posted Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 2:00 PM EST
Delkin Gadgets has introduced new CFexpress Kind A reminiscence playing cards. Delkin is now the third producer of CFexpress Kind A playing cards, becoming a member of Sony and ProGrade Digital. A number of Sony cameras use CFexpress Kind A playing cards, together with the Sony A1, Sony A7 IV, Sony A7S III, Sony FX3 and Sony FX6.
The Delkin BLACK CFexpress Kind A card affords aggressive efficiency with present playing cards in the marketplace, together with recording speeds as much as 790 MB/s and switch speeds as much as 880 MB/s. Which means that the brand new card is suited to high-speed steady RAW picture recording and 8K video functions.
‘Smaller and much more highly effective than SD playing cards, CFexpress Kind A reminiscence playing cards are establishing a brand new normal for future storage options,’ says Jenn Sherry, Delkin’s Retail Gross sales & Advertising Supervisor, ‘With mirrorless cameras slowly shifting extra into the cinema realm, providing modes which are extraordinarily data-heavy, it has turn out to be much more important to supply a reminiscence card that may meet these calls for. The market is small for the time being, however we’re optimistic in regards to the potential progress of CFexpress Kind A and its future adoption within the subsequent technology of cameras.’

The brand new CFexpress Kind A playing cards be a part of Delkin’s present CFexpress Kind B playing cards. Whereas totally different in kind issue and theoretical efficiency limits, each card codecs use PCI Categorical know-how. Delkin’s in depth expertise with storage options ought to bode effectively for the brand new playing cards. Every card has been extensively examined to make sure full performance with appropriate cameras. Additional, the BLACK sequence playing cards embody Delkin’s lifetime guarantee and ’48-Hour Alternative Assure.’ Which means that in case your card does malfunction, Delkin ensures a substitute inside 48 hours, excluding weekends, previous to your card being returned to Delkin. This supply applies within the US and the UK. Delkin’s BLACK sequence additionally consists of the advantages of serialization.
In the event you do not require serialization or want the 48-Hour Alternative Assure, Delkin can be releasing the Delkin POWER CFexpress Kind A card. This card is in any other case the identical because the BLACK sequence card. Delkin can be releasing a USB 3.1 SD card and CFexpress Kind A 2-in-1 card reader.
The Delkin CFexpress Kind A playing cards will likely be obtainable in 80GB and 160GB capacities. It is not clear when they are going to be launched or what the costs will likely be. Nonetheless, CFexpress Kind A playing cards are costly. Comparable playing cards from Sony and ProGrade have advised retail costs of $400 and $365, respectively, though ProGrade’s providing is at present on sale for $310. Hopefully, including a 3rd producer to the market will assist drive costs down.
(By way of The Digital Image)