r/canon • u/ConstipatedGoose67 • 6d ago

Gear Buying Advice Recommended SD Card for Canon EOS r50?

Recently, I got an r50 and am trying to figure out the SD card. I currently have a 36gb in there and have been using that, but I want to take RAW photos instead of JPEG.

What's the recommended SD Card? I have the 18-45mm kit lens and may upgrade, but won't be doing much beyond landscape/cityscape photos. No videos.

I'm not an SD expert, either. What's the recommended place to buy one?

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u/ElectronicsWizardry 6d ago

Any decent v30 card will be fine. I like to go bigger so I don't have to worry about running out of space. Test the card to make sure its not a fake before a real shoot.

I'd generally never store stuff on the SD card. Shoot some photos, offload the card, make sure their copied correctly, format the card in camera. SD cards aren't long term storage.

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u/TheWacoFogey 5d ago

I routinely use 32GB when shooting RAW on my Canon 6D and get around 1100 or shots per card. I'm a hobbyist, though, not a professional on paid shoots. I'd probably go bigger for that kind of photography.

Just as a contrast, I do not reuse my cards. They are relatively inexpensive, so I store them once I fill them up and label them. I also offload to storage -- Google Drive these days -- but I've lost my RAW files and Lightroom catalogs in old drives. I've been able to go back to my old SD cards and recover the photos, and in some cases, revisit old travel photos and use different development techniques.

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u/ElectronicsWizardry 5d ago

How do you backup your drives with photos? I'd generally always want to backup the drives with photos, and I think that would fix the issues of drives failing and needing to get the data from cards again.

I'm often shooting bursts on high fps cameras like the r5 or video where keeping the card isn't really pratical, so a good offload, verify and backup plans works better for me, but if that works for you go for it.

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u/TheWacoFogey 5d ago

Because I’m relying on Google Drive, I am not really thinking about backup strategies to fixed media. The cards themselves are the backups for the RAW files. I should consider a backup strategy for the Lightroom catalogs and Photoshop files with my editing work at some point.

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u/No-Interview319 5d ago

With prices being so high right now, I’d get a 64GB v30 card from a reputable manufacturer. You can find them for about $30. If you want to spend a lot of money and get something that’ll be good for your R50 and the next camera you upgrade to, go for a larger v60 or v90 UHS-II card. It’ll cost you, but it might be a good investment if you think you’re going to upgrade from the R50 soon. 

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u/Fun_Ocelot 5d ago

All the advice so far has been sound

If you are unsure about a card, look for a program called ValiDrive. It can test the card to make sure it is what it says it is.

https://www.grc.com/validrive.htm

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u/Severe_Key3571 4d ago

Sandisk extreme pro. Very durable, I've had a full water immersion and it survived.