Sandisk's Ultra Compactflash Cards for Digital Cameras

Flash cards are the equivalent of digital film for digital cameras. So, if you're a real shutterbug, investing in a decent-sized memory card for your camera is still probably going to be cheaper than buying film for a traditional camera - especially when you figure in the fact that you'll only be printing the shots that come out correctly. If you're looking for a high-capacity flash device for your camera, SanDisk just let us know about its new SanDisk Ultra CompactFlash high-speed storage cards for digital cameras. Sandisk says that the new Ultra CompactFlash (CF) cards are targeted at advanced photographers who require high-performance cards to quickly shoot many high-resolution images. The cards have a sustained write speed of up to 2.8 megaBytes (MB) per second - more than twice the sustained write speed of SanDisk's standard CF products - and will be sold in the Type I CompactFlash form factor. The cards are supposed to speed up the time required for your camera to capture large images and transfer them to the CF card, so you don't have to wait as long between shots. SanDisk Ultra CompactFlash cards are compatible and interchangeable with all CompactFlash digital cameras, CF card readers and adapters, and are available in sizes ranging from 128 to 512 megaBytes at prices ranging from $100 to $500. SanDisk expects to start shipments of the cards immediately in the U.S and worldwide, with the exception of Japan, which will start seeing them next month.