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Do SDHC cards really work?
I’ve had my EX-3 for about 2 months now, and have had no end of problems with my SDHC card setup. I’ve got the Transcend Class 6 cards (red stripe) in AFT adapters. I’ll spare you the details, but I’ve had problems with cards and with adapters. I currently have one pair that gives me media restore errors every time I use it, and one pair that seems to work well. Moving the “good” card to the “bad” adapter doesn’t work, and neither does moving the “bad” card to the “good” adapter.
My biggest problem with all of this though is the transfer speeds onto the computer. Even with the “good” card and adapter, 45 mins of footage can easily take 1 hr or longer to transfer onto my MBP through the expresscard slot, which completely defeats the purpose of shooting tapeless in the first place.
Obviously this isn’t going to work long-term. So my question is, do I ditch this solution completely and invest the big bucks in Sony SxS cards, or do I give it another shot with Hoodman, MXR or some other setup? Is there ANY non-sony solution out there that works reliably?
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Before you go dump your hard earned money into SxS cards you have another alternative. Besides the ability to save money on media you could also create near uncompressed quality files.
I’m talking about investing into the Convergent Design’s Nano Flash and using affordable compact flash memory cards in place of those pricey SxS cards. I just purchased 64 gig CF cards for under $300 each. now that is worth your time to click on this link.
https://www.convergent-design.com/Good Luck
Michael Palmer -
Recent Transcend cards are not to be trusted
ATP ProMax have been reliable for everyone testing them.
https://www.media2u.co.uk/blog/?p=40 -
I have been using the Transcend 32 gig card (red stripe) and Hoodman adapter for over a month with no problems.
Apple Certified Master Pro FCS 2
Sony EX-3
MacBook Pro -
I have been using the sandisk ultra II for about 8months without any problem. The sony card that came with the camera is already dead 🙁 I just purchased the Matrox MX02 LE to get 4:2:2 out of the camera should be arriving this week. Convergence was just too pricey for me.
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WHAT?
The SxS card is Dead? -
Yup, I can read it using the express card slot on my macpro but when I insert it into the camera it gives an error. Its just useless. I tried reformatting it through the computer but it still doesnt work.
Barry
Associate Web Producer/ Video Editor -
Reformat in camera only.
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Any thoughts on how to recover? Or is it just useless at this point
Barry
Associate Web Producer/ Video Editor -
Recover? Video from the card? Get it to record again in the camera?
Put it in the camera and reformat.
“error” is rather generic so I don’t know what you mean.
Format in the camera please. -
it says Media Error (cannot use media A). The same error occurs when I try to play it, as well as record on it. It will not let me format the disk in the camera.
Barry
Associate Web Producer/ Video Editor
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