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 SanDisk SDSDRX34096901 4GB Extreme III SDHC SD HC Memory Card  US $15.98
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 Sandisk MicroMate SD SDHC Memory Card Reader with Case and 4GB Extreme III US $9.99
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Should I buy this memory card for my Canon 450D?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SanDisk-Extreme-III-30-MB-s-SDHC-16GB-Memory-card-NEW_W0QQitemZ160318744024QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_15?hash=item160318744024&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318
How many photos will it roughly hold and is it a good price?
The Sandisk Extreme III is an excellent card...however, this 30mb/sec 16GB version is probably overkill for the 450D. I would instead recommend the regular Extreme III SDHC card. It's plenty fast enough for the 450D (and it's continuous shooting) and is also cheaper and also available to buy with a micromate card reader, whereas the card you have linked, does not come with a reader (which you will need if you want to transfer your files). It's actually much faster to use a card reader, rather than direct camera to computer connection.
Also, 16MB is a very large capacity...much larger than you really need for general day to day use. It's best to always transfer your images at the end of a day's shooting, so I doubt if you would really need 16MB capacity. A 4GB to 8GB card might be more practical.
Each 4GB of capacity will allow you to shoot approx...
920 high quality Jpegs or
240 RAW images or
198 RAW + Jpeg images
So, do you think you would really need 16MB?
p.s don't forget to always Format a brand new card before use and everytime you want to delete all files from it.
Michael Kwan
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