Sony 8 GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Flash Memory Card MSMT8G
Sony 8 GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Flash Memory Card MSMT8G
- Write Speed – 32Mbps When combined with optimized Memory Stick PRO format-compatible devices
Ideal media for capturing video on most of all 2008 Handycam camcorder models
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List Price: $ 51.99
Price: $ 23.98
Tiffen 52mm UV Protection Filter
- Most popular protection filter
- Provides basic reduction of ultraviolet light
- 52mm diameter
- Helps eliminate bluish cast in images
Film, as well as video, often exhibits a greater sensitivity to what is to us invisible, ultraviolet light. This is most often outdoors, especially at high altitudes, where the UV-absorbing atmosphere is thinner; and over long distances, such as marine scenes. It can show up as a bluish color cast with color film, or it can cause a low-contrast haze that diminishes details, especially when viewing far-away objects, in either color or black-and-white. Ultraviolet filters absorb UV light generally without affecting light in the visible region. It is important to distinguish between UV-generated haze and that of air-borne particles, such as smog. The latter is made up of opaque matter that absorbs visible light as well as UV, and will not be appreciably removed by a UV filter.The UV Protector shields lens from dust, moisture, scratches, and breakage.Protects lenses from dust, moisture, scratches, and other damage. These filters can be kept on the camera at all times.
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List Price: $ 15.99
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Review by Mark for Sony 8 GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Flash Memory Card MSMT8G
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Even though I have been slowly weaning myself off of the newer Sony cameras, I still have some Sony devices that need memory pro duo cards. There are some advantages and a few disadvantages, namely the cost and availability. Sony’s memory format averages 30 to 100 percent higher prices for the same capacity of SDHC cards. While that sucks, if you have a Sony Camera or a PSP there’s not much you can do about it.
To that point, both the new Sony Cybershot DSCT300 Digital Camera and upcoming PSP God of War Entertainment Pack will benefit from any of these memory cards. Both of those devices, along with most Sony devices for that matter are only comaptible with the memory duo platform.
But like I said, if you need one of these cards, there are some advantages especially if you get a Mark II card. Namely, the performance speed of the mark II format is about 50% higher than the fastest available SDHC card at the moment. The rating is for 36 MB/s and what I’ve seen through some basic tests seems to indicate real performance close to this. In fact, the solid performance has to be the biggest pro for these cards. So while it sucks to have little choice, when you factor in the premium performance it’s easier to swallow.
The 2 and 4 GB cards are a better value than larger capacity ones right now. Sometimes you want the largest card you can get, but till the 8 and 16 GB cards come down I see no reason to buy them. Not to mention, this isn’t for my primary camera but for an older one that I use as a backup.
Make sure your device is compatible with the card. Some older electronics aren’t compatible with larger capacities, although in general Sony has been better with making these guys backward compatible than others.
It’s always a good idea to have several extra cards on hand just in case. This 4 GB card is a nice performer. If you have a high capacity camera (10 Megapixels or more) and are storing videos or RAW images, the extra cash for the 8GB card may be worth it if the price is right. Or you may want to step up to the larger 16 GB size that is now available. But if you wait a little longer you can save yourself some cash. I have to take off at least 1 star for value, but in terms of performance I couldn’t be happier.
Enjoy!
Review by John J. Robinson for Sony 8 GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Flash Memory Card MSMT8G
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This 16GB Memory Stick Duo II card works great with the PSP portable gaming system. It comes pre-formatted, so all you have to do is stick it into your PSP and go. In fact, there is a picture of the PSP right on the packaging.
The usable space on this device is actually 14.9 GB, however.
The “Mark2″ certification on the card has to do with higher writing speed requirements and indicates the memory is certified to operate with AVCHD recording products.
Review by SAP for Sony 8 GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Flash Memory Card MSMT8G
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This is currently the only available 16GB Memory Stick. I bought it for my Playstation Portable in order to replace an 8GB Memory Stick.
Regarding the price you can easily argue that it is much cheaper to buy two 8GB Memory Sticks. And for any person who is concerned about spending money I would not recommend this product.
At the time I bought it, Amazon was offering the best price online. Regarding the fact that this Memory Stick is about $50 more expensive than the PSP itself, makes you think twice. But my sole purpose was that I wanted to keep things together: my music, videos and saved games etc.
This Memory Stick is large enough to satisfy my thirst for disc space with a single solution.
The Memory Stick works fine in my PSP. Before this one I used a Sandisk 8GB Memory Stick Pro Ultra and I cannot see a difference in read/write speed (while connected through USB to my PC).
Final thoughts:
If you are concerned about spending money and you can live with more than one MS for your gadgets, you should get two or more 8GB MS. If you want a single solution and price is of no matter, get this one. Since it is from Sony you can be sure it works with your MS-enabled gadgets.
Pro:
- high capacity
- read/write speed is up to par with other (higher ranked) memory sticks (using the PSP USB connection!)
Con:
- not cheap
5 out of 5 stars; simply because the price does not matter to me
(My guess is that the price will drop to about $150 once other manufactures offer similar capacity.)
Review by Love2Read for Sony 8 GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Flash Memory Card MSMT8G
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Purchased this for my Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W150 camera based on the 25 great reviews before me. (Thanks, reviewers… I wasn’t exactly sure what I was doing because the documentation that came with the camera didn’t provide any help on how to buy memory!) I thought $38.50 was a great deal. It does the job and allows me to record video clips without feeling like I’m eating up all my memory. (For reference, about a minute and a half of video uses up about 200 shots out of the 2,500+ shots. Though I don’t know if the resolution settings, etc. are factored into that estimate).
Review by A. Gurdal for Sony 8 GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Flash Memory Card MSMT8G
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READ BEFORE YOU ACT!!! BEWARE OF FAKE CARDS!!!
I bought this Sony MSMT16G 16GB Memory Stick PRO Duo (Mark2) Media Card from one of Amazon “Featured Merchant”. It came with a very original look like packaging, even a hologram on top. As soon as I insert it in to my video camera it did not recognized. I tried another same type camera and also a media card reader with no luck at all. Then I found lots of information on the net saying there are fake ones which won’t work with cameras and else. So be careful don’t buy a fake one, like me.
Review by D. Jansen for Tiffen 52mm UV Protection Filter
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The product felt strong, solid, and well put together. The glass was clear with no visible tint or imperfections. Although this and another filter (same type different size) both arrived with smudges on the glass. The smudges were fairly easy to wipe off, but I suspect the items are either not cleaned before packaging, or I received someone’s returned item. However, I had to return this item since they DON’T contain any anti-glare/reflective coating on them. When shooting towards a light source (light bulb, tv, sun, etc) a green reflection of the light source would appear on the recorded image. The green reflected image was caused by a reflection bouncing off of my lens’s green tinted anti-glare coating which was bounced right back into the camera by this filter. If your lens isn’t coated in an anti-glare coating the result will be even worse.
Instead I picked up Quantaray filters from a local Wolf Camera that were coated with the anti-glare. They only cost a little more, and the green reflection is now gone. Make sure you look for a filter with the anti-glare
Camera: Canon 20d, Lenses tested: 18-55, 28-135, 70-300
Review by J. Simonis for Tiffen 52mm UV Protection Filter
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People are getting reflection with this filter because it is not multi coated. Coating kills reflection and keeps colors correct,a non coated filter on a multi coated lens is the worst thing you can do to a fine lens. Spend a little more to get a good one. Look for the term MULTI COATED !
Review by Jesse Baynard for Tiffen 52mm UV Protection Filter
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I bought this filter for my Canon 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens. The price was right, and I thought it would be a good way to protect the lens, which this probably does well. And while I am shooting under normal lighting conditions (flash or natural) the filter stays out of the way, but as soon as the lights go down this filter will ruin more photos than I can bear, due to an abundance reflective artifacts. If you take a photo of Christmas lights for example you will see the lights again in a faint green glow on the opposite side of the photo… VERY ANNOYING.
Review by Careful shopper for Tiffen 52mm UV Protection Filter
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The information section for this is a bit messed up and hard to read, but you’ll see that other versions are available for this UV filter.
This one is not a multi-coated version at this price but does work to reduce the danger of damage to your camera lens.
Here is what they are TRYING to tell us about the various versions in the description area:
UV filter- Standard UV Most popular protection filter
UV MC – Multi coated for extra flare protection
UV Warm – Combines UV with Tiffen’s ’812′ warming filter
Haze 1 – Absorbs 75% of UV light
Haze 2 -Absorbs 100% of UV light
Haze 15-Absorbs 81% of UV light
Haze 16-Absorbs 86.5% of UV light
Haze 17 – Absorbs almost all UV light
UV Wide Angle Thin – UV filter for use with wide angle lenses.
Review by Mark Nottingham for Tiffen 52mm UV Protection Filter
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This filter is fine for normal shooting, but if you do low-light work, beware; you will see bad internal reflections on night shots, and will need to remove the filter.