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| Posted: Mon Mar 12th, 2018 14:34 |
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Robert
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Apart from it being a PCIe variant I can't help, I think it may be very similar to M2 but ruggedised. M2 memory does not requite drivers to work with Mac OS, nor MS as far as I know. Although obviously it must be provided for in the bios. That I think is being hinted at with mention of camera firmware needing upgrading to read the new cards which will replace XQD cards.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26th, 2018 14:50 |
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GeoffR
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Nikon were part of the development of XQD, along with Sony and Lexar, so it is in their interests to update the firmware on their cameras with XQD slots. The price of XQD cards is extortionate and I will be running my D4 on a large CF card until the price comes down, if it ever does. If the CFExpress card is backward compatible, and cheaper, I could be persuaded. The F5 is available as Dual XQD or Dual CF an adaptor to use SD or Micro SD in an XQD slot would be very useful.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26th, 2018 15:31 |
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Robert
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Guess you meant D5? If I am not mistaken ordering the D5 with CF involves taking a big hit in the image saving speed department, to some extent nullifying the advantage of the D5 speed and capacity. Bit like ordering a Ferrari with a Transit van engine...
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| Posted: Fri Jul 27th, 2018 15:13 |
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GeoffR
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Robert wrote: Guess you meant D5? Bit like ordering a Ferrari with a Transit van engine...Yes D5. I would still order a D5 with CF slots unless I was certain that CFExpress was going to work and the price was going to fall. The cheapest XQD card is around £90 and I could live with the reduced shooting speed, I don't think I have ever used a D3 on continuous so why would I need 12 FPS from a D5. Currently only Sony make XQD cards and only Nikon cameras use them making them expensive and difficult to obtain. It wouldn't be the first time a new storage medium has failed from lack of support. A Dual CF card D5 may be easier to sell than a Dual XQD. The D4 with a CF card is still faster than a D3 so far from a Ferrari with a Transit engine.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 27th, 2018 15:37 |
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Robert
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But I was talking about the D5, the files are bigger and I would use 25fps if it were available. Using my D3 for motor racing with my Nikkor 300mm f/2.8, I select a point on the tarmac and rattle off three or four frames in the expectation that one will be in the focus zone. Same with field sports like rugby and football, I can often get a cracking image out of a sequence of rapid shots, rather than trying to snipe them, single shot. Digital film is cheap.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 27th, 2018 22:39 |
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TomOC
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This is kind of a DUH announcement... Did anyone ever really put anything in the XQD slot? I think it was a ruse to hide drugs...
____________________ Tom O'Connell -Lots of people talk to animals.... Not very many listen, though.... That's the problem. Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh |
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| Posted: Sat Jul 28th, 2018 01:21 |
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Robert
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Hi Tom, I know several D5 owners; I don't think any of them opted for the backward compatible CF slot, so yes they must have used at least one of the slots? I can see an argument for a large organisation like a newspaper, in order to ensure compatibility across the board opting for CF but for individuals I can't see that compelling need. In the grand scheme of things if shelling out ~£5000 for a D5 body, and half a dozen batteries @ ~£150 apiece (£900), four XQD cards is not a huge additional investment.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 28th, 2018 06:12 |
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GeoffR
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Robert wrote: But I was talking about the D5, the files are bigger and I would use 25fps if it were available. Digital film is cheap.A D5 with dual CF slots would be faster than a D4 I would expect, my point was that the D4 isn't seriously disadvantaged by the lack of an XQD card. The faster D5 may well be at some disadvantage but, a D5 with XQD slots becomes a door stop should XQD, or compatible, cards become unavailable. As it happens I have never used the continuous modes on either D3 body, I prefer to press the shutter repeatedly but that is obviously a personal choice. The D4 seems particularly suited to my method.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 28th, 2018 06:38 |
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Robert
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As with all evolution there will be dead ends, ideas and developments which wither on the vine but without them we would be nowhere, the ones which die helped create the ones which survive, so if XQD does vanish from the shelves, it will have helped push another standard to the fore. This was what happened with disk drive interface protocols, ATA, SCSI, SATA etc. For the D5 XQD owner I am sure there will be a reservoir of cards to be found on eBay as manufactures and wholesalers offload their 'useless' stock. The move is towards fewer, faster contacts and channels. Needs smaller footprint on PCB's and shorter paths, fewer contacts to go bad. Cheaper and faster. Usually the winner is the manufacturer who gets the best grasp on the market. Not always the best technology. Just my two pence! 
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| Posted: Sat Jul 28th, 2018 14:22 |
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Eric
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My issue with the xqd card is not just price, it's the ease of uploading. I need a special adapter...as I understand it..to view images on my iPad.
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