CFExpress/SD card advice

Vertigo

Vertigo

Vertigo

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Hi all,

On the brink of pulling the trigger on an R5 but am getting increasingly confused by memory card options.
As I currently have a raft of CF and old, slow SD cards I need to buy at least one new card.

I'm almost exclusively shooting stills although might play around with the odd 1080p/4K short clip here and there.

I usually stick with Sandisk but, looking around, it seems that a 128GB CFE card is over £200 right now. I figured maybe that was overkill for my needs and a decent SD UHS-II card would suffice but these seem to be almost as much for the same capacity.

Just wondering what people would recommend as the best balance. From a stills perspective, the buffer on the R5 is pretty decent so I feel a mid-range SD card would suffice as long as it's not going to take minutes to clear the buffer after a burst. For video, ideally I'd like something that could cope with up to 4K for short clips if the mood takes me but, if that significantly increases the cost then maybe I'd end up with a combination with one faster card for when I need video and slower ones for just stills?

So confused :(
 
Yeah looks like a good deal compared to the likes of Sandisk/Lexar but not sure how reliable/trustworthy a brand Integral is.

It's looking increasingly like I'm going to have to bite the bullet and go CFE for any burst shooting or video. Slower SD is fine as a secondary storage option when just shooting regular stills but the faster SD cards seem to approach the price of CFE anyway.
 
Unless you do wildlife or sports and need long and frequent bursts I would just save money and use your standard cards.

I've managed with a 64gb CFexpress for a while for my R5. It's more than enough and I do mainly wildlife photography. I've only recently bought a second one as I've started exploring video.
 
Unfortunately I do use high speed bursts when shooting motorsport/aviation and such like. Whilst the buffer on the R5 is large, with a cheapo card like the ones I already have, it'd take a full minute to flush a full buffer!
 
Vertigo1 said:
Unfortunately I do use high speed bursts when shooting motorsport/aviation and such like. Whilst the buffer on the R5 is large, with a cheapo card like the ones I already have, it'd take a full minute to flush a full buffer!
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Fair enough.

Personally, I'd get a decent brand and also have a read at reviews for compatibility.
 
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