Nikon D3 & D2X). One card formats to 291 NEF, the other 305 NEF. This Nikon's estimate was validated on the computer, as each card shows a different capacity. Obviously there are bad sectors on the cards that get locked out. Hence these are NOT true 8 gig cards.2] [...].
After seeing the less than favorable remarks about these cards, I wasn?t sure if I should purchase them or not.[...] I purchased two of them. I am happy to report that they seem to work perfectly fine with my Olympus E-510.Some reviews on the web say that the Kingston CF cards aren?t as fast as some other brands of CF cards. They are definitely faster that the xD Type H cards that I have been using in my Olympus cameras. [...], I think these cards were well worth the purchase.
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from Tampa Bay, FL on 2/18/2008
I used this item in my Canon 5D and had no problem. Since it has a lifetime warranty, I am surprised by the comment below. It seemed fast although I did not push very hard this weekend.
For the price, I think it is a great deal!
[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
So I'm basically stuck with this useless card since I had to open it to come to find out it won't work like every other 8gb card in the 5d[...] Kingston is of no help either. They told me that the 5d won't work with anything bigger than 4gb (which is incorrect), and that unless it's a bad card there isn't much they can do.LOOK ELSEWHERE FOR A GOOD CF CARD! THIS ONE ISN'T IT!
from Daytona, Florida on 1/24/2008
Bought two of these cards for my new Nikon D300. Almost immediately started having problems. Often the camera with these cards, after the card has been formatted before first image and after many images shot, will deliver an error message which translates to "card not formatted" and function will stop until card is formatted again, causing loss of recorded images. Also get distorted images when playing back on camera LCD with multiple random bars across image. Others have found [...] that only a portion of images recorded will transfer to their computer. I also have a SanDisk Extreme III 8GB which has had absolutely no problems performing as expected. [...]there are quite a few people finding the Kingston cards are not functioning correctly with D300 cameras. I just bought two more SanDisk 8GB Extreme III's from adorama. Suggest you stick to SanDisk.