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I don't have my Z9 yet, but it should not be too long now.What brands of cards do you recommend as SAFE and durable? What size as your folks getting? Are any less expensive? Two slots, so any help on what you are doing appreciated. Any special prices anywhere in U.S.?I plan to do video as well, so I am looking for a larger card, one supported by the Nikon Z9, and as inexpensive as possible, but solid.
I was buying some Sony TOUGH 512 MB cards (expensive) and then switched to Angelbirds AV PRO SX 128 MB with 1600MB/s writing speed (warning the 512 MB version is slower).
When you say that the "warning the 512 MB version is slower," were you talking about the TOUGH 512 or the Andgelbird 512. I take it the Angelbird.Does anyone know if we want 512 cards (or higher) which is the best brand? I want to buy two of them, one for each slot, but I don't want to regret that purchase later for one reason or another.
For my way of shooting, XQD cards are just fine on the Z9. They are more than snappy enough. I see absolutely no reason to invest in a new card type and readers for these, but of course this is my view on the matter only.Now, I can use the same cards for D500, Z6, Z7, and Z9.
Appreciate the info, yet if we want to try 8K video, I am told the XQD cards are not fast enough. What brands of cards have you found the most trustworthy?Also, any thoughts about 1 TB cards for video? Are they slower than, say, 512 cards?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YND5oacJBl4&t=8s
Some of the L-plates for the 'pro' DSLRs fit quite well. My D3 'L' from RRS only required a minimal adjustment to be useful. Not a perfect fit, but good enough.Alternative, you can be patient and wait for the usual suppliers to come up with a dedicated (and expensive) product for the Z9.
I was talking about the 512 GB Angelbird AV PRO CFexpress SE Type B (for less less demanding production jobs, relatively cheaphttps://www.angelbird.com/prod/av-pro-cfexpress-se-type-b-2919/?category=238same read speed as the SX /1780 MB/s) but Angelbird announcees a writing speed of 850 MB/s and steady writing speed of 800 MB/sfor the 160 GB AV PRO CFexpress SX Type B, (For High-Speed Continuous Shot Photography) see herehttps://www.angelbird.com/prod/av-pro-cfexpress-sx-type-b-2925/?category=238writing speed of 1600 sustained: 1480for an overview watch herehttps://www.angelbird.com/category/cfexpresstm-20-type-b-238/Just for the sake of completenessFor larger cards the AV PRO CFexpress MK2 gives (expensive) options between 1 and 4 TB up to a writing speed of 1550 (sustained 1300)and with the AV PRO CFexpress XT MK2 (from 330 to 1320 GB): 1600/ sustained: 1480The Sony Tough 512 is announced 1480 (no information whether steady or not)in the meantime a lot more information has been posted here- It appears as Angelbird is rather new and not on everyones radar (just detected it recently)
I know Angelbird's SSD from my Atomos recorders, and it was OK. But from what I can read, perhaps their CFExpress cards are not pleasing everyone just now. I might wait for the 2nd generation of Angelbird cards. I went with Delkin 1TB because they seem to be a good middle-of-the-road brand that can handle 8K video, but are (like most) expensive enough.
Probably a right choice. In my decisionmaking I was focussed on fast burst shooting, so far I have got no clue what 8k Videomaking really needs
What about L-Plates for the Z9? Are there some out there that are any good? I see that RRS has one in the works, but not available, and they are always very expensive. What are you using?