CFExpress - DIY
Aug 29, 2022 09:23:52 #
This is a weird one. An Australian photographer I watch on YouTube showed an odd type of CFExpress card. It looks like you buy the empty car and put an SD card into it, so you get a cheap, effective CFExpress card. He said he got one from Amazon, but I didn't see any, and I'd don't know if I'd want to take a chance with them. At this point, he's just experimenting with the card, and he'll report back.
Aug 29, 2022 09:25:48 #
I don't know. See what you think of this.
https://smile.amazon.com/ZITAY-CFexpress-B-Adapter/dp/B09MRZ42KT/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2POB5RH4AME3S&keywords=cfexpress+adapter&qid=1661779449&sprefix=cfexpress+adapter%2Caps%2C83&sr=8-3
https://smile.amazon.com/ZITAY-CFexpress-B-Adapter/dp/B09MRZ42KT/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2POB5RH4AME3S&keywords=cfexpress+adapter&qid=1661779449&sprefix=cfexpress+adapter%2Caps%2C83&sr=8-3
Aug 29, 2022 09:26:44 #
Aug 29, 2022 09:47:16 #
walkurie
Loc: East Stroudsburg, PA
Just finished constructing one using the Monster CFE Express kit from B&H. Worked with no problem with my Nikon D500,, using the recommended 256 GB SSD card.
Aug 29, 2022 10:51:43 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I had an adapter that you put a Micro SD card into this adapter to fit slots for CF cards. It worked fine, but only at the speed the tiny little Micro SC cards rating. You will not get the same performance from this kind of adapter unless the adapted card has it....
Aug 29, 2022 11:44:07 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
I had an adapter that you put a Micro SD card into this adapter to fit slots for CF cards. It worked fine, but only at the speed the tiny little Micro SC cards rating. You will not get the same performance from this kind of adapter unless the adapted card has it....
Well acoarst ! The card is what it is.
The adapter just makes it fit the slot.
Aug 29, 2022 12:50:34 #
walkurie wrote:
Just finished constructing one using the Monster CFE Express kit from B&H. Worked with no problem with my Nikon D500,, using the recommended 256 GB SSD card.
What is an M.2 2230 SSD? All I know about SSDs is the M.2 kind that goes into a computer.
Aug 29, 2022 13:59:30 #
walkurie
Loc: East Stroudsburg, PA
Kioxia (Toshiba) 256GB/512GB PCIe NVMe M.2 2230 30mm SSD is the recommended unit for the adapter.
Aug 30, 2022 13:12:23 #
Ok folks, I was laughing at this but I just bought one setup to check the speed. If I like it, I'll keep it, if not it goes back. I would guess speed is al about the quality, and cost, of the SSD you buy. M.2 2280 (80mm) are the current standard for internal SSDs so this is a M.2 2230 (30mm) shorter SSD. (This is for you Jerry!). The other spec is PCIe compatibility, to which there is usually a version number attached. Higher numbers are usually higher speed. We'll see how these compare to my Lexar Diamond series and some others I own. At 30 fps on my Z9s, I need a lightening fast card. Best of luck.
Aug 30, 2022 17:04:49 #
BebuLamar wrote:
I think it would work but won't get the speed of the real CFExpress card.
Pretty much my thoughts.
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