Micro SD cards

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I use/d micro SD cards with adapters in 5 different cameras with no problems.
Still use them in 3 cameras, 2 other cameras now use UHS II SD 250-300MB/s cards.
I suggest that you use the fastest cards (whatever type) you can afford, I have improved buffer performance with the faster cards.
 
As others have said, they work fine. Their disadvantage is the small size which I find more difficult to deal with as I age...
 
I tried it once on the card out of the dash cam and it worked okay . I thought it might get me out of a fix if I forgot my SD cards when away from home.
They also seem quite reasonably priced to buy.
 
I also have a pair of the faster ones in adapter and it's really no downsides I noticed so far beside having also bigger cards. If you have a chance, get couple of micro cards, they are cheap.
 
I've always shied away from any extra links in the contacts chain and micro SD cards are so fiddly. Due to this I'm not familiar with them but can they match the speeds that SD cards now have and are they any cheaper?

Do they support UHS 2?

I can't see any advantages that they offer over an SD card.
 
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well, honestly I have micro SD cards as backup only but I shoot with SD cards primerly as those seem after all be faster but can be expensive .. something like 300MB/s and above. Prices can reach margin of XQD or CF express cards whic are to be most reliable arsenal. I would look for something like this Lexar Professional Class 10 UHS-II 2000X or SanDisk Extreme PRO SD UHS-II which can be obtained for a good prices.
 
I was wondering if people use a micro SD card in an adapter in place of a SD card. Is there any downside to doing this in a DSLR or Mirrorless camera?
I use both standard and micro, but all new ones are micro.
They’re rated the same for speeds… whatever any card’s actual speed actually winds up. My main reasoning is that if there is a problem with the adapter card’s contacts, I can swap the micro out to another adapter. No problems, as yet.
I did read a post elsewhere that was about the micro becoming detached from the adapter and remaining down in the camera slot. The poster finally retrieved it with a piece of stiff acetate sheet with double-stick tape.
 
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