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I was looking for a bigger card for an upcoming trip. Had been using Delkin Black 512 GB (have two) and been happy with them but looks like they may have discontinued these? Can't imagine a cheaper price per GB, hope it will work out since I went ahead and bought one of these HUGE cards (yes I realize this is slower than the Delkin black, but still sufficient for most uses?).
That is good to know, Calson. Have you experienced any heat issues with the 2TB card? Have you used it in a hot environment?
Be wary, the price at B&H has increased to $557.00 US, although it's still advertised as $199.00 off of the standard price. I've not seen that at B&H before.
Guess they sold more than they expected? It isn't that big an increase percentage wise though it does seem a bit "slimy". Glad I got my order in before this increase though still not sure I wanted the 2TB card (sales have a way of pushing you to get something).
Do you have both? And found that the "gen 2" card is faster? I bought my gen 2 card when they listed it as 512gb (see below) and it actually was 650 gb. When I compared the speed with my gen 1 512gb card it was the same speed (took 80 frames before slowing down).
I agree though since they said the sale price of $499 was good till April 1, a bit "underhanded"? Not sure what they would say if one called and asked for the sales price. I had debated waiting til I got more info on the card but went ahead and bought it at the $499 price.
yah, i'll benchmark them both when i get my cfe-b pci-adapter
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It could be that they had two wholesale shipments, the latter of which their wholesale price went up. Then again, what isn't increasing in price these days?
The Power is one of the best value CFex cards with top tier speed and low operating temps. Only bested by its Black series sibling. If you are shooting photos on a Z9 then the Power is the better buy (unless you find a crazy sale like this past week on the Black card). Only for video would one be better buying the Black over Power as the Black can sustain write at higher speed for high resolution video.The Power series is not recommended by Delkin for Z9 fwiw.
Delkin CFexpress™ Type B Memory Cards - Delkin Devices
POWER Preferred by Professionals 128GB – 2TB 1730 MB/s Max Read 1540 MB/s Max Write Lifetime Warranty Ideal for professional photographers & videographers, the POWER CFexpress™ card is designed to excel in high-end cinema cameras for flawless 6K & 4K RAW video recording. BLACK Fastest on the...
Just curious, have you tried to shoot 20fps RAW with this card? If so, how many shots does it take before slowing down?
I've been shooting HE* 20FPS but I haven't shot Lossless Compressed RAW as I don't see the point. I use the 128GB cards so don't know how they compare to the 2TB size.
Thanks Arbitrage! I can also check when I get my card. I should switch to HE*, keep meaning to do it.
I did a rough test of the Delkin 2TB Power card I bought on sale for $499. I did use the HE* and was able to shoot 20fps for 80 shots and then it slowed to 16 fps and continued to shoot (didn't test for how long it could continue this). So for the HE*, the Delkin CFexpress power cards are as good as the Delkin black card at about 1/4 the price per GB. And have been using it to shoot video. At least for my video settings, haven't had any problems. Just got the card so would be happy to hear more extensive tests by others.
