Transcend claim transfer speeds of up to 92MB/s read and 87MB/s write speeds with this range of memory card. Using the latest MLC (multi level cell) NAND flash these cards are sure to perform reliably and flawlessly. These cards also come equipped as standard to  support UDMA / Ultra DMA mode 0-6.

The Transcend 32GB 600x CF compact flash memory card is now available to buy online.

Transcend Part Number; TS32GCF600

Pretec have been making CF compact flash memory cards for many years. Pretec are a favourite with serious and professional photographers even though theyre often very pricey, due to their reliability and their lightening transfer speeds. At time of writing pretec’s fastest CF card available is marked up at 567x which is the equivalent to a blistering read/write speed up to 85MB per second!

With metal housings the pretec range of CF compact flash memory cards provide the ultimate in ruggedness against the elements, wear and tear, and external impacts.

The Pretec range of memory cards also support UDMA / Ultra DMA mode 0-6.

Most Pretec cards are issued with a minimum of a 1 year warranty against manufacturing defects.

The full range of Pretec CF compact flash cards are now available to buy online.

It must be said that with the more well known and established brands on the market such as Sandisk and Pretec, Fuji are sure to have their work cut out trying to convince SLR’s users to switch over to their brand.

Fuji offer three read and write speeds arriving in the form of 40x, 100x and 310x giving read and write speeds of 6MB/s, 15MB/s and 45MB/s respectively.

The full range of Fuji Compact Flash CF memory cards are now available to buy online.

There are 2 types of CF card, these being TypeI and TypeII with TypeII being the thicker @ 5mm thick and being the 1st generation of CF cards. The TypeII are somewhat thinner measuring just 3.3mm thick. The TypeII models are used in all modern digital SLR’s.

CF cards are somewhat outdated now as they have been superceeded by SDHC within the digital camera market. However the major brands of SLR’s such as Nikon, Canon, Leica etc still chose to spec their cameras with CF cards due to their ‘ruggedness’.

Kingston offer the Ultimate range in 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB

The Kingston Ultimate Compact Flash CF card is now available to buy online.

Kingston Part Number; CF/32GB-U2

Sandisk have recently added the NEW Ultra CF Compact Flash memory card to their range. However the truth is it offers the same spec as the old Ultra 2 (II) CF card just renamed.

Sandisk claim read/write speeds up to 30MB/second based on Sandisk internal testing with exception to the 2GB card, up to 15MB/second.

The Sandisk Ultra CF Compact Flash memory card is offered in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities.

The Sandisk Ultra CF Compact Flash memory card is now available to buy online.