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Samsung’s tiny new Universal Flash Cards are five times faster than microSD

July 8, 2016John Aldred

The current CompactFlash and SD Card standards have been around with us for a good while now. CompactFlash has already had its dominance challenged in the new battle between XQD and CFast, but SD has thus far been relatively unscathed. Samsung looks set to take SD head on with their new removable Universal Flash Card format, […]

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Nikon’s D5 will ship with free 32GB Sony XQD card and reader

March 4, 2016Gannon Burgett

Some time ago, it was rumored that the first shipments of Nikon’s flagship D5 camera would come with a free XQD card and reader. Now, the rumor has been confirmed. As reported by Nikon Rumors, Nikon D5 (with dual XQD card slots) pre-orders in the US, Canada and UK will ship with a free 32GB […]

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Watch A Compact Flash Going Against A XQD Card, And Getting Decimated

January 29, 2016Udi Tirosh

One of the big things that got us wondering with the up and coming Nikon 5D was the fact that they supported XQD cards. In fact, you could choose between CF cards and XQDs. Nikon is making a big push towards XQD and is putting significant weight behind…

Lexar Memory Cards up to $30 Off

January 29, 2016Eric Reagan

Lexar Memory Cards up to $30 Off

January 29, 2016Eric Reagan

Nikon will let you swap out memory card slots in the D5

January 11, 2016Gannon Burgett

Yesterday, we shared with you the latest Nikon rumor, which states upwards of 90% of Nikon’s D5 camera production will be the more advanced XQD model, as opposed to the CompactFlash (CF) model. Interestingly enough, we’ve come across a more conclusive piece of news today that states Nikon will be able to swap out the […]

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Nikon Is Really Pushing XQD; Why Isn’t Canon?

January 10, 2016Liron Samuels

SanDisk developed the CompactFlash (CF) format and manufactured the first devices back in 1994, which makes the technology 22 years old. That on its own is enough of a reason to replace it, and it seems Nikon is doing its best to crown the XQD format as the successor. Not only will the newly announced […]

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XQD memory cards still kicking; Fastest one announced by Lexar

October 15, 2015Liron Samuels

Lexar announced two new XQD 2.0 memory cards, one of which is the fastest XQD on the market, and a dedicated card reader. The cards are rated at 2933x (440MB/s) and 1400x (210MB/s) and will provide a welcome speed boost to the already fast system. Niko…

XQD Memory Cards and Nikon D810 | Alan Hess – What’s in Your Bag

September 3, 2015Nick Minore

Join Melissa Niu of Photofocus and Chase Reynolds of LensRentals.com as they talk with concert photographer Alan Hess about his favorite camera gear including using the new XQD memory cards and shooting with a Nikon D810.