memory cards for 4k

[bonesandskin]

Hey all,

Just wondering what memory cards everyone uses for 4k

For a7Sii, NX1, LX100 -- maybe soon the GX85 -- I've been using SanDisk Extreme PRO SD UHS-I SDXC U3 (64 at first now 128gb), but B & H is pretty much sold out for a least a week. These have been flawless. (I moved over to them after I started getting lots of write speed errors on NX1 and LX100 with Transcend R95 W60 MB/s UHS-I -- even though they worked fine at first)

Of course I can order from somewhere else, but I thought to ask if anyone has had any less expensive cards work flawlessly over the long haul.

Thanks!

[Davey]

I wouldn't chance anything less than what seasoned users were advising to get - some of the cheaper and lesser cards were occasionally failing. Would rather have overkill that always works than slight underkill that could fail once in a hundred shoots. Why scrimp on a few pounds when using thousands of pounds worth of equipment?

The SanDisk 128GB Extreme Pro UHS-I SDXC U3 Memory Card (Class 10) is the only card I will ever buy for my a7sii.

 

[gsenroc]

I had a Kingston 128GB UHS-I which claims 90MB/s, it worked well on my NX1 but when I put it in my Pocket I got serious dropped frames. It turned out this Kinston only has 50MB/s. So I screwed my important moment of life and I have my lesson learned. Sandisks are the right way to go.

[bonesandskin]

Thanks Davey and gsenroc, that is pretty much what I figured

Have folks compared Sandisk Extreme to the Extreme Pro? Any difference in real world? I am getting half a dozen 256 cards for a big project coming up, so the $15/each adds up a bit.

[Geoff CB]

I'd been getting consistent card errors on the NX1 with Lexar, while my "slower" old Sandisk cards had been rock steady. Picked up 2 Sandisk Extreme Pro's 256gb cards, hopefully they keep working flawlessly.

[tdonovic]

I use Sandisk Extreme cards on my gh4 and they are relatively cheap. Ive also used $10 Patriot Class 10 cards, and the camera was still happy. Go with Extremes and you will be fine I think.