I can not explain the difference.I fired the shutter until the buffer was
full (count = 0 on the E-1's top screen, then waited until the count was up
to 12 and the write lamp stopped flashing.
The card was freshly formatted.
Roger Key
>From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: Does anyone know the write speed for E-xxx cameras ?
>Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 19:58:04 -0400
>
>dpreview's test of the E-1 with a 1GB Ultra II showed a raw file write
>time of 2.8 seconds or (by extrapolation) a total time of 33.6 seconds
>for your 12 shot buffer. What's different? Were both of these cards
>freshly formatted before starting the test? That could certainly make a
>performance difference.
><http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse1/page10.asp>
>
>Chuck Norcutt
>
>
>Roger Key wrote:
> > After reading your mail I thought that I had better re-check the write
>speed
> > of the E-1 with the Sandisk Extreme III and Ultra II (1GB cards).
> > I found that writing a full 12-shot buffer of RAW images took 41 seconds
> > with the Ultra II, whilst the Extreme III took 31 seconds. So the
>Extreme
> > III is quite significantly faster than the Ultra II in the E-1.
> > I think that I must have confused the results that I got when testing
>the
> > same cards with my C-7070, where there was no measurable difference.
> >
> > Roger Key
> >
> >
> >> From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
> >> Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> >> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Subject: [OM] Re: Does anyone know the write speed for E-xxx cameras ?
> >> Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 14:47:18 +0100
> >>
> >>
> >> And on the same basis I can say that the E-1 *does* gain from using a
>2GB
> >> Lexar WA 133x compared to a 2GB SanDisk Ultra II. The write
>acceleration
> >> does indeed act as the name suggests.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Piers
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
>Behalf
> >> Of Roger Key
> >> Sent: 15 May 2007 14:37
> >> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [OM] Re: Does anyone know the write speed for E-xxx cameras ?
> >>
> >>
> >>From my own experience with an E-1, E-500, and E-330, I can say that the
> >> E-1
> >> gains nothing from using a SanDisk Extreme III rather than an Ultra II.
>The
> >> E-500 and E-330 gain about 50% by using an Extreme III. I believe that
>the
> >> E-300 shows similar gains. I assume that all later Oly DSLR's also
>benefit
> >>from the Extreme III. I do not think that the Extreme IV has shown to be
>an
> >> improvement over the III for any Oly DSLR, and probably not for any
>other
> >> DSLR as yet...
> >>
> >> Roger Key
> >>
> >>
> >>> From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>> Subject: [OM] Re: Does anyone know the write speed for E-xxx cameras ?
> >>> Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 20:54:14 -0400
> >>>
> >>> When dpreview does a full camera review they always give image write
> >>> performance using various cards. Write performance is generally
> >>> constrained by the camera but the E-330 seems pretty quick. The test
> >>> results at <http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse330/page11.asp>
> >>> show that the E-330 can make good use of a SanDisk Extreme III or a
> >>> Lexar 133X. Both perform much better than a SanDisk Ultra II. On a
> >>> Canyon 5D, however, the the Extreme III will beat an Ultra II but only
> >>> by about 5%. Whether the E-330 can make use of the extra performance
> >>> of the
> >>> (hyped) 266X card would be difficult to say. I suspect that you'll
> >>> find that the 266X is marginally faster and you'll have to evaluate
>the
> >>> price difference and take the rest on faith. I just bought an 8GB
> >>> Lexar 133X since Adorama had a whopping $70 rebate on it which brought
> >>> the price down from $120 to $50. My last CF card purchase was a 2GB
> >>> Ultra II for $40 which I was happy to pay at the time.
> >>>
> >>> Chuck Norcutt
> >>>
> >>> Rand E wrote:
> >>>> I was reading a computer mag today and saw that there are CF
> >>>> cards available that are 266X (Transcend 8GB 266X).
> >>>> Of course I drooled a bit at the thought of one. But then I
> >>>> wondered if my camera could utilize that kind of write speed.
> >>>> I have an E-300 and an E-500 now but hope to move on to an E-330
> >>>> in the future ( for my eyes, you understand ).
> >>>> So, I looked through the manuals that I have but was not able to
> >>>> find and figures for the write speed of the cameras.
> >>>> Anybody have this information ?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> Rand E.
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