I do not want to push the wrong part of the overall system the blame on yes. But apparently you can shoot with a Nikon D700 incl. Battery pack and a UDMA card with a data throughput of 60/90 GB series, without the camera slows down. Well, that's not the case with this. Even when you save as a JPG I can order exactly as many consecutive images shoot as. With my ancient SanDisk Ultra II 4GB, which comes with just 15MB / s If someone taught me a lesson, like I change my review. So I look forward via more space, but do not have a more upbeat DSLR. But exactly that I wanted to get. About life, I can not say anything, I bought the card only in June 2012. If anyone can recommend a different card for this camera, which really brings, I am pleased with a tip!