I would suggest the Angelbird 512 GB ($429 at B&H). The latest card works well, and it has a sustained speed of 1000 MB/S, per its spec. Support from the company is great too.
I'll be shooting primarily "stills", and thinking of getting both the Delkin Devices Power, 128 GB UHS-2, & 128 GB CFexpress cards, along with a ProGrade dual slot reader for both.
Went to B& H and looked at that Anglebird card Recomemded as the go to card
And multiple reviews had great concern about this card in the R5 camera specifically
Talked about an unusual delay in start of for camera with this card
Thoughts... troubling for sure
My Angelbird 512 GB CFe card works on the R5 as well as the Prograde Cabal ones. The original card -months ago- had start up issues and was promptly replaced by Angelbird at no cost. Given the very good price, excellent performance and stellar support, I would not esitate to by again from them.
Ok that makes sense but points out the need to purchase one produced after a specific date
Do you know at what time that was done
It’s the m ost recent reviews unfortunately at B&H that were critical suggesting a recent issue
Sy Sez wrote:
I'll be shooting primarily "stills", and thinking of getting both the Delkin Devices Power, 128 GB UHS-2, & 128 GB CFexpress cards, along with a ProGrade dual slot reader for both.
Any Pros / Cons?
I can't think of any issues. I have that reader (no issues), I have a couple of the SD cards (mainly used in my A7RIV but I have tested them in the R5) and I tested the CFEx card and it seemed to work (a bit) better than my Transcend card. The Delkin Power CFex also supports all the high-end video modes if you ever decide to shoot them. Although 128GB is filled fast in 8K RAW and 4K120. My Transcend card doesn't support writing those modes for more than a few seconds.
sonamair wrote:
Ok that makes sense but points out the need to purchase one produced after a specific date
Do you know at what time that was done
It’s the m ost recent reviews unfortunately at B&H that were critical suggesting a recent issue
arbitrage wrote:
I can't think of any issues. I have that reader (no issues), I have a couple of the SD cards (mainly used in my A7RIV but I have tested them in the R5) and I tested the CFEx card and it seemed to work (a bit) better than my Transcend card. The Delkin Power CFex also supports all the high-end video modes if you ever decide to shoot them. Although 128GB is filled fast in 8K RAW and 4K120. My Transcend card doesn't support writing those modes for more than a few seconds.
dentedcamera wrote:
Is Delkin the best/only option for 64GB? As a stills shooter, I worry about having all my eggs in one basket on those bigger cards.
Sandisk, Lexar and Delkin are the three 64GB cards.
I would stick with the Delkin as it has tested very fast. I can't recall seeing the SanDisk and Lexar 64GB cards tested but we know the Sandisk 128GB tests much slower (and rated slower on the specs). thessdreview site showed the 64GB Delkin was faster than the larger capacity SanDisk and Lexar and the larger capacity cards are usually faster in a given manufacturer's lineup.
I'd spend the extra $10 or so and just get the Delkin.
However, if you shoot action, shoot full RAW and shoot 20FPS then 128GB is a better size for 45MP files IMO. If you shoot slower FPS and CRAW then 64GB is fine.
In regards to the Angelbird issue mentioned above, that was true with the XT cards, and it wasn't really Angelbird's fault, as it had more to do with Canon's implementation of CFexpress. Over a couple firmware updates the R5 now works with even those older cards without the constant startup delay.
Where once there was a 4-second delay each time the camera woke up to start taking pictures, it appears it now happens only once when you first put the card in the camera - at least that is the case with my very old (one of the first) 660GB XT cards from the summer. Apparently, the new ones, which I don't own, have no delay at all.
I was sorely tempted to jump into an Angelbird holiday deal a few weeks ago, but couldn't justify the need. For bang-for-buck, Angelbird and Delkin get my vote. Slightly updated review here.
Has anyone tested the non-XT Angelbird card? The XT seems to be the higher end card with capacities similar to the Prograde Cobalt.
We know in the SSDReview interview with a Prograde exec that the Prograde Cobalt are expensive because they use 1TB in the 325 card and 2TB in the 650 card. I'd guess the Angelbird XT does the same? But the XT is more expensive than the Cobalt and it seems it is the XT that has been tested, not the less expensive (non XT) cards (256, 512) to see if they even compete with the Cobalt??
2 pack of 325GB Cobalt brings card price to ~$375. 2 pack of 330GB XT is $485 per card. I don't see much reason to spend an extra $100 on the XT over the Cobalt??
Does anyone know if there is any difference in the performance of CFExpress cards in cold weather I've seen that Prograde lists operating temperature of their cards from -10 to 70 degrees C and the storage temperatures as -20 to 85 degrees celsius. I can't see ever being out at the higher end of the temperature scales, but -10C for operating and -20C for storage in Canada can be pretty useless for at least 5 months of the year.
I've just been shooting with SD cards for now and been considering the the Delkin or prograde once prices drop some. But under those operating/storage temperatures, not sure if it's worth it. With my 5DsR and other 5 series and 1 series DSLR's i've shot without issues at -30 degree celsius and the only limiting factor was lower battery life.
khurram1 wrote:
Does anyone know if there is any difference in the performance of CFExpress cards in cold weather I've seen that Prograde lists operating temperature of their cards from -10 to 70 degrees C and the storage temperatures as -20 to 85 degrees celsius. I can't see ever being out at the higher end of the temperature scales, but -10C for operating and -20C for storage in Canada can be pretty useless for at least 5 months of the year.
I've just been shooting with SD cards for now and been considering the the Delkin or prograde once prices drop some. But under those operating/storage temperatures, not sure if it's worth it. With my 5DsR and other 5 series and 1 series DSLR's i've shot without issues at -30 degree celsius and the only limiting factor was lower battery life....Show more →
It’s the operating temperature of the card, not the operating temperature of the environment. Lithium Ion batteries cannot discharge at all if the batteries reach the freezing point of their solution which is also somewhere around 0c. If your 5dsR batteries had reached -30c you would not have been taking pictures. You simply have to keep your cards protected from the elements somewhere they won’t reach -20c. Or get a brand that supports lower operating temps if you really must. When in active use CFExpress cards generate plenty of their own heat and can probably survive extremely low environmental temps from inside a camera.
Sony and Sandisk both label their cards as -25c for their CFExpress cards. Prograde says -10c.
The 5dsr is only rated down to 0c for the battery reason listed above. So all of these cards are overkill.
So I did send my R5 to the Canon Factory Service Center in Costa Mesa (CA) and this was their service report:
"Your product has been examined and it was found that the external cover did not operate properly. The back cover was replaced. Product functions were confirmed."
I have no freaking idea how those things could have affected the speed and buffer clearance, even with CFExpress card ... but it did!
I retested my R5 with my 128GB Delkin CFExpress card in Full RAW with the drive mode at H+ and mechanical shutter.
I can now get 400+ images in 38 seconds of uninterrupted shooting before the camera stalls … but only for a split second, and then it continuous for another burst of a few seconds before it stops again, for another split second … and then continues shooting! The buffer clearance is practically instant with no delay except for a 1 second break between the bursts.
Wow …. it’s like having a new camera with a crazy speed and almost unlimited buffer! I can now say unequivocally that the R5 is a freaking amazing camera!
Thanks for the clarification that the temperature refer to the internal operating temperatures. Although, I find it hard to believe the internal temperatures would be under zero in those extreme conditions. I remember one of those days, there was frost Alice forming on my L-bracket and the cable release and camera’s battery grip felt frozen, but the 5dSR as still operating! My fingers felt numb for a couple of days and I did need to change the batteries that were inside chest pocket of my Canada goose parka, but everything was still working. It was also probably one of the beat sunrises I ever had at Vermilion Lakes!
Jesse Evans wrote:
It’s the operating temperature of the card, not the operating temperature of the environment. Lithium Ion batteries cannot discharge at all if the batteries reach the freezing point of their solution which is also somewhere around 0c. If your 5dsR batteries had reached -30c you would not have been taking pictures. You simply have to keep your cards protected from the elements somewhere they won’t reach -20c. Or get a brand that supports lower operating temps if you really must. When in active use CFExpress cards generate plenty of their own heat and can probably survive extremely low environmental temps from inside a camera.
Sony and Sandisk both label their cards as -25c for their CFExpress cards. Prograde says -10c.
The 5dsr is only rated down to 0c for the battery reason listed above. So all of these cards are overkill. ...Show more →
I've seen that Prograde lists operating temperature of their cards from -10 to 70 degrees C and the storage temperatures as -20 to 85 degrees celsius. I can't see ever being out at the higher end of the temperature scales, but -10C for operating and -20C for storage in Canada can be pretty useless for at least 5 months of the year. 