The Cheapest CFexpress Type A Memory Card - Pergear Standard 256GB

[@robertenger6364]

We are screwed by Sony standardizing on CFexpress Type-A. Type-A standard is a WHITE ELEPHANT. Type-B cards are CHEAPER. And, TWICE AS FAST! And going to CFexpress 4.0 Type-B would be a 4x speed improvement over Type-A.

[@tobiahtayo5149]

I use the prime version with my a7rv - so great to offload fast at the end of the day. Worth every penny. Just ordered the 512gb ones. Crazy deal at the moment with an extra 10% off

[@MagicWeddingPhotographer]

I feel like prime version is the one to get!

[@tobiahtayo5149]

I’ve just purchased some standards for when I’ve got double headers. I’ve been wiping cards day to day but always nerve wracking. I am using the prime with a v60 card in the other slot anyway so I can’t imagine I will lose much by using the standards

[@photosbyjames_]

I’m looking for my first type a card, I’m still a bit nervous as is everyone with new brands and cheap brands, some reddit users claimed they had failures and corruption within 1 month of usages, how’s everyone’s personal experiences so far?

[@cesarangeles1699]

Grateful for you sharing this. I also got the Standard 512gb after using the Prime version for months without complaint. I own the α7R V and this card caused me to experience burst lag again. Transferring to Lightroom was also SD levels of slow. I was excited by the value but, returned it due to already being used to faster speeds.

[@LucaViolaTorino]

I work with 2 pair of 260gb cf A prime from pergear in mu 2 atr5 since they have come out.. never had a problem in photo or video. I made some weddings and commercial work so tested it hardly. In photo burst with full raw on my a7r5 seems the buffer never fill up… they are speedy!

[@MagicWeddingPhotographer]

yep, from the comments and threads I'm reading the PRIME version is the way to go.

[@BinniamEskender]

I have been using the exact combo for a half a year.. same thing

[@joel.wuestehube]

I've been using the Nextorage 128 V90s, they're regularly available on amazon for 80€, and they've been performing really well so far. As soon as I get a camera with two type-A slots, I will look into theirs as well. The A1Pro 160 has a sustained speed of 850MB/s and they are 130€ which I think is a good deal. Thanks for the testing!

[@DenyceDaRapkillah]

Their CF-A are pretty good. Just got the 320 GB pro for 199€. Actually a bit faster than my Sony Tough CF-A card, which was 249€ for 160 GB.

[@joel.wuestehube]

@@DenyceDaRapkillah awesome!

[@RealThore]

Have you tried writing files from a PC to the card just to confirm that the write speed is really that horrible or maybe it's camera related. There have been issues with some Canon cameras (I think it was the R6ii) where the 128GB Kingston V90 cards performed worse than the standard Sandisk 40€ cards. In any other camera the V90 performed as expected

[@MagicWeddingPhotographer]

I have not- will do and let you know. I only have a9iii, but I’ve seen video of the same card being tested on A7IV and full raws (about the same size 50MB) took around 1 second to clear 2/3 photos, which would be similar to my result.

[@JoATTech]

I actually seen their page, all users are really happy about their cards, but I have not idea what is really a difference between their Standard and Prime cards except the price :D

[@JoATTech]

Shame A7IV have just 1 CF-A slot :(

[@Teslien]

Also have to take in account video file type allowed. Cause only some video formats/settings are allowed only with supported cf express a. And the issue is that express b is used by everyone else, so it's kinda a niche market for type a

[@Emulives]

It will be great to my Z6 II only for use as backup . I just shoot jpgs. But they don't send to my country Brasil.

[@MagicWeddingPhotographer]

For jpgs it’s even more than sufficient! Sad they don’t send to Brazil :/

[@Emulives]

@@MagicWeddingPhotographer Photographers here in Brasil that have Z6 II are using a case with a nvme from notebook. But I think that is not a great idea. Z6 II only have a sd slot and a Cfexpress .

[@stkuj]

Is it okay to run a CF A express in one slot and a V60 card in another?

[@MagicWeddingPhotographer]

@@stkuj you can do it, but in camera performance is going to be as slow as the slower card. If they both have similar speed then that’s not an issue

[@Vipulpatan]

plz make video for sony m4 all camera setting plz sir

[@MagicWeddingPhotographer]

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[@TewaAya]

If only someone could adapt sd and cf express cards for nvme format. Not this 4x the price of the highest end gen 4 pcie.

[@robertenger6364]

For very high speed ingest, the COMPUTER USB-Port can be a bottleneck. For the very latest high-speed cards, the PC needs to support USB-4 (thunderbolt-4). AND, the card-reader needs to support USB-4. The angelbird reader only supports 20Gbps maximum USB speed (USB 3.2 2x2 mode). The latest ProGrade reader supports CFexpress 4.0 card interface, AND 40Gbps USB-4.0 interface to the computer. And, of course, the target device you are copying TO must be capable of sustaining VERY high speed writes ( m.2 nvme ssd on PCIe 4.0 or 5.0 lanes). When using CFexpress 4.0: "we're not in kansas any more". The whole ingest data-path needs to be reviewed and streamlined, in order to maximize ingest speed. Two-times-over when reading 4.0 Type-B cards!

[@cyrkiel]

Price is amazing! Very friendly, but speed is worst :(

[@MagicWeddingPhotographer]

Especially for our new neighborhood😂

[@MikePlayDrums]

I saw these cards pop up on Amazon recently. I ordered 1 just to see and as soon as I did some research, I immediately canceled it lol While it’s not expensive as a “premium brand” CF Express A card, the performance is absolute garbage and I’d rather use a V90 SD.

[@MagicWeddingPhotographer]

Yup! The write speeds are worse then a good brand v90, but also waaay cheaper too. The read speeds are 🔥