Here We Go Again: Panasonic Announces Stupid Expensive SDHC Cards on SDHC UHS-I Standard

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.photographyblog.com/news/two_new_sdhc_uhs-i_memory_cards_from_panasonic/' target='_blank'>http://www.photographyblog.com/news...from_panasonic/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Panasonic has announced its newest 8GB and 16GB SDHC UHS-I memory cards.&nbsp;</em><a href="http://www.photographyblog.com/news/sd_association_defines_new_symbols_for_fast_sdhc_sdxc_memory_cards/" title="UHS-I"><em>UHS-I</em></a><em>&nbsp;is the new standard for higher-speed Bus interface defined by the SD Association as part of the SD Memory Card Specification Ver.3.01, which provides up to 104MB/s performance."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1283446833.usr15670.jpg" style="border: 0;" /></p><p>Alright, so there's no pricing information yet, but like with all Panasonic SD cards based on the latest standards, they will be expensive, with promised speeds of 60MB/s. The announcement of the new speed standard has slipped under my radar, but now we have SDHC and SDXC standards to track, and the speed standards of Class 2-10 and UHS-I 1 to keep tabs on as well. Can the SD Association get their act together and get everything together in one standard for the future? Thanks!</p>

[Jason Dunn]

Indeed, it's a bit of a mess, but regardless, I'm glad to see some real SPEED. 50 MB/s is nice, but the spec supports over 100 MB/s, so that will rock. SD cards have lagged behind CF cards for too long now, they need to get faster as more cameras switch to using them...

[crimsonsky]

SD cards have lagged behind CF cards for too long now, they need to get faster as more cameras switch to using them...

CF cards still exist? I've not seen one in forever. I only ever used them with my older Windows Mobiles PDAs and now all my toys, including my cameras, only use SD. I had no idea CF cards were still around.

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

High-end DSLRs use CF for the speed and reliability. I also prefer the bigger size when out in the field.

[Jason Dunn]

CF cards still exist? I've not seen one in forever. I only ever used them with my older Windows Mobiles PDAs and now all my toys, including my cameras, only use SD. I had no idea CF cards were still around.

Some mid-range, and all high-end DSLRs still use CF cards: they're faster than SD cards by a large margin still, which is important for professional photographers. They're rare though, you're right...