Hi,

I'm considering purchasing a D50 and found a kit that offers a 1GB SecureDigital ™ memory card with 80x Ultra Performance technology by a company callend Transcend. I know that Nikon test cards to insure they work in their bodies. Is this brand of SD card on the list and does anyone know if it will work in the D50? Thanks.

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List from Nikon European Support site as at July 2005:

SanDisk 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512 MB and 1GB
SanDisk Ultra II 512 MB*
Panasonic 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512 MB and 1GB
Panasonic Super High Speed 256MB*, 512 MB* and 1GB*
Panasonic Pro High Speed 512 MB* and 1GB*
Toshiba (blue) 64MB, 128MB, 256MB and 512MB
Toshiba (white) 128MB*, 256MB* and 512MB*

* these cards have a rated transfer rate of 10MB/s or more

Other brands and capacities of cards may work, but Nikon cannot guarantee operation. If using a memory card not listed above please check with the manufacturer for compatibility information. Nikon recommend keeping an approved memory card available for troubleshooting.

That's what I thought, thanks!

-SamLikesNikon

There are many many Maufacturers out there -- Nikon can not test them all.

Just because Nikon has not tested a particular brand does not mean anything.

I can think of a couple of brands I would buy that they do not list -- Kodak, PNY, Delkin, Sandisk, -- (Sony if they have any)

ledmun

Transcend are a well known brand in Australia and I assume throughout the Asia Pacific region.
You will have no problems at all with that card or any SD card faster than about 40x. The camera cannot transfer data quicker than that so the only benefit of a faster card is potentially when you download to your PC via a card reader and even that is so marginal it doesn't rate.

I've seen a few deals on cards rated at 40x, would you recommend staying away from those and only using cards rated at 80x?

-SamLikesNikon

I would only get a fast card.

ledmun

I use the Panasonic Pro High Speed 1GB and a Kingmax Platinum 1GB.
Both cards work well and are rated at Max 20MB/s, but the Panasonic Card holds less pictures, I think it is 977MB compared to 1024MB of the Kingmax card.
I am really suprised that Nikon hasn't listed the Lexar Cards.


>List from Nikon European Support site as at July 2005:
>
>SanDisk 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512 MB and 1GB
>SanDisk Ultra II 512 MB*
>Panasonic 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512 MB and 1GB
>Panasonic Super High Speed 256MB*, 512 MB* and 1GB*
>Panasonic Pro High Speed 512 MB* and 1GB*
>Toshiba (blue) 64MB, 128MB, 256MB and 512MB
>Toshiba (white) 128MB*, 256MB* and 512MB*
>
>* these cards have a rated transfer rate of 10MB/s or more
>
>Other brands and capacities of cards may work, but Nikon
>cannot guarantee operation. If using a memory card not
>listed above please check with the manufacturer for
>compatibility information. Nikon recommend keeping an
>approved memory card available for troubleshooting.

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Transcend 1Gb "80x" SD card works flawlessly with D50, i've been using one for ~six months now.

Thanks to everyone!

-SamLikesNikon

> I am really suprised that Nikon hasn't listed the Lexar
>Cards.


Usually in situations like this the only products listed are those that have been submitted for testing and where the manufacturer of the product has paid a "fee".
More than likely Lexar and other manufacturers have decided that the cost of the fee is not worth the benefit gained from being listed. After all there is an official standard for SD cards so as long as you meet that standard with your card it's then up to Nikon to ensure that their product (the camera) works with all cards that meet the standard.

I just copied this off of the US nikon support page:


Which SD storage cards have been approved for use with D50?

Answer
The following SD memory cards have been approved for use in the D50 digital SLR.

SanDisk 64/128/256/512/ MB, 1GB
Panasonic 64/128/256/512/ MB, 1GB
Toshiba 64/128/256/512/ MB

Other brands and capacities of cards may work, but Nikon cannot guarantee their operation. Check with the manufacturer of the third-party card for compatibility information. Nikon recommends keeping one of the approved cards available for troubleshooting.

Multi Media cards (MMC) are not recommended and should not be used.

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When I saw the earlier post from the UK support page, I panicked.

I just purchased the SanDisk Ultra II 1gb SD card... and It wasn't on the list!

It appears that it will be ok(even though the site doesn't specify the 'Ultra II' part).

Nikon D 50 digital slr body
18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor
55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor
50mm 1:1.8 Nikkor
SB-600 AF Speedlight
Nikon N2000 film slr body
4 beautiful children and a gorgeous wife

psst... I have the SanDisk Ultra II 1 GB in my D50. Works very nicely and it's fast enough to write images done in burst mode very well. You can relax now.

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Hi Sam
The Transcend card rocks. I use 1 gig cards in mine. It is rated at 80x which is faster than sandisk ultra II cards. Transcen is much cheaper as well. I buy my cards,and much of my computer stuff from
www.newegg.com Their prices are hard to beat, and their delivery is excellent. Just MHO. Love the cards,love the company
Eddie

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Thanks Eddie, I appreciate it!

-SamLikesNikon

I've been using a couple of 1gig Kingston Elite Pro 50x cards without any problems.. got them for around $50 each after rebate on buy.com.

Cheers,

Tony B.

Cheers,

Tony B

Does anyone know if a 2GB card will work in the D50?

Yes it will but because the D50 seems to use a FAT32 format it's unlikely anything bigger will work.
We will have to wait until >2Gb SD cards are released to check.

The 4GB cards are out, TRANSCEND mention earlier in the thread are one of the brands available.

I remove sd info.