The Cobalt CFexpress Type A cards from ProGrade with 160GB capacity and speeds of up to 800MB/s are now available at a reduced price. One card currently sells for $297 and a pack of two is available for $559. Many (including myself) believe that CFexpress is the future memory card standard for high-bitrate applications. While I like SD cards, their maximum write speeds are not quite enough for the newest 6K and 8K mirrorless cameras with high-bitrate intra-frame codec recording modes. CFexpress Type A CFexpress has been on the market for a while now, but we mostly see companies announcing their cards for the Type B form factor, which has also been more widely supported by camera manufacturers so far. Type B is basically the same size as XQD, which is physically larger than SD cards. CFexpress 2.0 Specifications. Source: CompactFlash Association CFexpress Type A made its debut last year in the very popular Sony a7S III. I find Type A interesting because the cards are physically even slightly smaller than SD cards, while they are similar enough so that Sony could make a shared card slot for both SD and CFexpress Type A in their cameras. Unfortunately, up until September 2021, Sony was the only company to produce Type A cards as a part of their TOUGH series. As a result of that, the price was not very friendly. ProGrade 160GB CFexpress Type A cards – new lower price In September 2021, ProGrade announced the Cobalt CFexpress cards series...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 29 December, 2021