P2 Card Readers and FXP X

[Craig Alan]

i have the panasonic 2 usb version. overpriced and slow but rock solid. let me know if you use the sonnet.

panasonic has a new usb3 version

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1149595-REG/panasonic_au_xpd1p_au_xpd1_express_p2_drive.html

from what I’ve read about sonnet you’ll have to mess around with driver issues to get it working.

Mac Pro, macbook pro, Imacs (i7); Canon 5D Mark III/70D, Panasonic AG-HPX170/AG-HPX250P, Canon HV40, Sony Z7U/VX2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; FCP X write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.

[John Fishback]

We’ve used the QIO for years, but with an old 17″ Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard. We bought and tried Sonnet’s Thunderbolt adaptor into which the QIO plugged, but we never got it to work. We had kernel panics and all sorts of issues so we use the old system which works-no problems. The Sonnet may work fine by now, but we really don’t shoot a lot of P2 any more so won’t try it again.

[Ron Fenley,]

Thanks John.

[Ron Fenley,]

Ordered the Sonnet from B&H BEFORE I got to read your post. Appreciate your response. Should get it Monday for a shoot in Tempe Arizona. Thanks to you I will bring he old laptop with dual adaptor… It works but VERY slow.

I will let you know if it has improved or not.

Thanks for your input. Really appreciate all the people here at CC.

Ron Fenley

[Bill Davis]

Where in Tempe, Ron?
(I’m down the road in Scottsdale.)

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[Craig Alan]

very old thread but wondering how the sonnet made out. in the market

Mac Pro, macbook pro, Imacs (i7); Canon 5D Mark III/70D, Panasonic AG-HPX170/AG-HPX250P, Canon HV40, Sony Z7U/VX2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; FCP X write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.

[Niklas Wikman]

I’m in the same situation, since our Duel adapter most likely has stopped working.

Which one should we choose?

The USB3 card reader from Panasonic (works on both Mac and PC, but occupies 2 USB3 ports)

Or

The TB card reader from Sonnet, that works only on 10.9.5+ and is Mac only

The latter would have us to buy a new MBP, the former can be used on a (much cheaper) PC, but with at least 3 USB3 ports…

The offload disk cabinet features USB3, eSATA and FW800 (which we use).

What would you suggest?

[Craig Alan]

If you get a new thunderbolt raid, the Sonnet occupies no jack on the Mac. You would plug the thunderbolt cable into your second thunderbolt port on your raid. The Sonnet has a solid low profile. It is much faster than the Panasonic usb 2 that I used previously. Have not tested it against the usb 3 unit. It was cheaper than that choice. I can’t imagine needing to be on an OS before 10.9. You use a PC to import the P2 cards but edit on FCP X? Does that work well?

Mac Pro, macbook pro, Imacs (i7); Canon 5D Mark III/70D, Panasonic AG-HPX170/AG-HPX250P, Canon HV40, Sony Z7U/VX2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; FCP X write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.

[Niklas Wikman]

Actually, we are still on FCP 7…

And no PC, offload is now done on an old MBP with the Express32 slot and the Duel P2 adapter.

But I am considering moving to PC (using the Panasonic P2 card reader with USB3), since a new PC laptop would be cheaper than a new MBP, with TB and USB3.

But the PC laptop would then have to have 3 USB3 ports, and then it gets quite expensive…