Storage wars 2.0. When there's money to be made companies will look for a leg up anywhere they can. With the announcement of the a7S III, Sony has sidestepped the popular and faster CFexpress Type B cards, and instead, included CFexpress Type A on its latest full-frame mirrorless camera. Just as SD cards are available in miniSD, microSD, and SD, the CompactFlash Association created standards for CFexpress that includes three different sizes. Type A, Type B, and Type C. Manufacturers like Delkin, Lexar, ProGrade Digital, SanDisk, and Sony have saturated the market with affordable Type B cards, but the introduction of Type A on the a7S III puts Sony in the market first. CFexpress Type A cards are slightly smaller and substantially slower than CFexpress Type B – about half the speed – but still have plenty of power to record 4K at high bit rates. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 28 July, 2020