>After receiving one of the "bad" 800Es I have
>ordered another. Now I need to buy a fast compactflash card
>for it. I bought the camera from B&H with the package that
>includes a Sandisk 32 GB 400x card. I understand that for
>burst shooting with the D800/E one needs a fast card so I am
>considering the Lexar 32GB 1000x and 800x cards. The 1000x is
>about 160% the price of the 800x. My question is whether the
>1000x actually writes or performs any faster/better than the
>800x. So far I have not found any review comparing them. Rob
>Galbraith's article does not include the 800x. Can anyone
>offer any advice as to whether the additional cost of the
>1000x is justified in real world experience/performance? I
>will appreciate any advice you are able to offer.
>
>JDT
I don,t have experience with 800 x but I use 16 gb lexar 600 x cards and have not had any issues in terms of write or read speed. Card performs well in continous burst and is fast enough for video
Unless you are mainly using continous burst, you will not see any difference. Just my opinion

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