WHAT'S IN MY BAG? - EPISODE 3

Now we have discussed my body and lens in previous posts. We now move onto the memory cards I use.
Possibly one of, if not, the most important piece of equipment a photographer has - it records the images you take. So I guess you'd want it to be reliable.
Ever since I started shooting I have used Sandisk memory cards. In particular a 16GB version, which holds roughly 550 images (when shooting with my Canon 5D mark 2). You can get larger capacity cards if 16GB isn't bigger enough. Sometimes this may be the case if you plan on shooting in locations where you are unlikely to be able to upload your images at regular intervals.
Another thing to keep in mind is the speed of the card ie how quickly the memory card records the photograph info, the camera has sent it. This is important is you plan on doing timelapse or long exposure photography, where you card is continually being written. In situations like this I would recommend purchasing a card from the Sandisk Extreme Pro range. These cards write at up to 90mb/s, giving you ample time for writing between shots. Because there is nothing worse than you camera telling you it is "busy".
With that said, if you are just getting into photography, I wouldn't go straight to an Extreme Pro memory card, as they can get a bit pricey, compared to the Extreme range.
Any questions let me know.
Catchya
Josh :) 

Where do I shop for camera stuff?

From time to time people ask me where I get my camera equipment from? Well...... I actually get it from a variety of different places, but definitely online most of the time. (Sorry retailers, but as photographers, we need to save as much money as possible to spend on travel or more equipment!).
Sometimes a lot of photographic products are limited to only a few distrubutors worldwide, which has its pros and cons.
Whilst having only a few distributors definitely guarantees that you are buying brand new, genuine products, it has the obvious downside of "less competition" meaning - often pricing is set buy the manufacturer and there is no room to move, for the distributor.
As mentioned earlier - photographers need the best of both worlds - cheapest prices but still know they are getting genuine products.
Recently I have revisited a website that I used waaaay back when I purchased my Canon 5DMk2. I had looked all over the internet and in store before I actually stumbled across a company called TopBuy.com.au. Even nowadays my Canon 5DMk2 retails for $2,808.95 at Camera House , whereas TopBuy.com.au currently has it listed for $2,144.75 including delivery, you can even save an extra $20 if you pay direct deposit and not use a credit card. Don't worry you can get warranty's and (touch wood) my 5D is still going strong after a few years.
There are also many of the pro lenses, memory cards, bag, batteries and heaps of other camera stuff.
I'll be honest, it's not where I go for all my camera equipment, because they don't have everything, but I definitely visit here first before checking anywhere else. 
They do refer to themselves as an Online Department Store, sooooo they do have a wide variety of other things too.
But I hope this gives you a bit of a leg up to getting the camera or accessory that you have been wanting, but haven't seen it at an affordable price.
Catchya
Josh