OM System & Memory Cards - Picking the Best One

[@Mthompson4545]

Thanks!

[@leehoyphotography]

MUCH appreciated sir!

[@mikesampson2444]

Many thanks for the recommendation for the Rugged UHS II cards. I had been using the Sandisk Extreme Pro 200Mb write speed cards and these buffer. I then bought a couple of the Rugged ones, it is like having a new camera, what a difference, no buffering. Also changed as per your recommendation, to record on one card and check images every so often.

[@leehoyphotography]

You are welcome Mike! Thanks for the feedback!

[@plaidchameleon25]

Some good practical info in a relatively short video. Thanks

[@leehoyphotography]

You bet and thanks for watching!

[@RogerCPhoto1]

Thanks, Lee. Great info. Btw, the more chop busting we get, the better our photography gets.

[@leehoyphotography]

Hahaha, glad you appreciate it Roger!

[@JamesHeupel78624]

Thaks, Lee. I've been using Lexar cards lately, but just used your link to get a 256GB Promaster Rugged Cine card before I leave for a photoshoot in Namibia. Great info, and getting your experience with Promaster is a great help when it is not one of the "highly advertised brands" like Sandisk, Lexar, etc.!

[@leehoyphotography]

Thanks Jim, I appreciate that! Have a great time in Namibia!

[@davidblack2632]

Great and useful video!

[@leehoyphotography]

Glad you enjoyed it David!

[@MikeC2K10]

Good overview, explained some things that took me a while to figure out. I've had good experience with Kodak UHS-II U3 V90 Ultra Pro SDXC cards. Has the switch, don't use it, and didn't know about that failure mode. Thanks for the info.

[@leehoyphotography]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Renegade1127]

In my E-M1 mark 2, I have Prograde 64gb UHS II V60 in both slots. If slot 1 is filled I simply switch the cards around. That gives me capacity for 3200 shots per card at 20mb. On Hi-res 80mb Raw it's still 800 per card. No need for a card holder, and they are weather-sealed in the body.

[@leehoyphotography]

Well, I carry a lot of cards as I have filled up many cards in one day and I have zero interest in switching cards around, don't want the delay and don't want to track it! Glad it works for you!

[@CheikoSairin]

Now I know a good memory card for my OM-1 camera. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. A big LIKE for your video. Greetings from Singapore.

[@leehoyphotography]

Man, I would love to get to Singapore for some macro photography some day! Happy to help!

[@thomasreed49]

Thanks Lee us Oly users need all the advantages we can get over the more superior brands thank you.

[@terrikenison5726]

Haha.. I'm assuming you're joking.

[@leehoyphotography]

Hahah, yea, well, I am not sure I would consider any other camera superior to ours! But thanks for watching!

[@GodelEscherSpock]

Promasters are great cards, I have a few videographer friends that swear by their CF Express cards for 4K & 8K. I am a Sony TOUGH convert. After a few SanDisk's switches breaking on me back in the day as well, I switched to the Sony Tough Cards. For 30 extra bucks over the ProMaster I also get IP68 rated SD cards to go with my IP53 rated cameras. More peace of mind when I forget, and they go thru the washer :-)

[@leehoyphotography]

Which ones are only $30 more on Sony cards? I mean the 256GB card is $400 on Sony card, that is about double the price!

[@debsunderman6567]

Choo choo, I have jumped on the promaster cards, love them for sh2 shooting. Have you tried the rugged brand sd holder? Turning the SD card back side out, do you have to worry about scratching the contacts? Thanks again for all of your tips on SD cards, not much info out on them. 👏 Well done

[@leehoyphotography]

I don't worry about scratching the contacts and haven't had that issue (at least as of yet). I haven't tried the rugged brand SD holder so no informed comment on that!

[@PhillipMcCallum]

Good video see if I can get those orange cards in Australia, I too have had trouble with the little leavers. Thankyou

[@leehoyphotography]

Phillip, not sure if they are down there, let me know what you find!

[@PhillipMcCallum]

@@leehoyphotography found them at Camerhouse, $119AU for the 32gb

[@alankefauver6187]

ProGrade digital seems to have good cards too. A little cheaper but not much. As someone else said, I have found no measurable diff between the V90 and V60 in the OM-1 or the MkII.

[@leehoyphotography]

If you are ever shooting video, the increase from V90 to V60 is more than helpful!

[@johnepperson6804]

Hello Lee great video. I do not shoot as much as I do. I bought 2 of these from Amazon. It gives me 2 extra batteries for each camera and able to 4 SD cards in each. For me right now that is enough. here is the link. K&F Concept Camera Battery SD Card Holder for 4 SD Cards, 2 Camera Batteries, 6 TF Cards, 2 CF Cards or 2 XQDs, Water-resistant and Anti-shock Case, Camera Accessories, Small SD Card Case. I think I need to go back a video and watch that one. I think I missed it.

[@leehoyphotography]

Thanks John! Glad you are all set and hope you have been getting some nice stuff!

[@johnepperson3669]

Hello Lee, I clicked on the link for the memory card you are talking about. I couldn’t find it. Did they change something since you bought one? Did I miss something? Thank you for a great video!

[@leehoyphotography]

I made the link more specific in the video description!

[@josephmcgrath6814]

Thank you Lee for all you do for us OM and OLY owners out here. In addition to my OM1 I have just purchased and OM! II. I cannot get my MacBook to open the ORF files from the Mark II in Preview. It says that it does not recognize the ORF files. The old ORF files opened fine. What must I do to get my MacBook to recognize these files??? I am leaving soon on a photo shoot and I am in a bit of a panic. Help, please. Thank you Joe McGrath

[@leehoyphotography]

Joe, have you updated your Macbook OS? I have a newer Macbook Pro and if I am in icon or list mode, I can't see the actual image. In Gallery mode, I can see the ORF files just fine. Try that and let me know Joe!

[@josephmcgrath6814]

@@leehoyphotography Thank you Lee. I am running Sonoma 14.6.1 which I'm sure is up to date. I am not familiar with the Gallery mode but yes when I entered that mode the ORF opened. Do you by chance have a previous video that shows or explains your work flow using Gallery and how you would sift through thousands of images efficiently? Has Apple just not caught up or might this be the slowness of OM sys? Preview says it does not support the ORF and so does Photoshop Elements and Adobe DNG converter. I am baffled. NEO and TOPAZ open them fine. Thank you for taking the time to answer so quickly. Joe McGrath

[@leehoyphotography]

@@josephmcgrath6814 I would never use the gallery, preview or such as it is simply too slow for my taste. I use Photo Mechanic for culling large numbers of images. I have a video on my workflow here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2OZXqqoqd5jnKMsi=A0wyDV_hhqTzxQmQ and I will be doing another video on culling large number of images as well.

[@josephmcgrath6814]

@@leehoyphotography Thank you again. I assume Photo Mechanic would be available from the Apple store ?? I will check it out. My blood pressure is back to normal thanks to you again. Joe McGrath

[@leehoyphotography]

@@josephmcgrath6814no, it is an independent software.

[@berntlie6799]

Useful video! My current cards are 64GB Lexar. Occasionally, they fail for a few pictures, so I'm not totally happy. I'm considering a new laptop; most realistic laptops I consider only have micro SD card readers, if at all. Q: what is your view on using micro SD cards in an SD adapter in my OM-1? - Advantage: I can read the pictures on laptops I consider - Possible disadvantage: not reliable connections?

[@leehoyphotography]

I have never tried micro SD cards in my OM cameras and won't as for me having a card + adaptor is just one more possible source of an issue when recording an image. That is my take!

[@moxierower1806]

SHOOT!!! Nobody ever told me not to delete in camera. Invaluable intel.

[@leehoyphotography]

I love hearing how people are learning from my videos! Thanks for your encouraging words!

[@smkunder1]

Very helpful, how do you read the card to know what you have, my cards appear to have a three on them. It’s not real clear what cards I actually have.

[@leehoyphotography]

This is a great explanation of the various symbols on SD cards: bulkmemorycards.com/what-the-symbols-on-an-sd-card-mean/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_sq2BhCUARIsAIVqmQuve9O6A-ORRclkXAZT8JCG6gFNT3Bzqli08JHbp8XVY3aahN2ohgMaAlkLEALw_wcB

[@theflyingdutchman7127]

hi Lee thanks again for your tip regarding the SD cards. I have a question. Is it true that the AF has problems focusing in low or difficult lighting conditions? Kind regards from the Netherlands

[@leehoyphotography]

I have had great success with AF in low light conditions, one thing that can cause an issue is when people are severly underexposing an image and the viewfinder is dark then AF might struggle. I was tearing it up in Brazil in low light with AF!

[@theflyingdutchman7127]

@@leehoyphotography Hi Lee thanks for your reply, what do you mean by tearing up?

[@robertsaunders5740]

Thanks, are there any issues using the micro-SD cards with the adaptor, such as in tablets and some cell phones in cameras? Several of my cameras use the compact flash cards. I have read that there is an adaptor to hold a SD card inside a compact flash card with mixed results, do you know of such?

[@leehoyphotography]

Robert, I am not sure, great question. I have never used in my OM System gear, for me having the adaptor and the card just increases the likelihood that you could have an issue. I have never heard of the CF/SD card adaptor so can't help you there. My preference is to use the exact format for each piece of gear like a micro SD card for my DJI Osmo Pocket!

[@robertsaunders5740]

@@leehoyphotography As I recall the adaptor was available thru Amazon. As a single SSD or a dual micro-SSD card holder, that you had to rotate to fill the other card. And not all that reliable?

[@bobr7773]

I lost a lot of images from a once in a lifetime trip to Puerto Rico with my cousin. (Sandusky) I wish I had set my camera up have backup images backed up on a second card. I may have contributed to the card’s demise by deleting images in camera. I will quit doing that. On another note I am considering a trip to your area if the summer monsoon and my schedule come together.

[@leehoyphotography]

Losing images is always tough Bob!

[@malcolmwright6948]

Hi Lee I'm confused. Please correct me if my reasoning is incorrect. OM-1 mk2 shows a maximum write speed need of 202Mbps (Mega bits per second) for 4K 60p which a V30 card writing 202 mega bits divided by 8 to get MBps (Mega Bytes card) would only have to write at 25MBps. So a fast card isn't needed for 4K 60p Only when it comes to shooting 120 fps for RAW stills at apprx 20MB (MegaBytes) per still frame would a faster card help in clearing the 200 frame buffer. So, how many times do you fill the 200 frame buffer and have to wait until it is written to the card? A V90 card would only be useful if you were constantly filling the 200 frame buffer and having to wait until it cleared?

[@leehoyphotography]

I shoot at 50FPS and I often push the buffer, but never have to wait, for me having a little extra speed is preferable to a little under! Plus, there could be firmware updates that increase that speed!

[@malcolmwright6948]

@leehoyphotography Thanks for answering my question Lee.

[@terrikenison5726]

I visited the SD card compatibility website. It shows only SanDisk and another one I'm not familiar with. I am currently using Lexar. Does that mean promaster rugged is not compatible?

[@leehoyphotography]

Promaster is compatible, I am not sure why OM only shows those brands, but I have used Promaster for many years now with zero issues!

[@craigdudra2783]

I am not sure I understand the comment about not deleting your images in camera. the OM1 has a "format card" option under the wrench icon which is what I use. is this ok to use or if not, what is best practices you mention to avoid memory card failure. thanks, great video series.

[@jugstopper]

I believe he meant don't delete an image here and there while shooting, just to free up space. You will end up with the memory on the card being fragmented, with gaps where you deleted images between images you didn't. The camera will then write into the gaps and a new image may not fit in a gap, so that it gets written partly in one place and partly in another. At the least, that could impact performance/speed; at worst, Lee seemed to feel it could lead to failure of the card. He is saying to have a big enough card so that you won't need to free up space on the card by deleting images while shooting. Then, after uploading the images from the card, format (not erase) the card in the camera.

[@leehoyphotography]

@jusstopper nailed what I meant! Formatting a card is always great! Unless you haven't transferred images yet!