06-29-2017, 08:43 AM
Don't think I'd miss Lexar.
Personally I think we're overdue another format revolution. CF has dropped a lot in usage, and it is time for SD to go the same way. Price per capacity for the ok performing cards are poor compared to even mid-range SATA SSDs, and the performance is way lower. Of course the form factor will be interesting to bring it down to the smaller sizes. The 2280 form factor in PC space already can hold multiple-TB, and sacrificing some of that for a smaller form factor doesn't seem too challenging to overcome. For now this is more high end video camera territory, but I see no reason why high end consumer still cameras shouldn't benefit from this also. Compared to today, it would be effectively unlimited buffer capacity and burst rates/lengths will only be limited by the processing in camera.
Personally I think we're overdue another format revolution. CF has dropped a lot in usage, and it is time for SD to go the same way. Price per capacity for the ok performing cards are poor compared to even mid-range SATA SSDs, and the performance is way lower. Of course the form factor will be interesting to bring it down to the smaller sizes. The 2280 form factor in PC space already can hold multiple-TB, and sacrificing some of that for a smaller form factor doesn't seem too challenging to overcome. For now this is more high end video camera territory, but I see no reason why high end consumer still cameras shouldn't benefit from this also. Compared to today, it would be effectively unlimited buffer capacity and burst rates/lengths will only be limited by the processing in camera.
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