Time for Sony to put CF-A in the A7C series...

[jhunna]

V90 cards cost MORE than cf-a cards, and they are slower, and they have lower capacities.

I would love to see a CF-A slot, and a micro SD slot like the Nikon ZF.

 

[DirkPeh]

IIRC there’s only one high resolution 120fps option that demands V90, in all other cases V60 is sufficient. V90 isn’t better than V60, just more expensive. Just 1 card slot is a compromise due to the compact size. I like the Zf a lot, but didn’t buy it due to the weight and size and missing lens options.

 

[ray_burnimage]

V90 cards cost MORE than cf-a cards, and they are slower, and they have lower capacities.

I would love to see a CF-A slot, and a micro SD slot like the Nikon ZF.

About time they put a stacked sensor in a C sized body……..

 

[AlephNull]

V90 cards cost MORE than cf-a cards, and they are slower, and they have lower capacities.

I would love to see a CF-A slot, and a micro SD slot like the Nikon ZF.

You really like to ask Sony to put all the high end features into the lower end cameras, don't you? ;-)

I wonder what the implications would be for heat? CFeA cards do get hot in the camera (even hotter in the reader when you download all the images to the computer). I believe there are already heat issues with the C series bodies, so it's a serious concern.

That said, I am using nothing but CFeA cards in all my Sony bodies (except the A6700, which, like your C body, can't take CFeA). They clear bursts more quickly, and they give me a bit more time at full speed during the burst.

The dual type card slot that Sony uses in the full size bodies isn't a heap larger than the SD-only socket, just a bit thicker, so size shouldn't be an issue.

I saw a post from someone on another site expressing concern that the CFeA cards might use significantly more power. Well, I can, and have, shot very long bursts on an A9III and didn't run out of battery after 4500 shots, so I don't think that concern is realistic.

So it's possible that the next round of C bodies could have support for CFeA. And all the other things you ask for, too... :-D

 

[jhunna]

IIRC there’s only one high resolution 120fps option that demands V90, in all other cases V60 is sufficient. V90 isn’t better than V60, just more expensive. Just 1 card slot is a compromise due to the compact size. I like the Zf a lot, but didn’t buy it due to the weight and size and missing lens options.

You also need it for increased buffer emptying and for xavc-si 4k modes. I want CF-a so that I can do xavc-si modes with proxies, which I can't do now.

But yes a v60 and in some cases a v30 is all you need depending on how much data you are capturing.

 

[jhunna]

V90 cards cost MORE than cf-a cards, and they are slower, and they have lower capacities.

I would love to see a CF-A slot, and a micro SD slot like the Nikon ZF.

You really like to ask Sony to put all the high end features into the lower end cameras, don't you? ;-)

I do. But I see it as small cameras vs low end, but with less features I can't argue the point.

I wonder what the implications would be for heat? CFeA cards do get hot in the camera (even hotter in the reader when you download all the images to the computer). I believe there are already heat issues with the C series bodies, so it's a serious concern.

That said, I am using nothing but CFeA cards in all my Sony bodies (except the A6700, which, like your C body, can't take CFeA). They clear bursts more quickly, and they give me a bit more time at full speed during the burst.

The dual type card slot that Sony uses in the full size bodies isn't a heap larger than the SD-only socket, just a bit thicker, so size shouldn't be an issue.

I saw a post from someone on another site expressing concern that the CFeA cards might use significantly more power. Well, I can, and have, shot very long bursts on an A9III and didn't run out of battery after 4500 shots, so I don't think that concern is realistic.

So it's possible that the next round of C bodies could have support for CFeA. And all the other things you ask for, too... :-D

The heard me on the a7cr, so I hope they keep listening.

 

[jhunna]

V90 cards cost MORE than cf-a cards, and they are slower, and they have lower capacities.

I would love to see a CF-A slot, and a micro SD slot like the Nikon ZF.

About time they put a stacked sensor in a C sized body……..

Yep, that's what its going to take for me to upgrade my a7cr, stacked senser, and maybe just maybe a CFA slot.

 

[UncleVanya]

V90 cards cost MORE than cf-a cards, and they are slower, and they have lower capacities.

I would love to see a CF-A slot, and a micro SD slot like the Nikon ZF.

You really like to ask Sony to put all the high end features into the lower end cameras, don't you? ;-)

I wonder what the implications would be for heat? CFeA cards do get hot in the camera (even hotter in the reader when you download all the images to the computer). I believe there are already heat issues with the C series bodies, so it's a serious concern.

That said, I am using nothing but CFeA cards in all my Sony bodies (except the A6700, which, like your C body, can't take CFeA). They clear bursts more quickly, and they give me a bit more time at full speed during the burst.

The dual type card slot that Sony uses in the full size bodies isn't a heap larger than the SD-only socket, just a bit thicker, so size shouldn't be an issue.

The chips to support both may take up more space than they have available this time around. More miniaturization may be required.

 

[Hotel Lonely]

I would like an A1C.