Memory cards used in x-t3?

Osmund said:

Hi, the GAS is taking control and I will get an X-T3 and trying to decide on what memory cards to order. I will mostly do photography shooting raw(slo1) + jpeg(slo2), but I will use it for some video as well.

I am considering Lexar professional 128GB 1000x 150mb/s card in slo1 and a slower 64 GB card in slot2. Do this sound reasonable, or what cards would you advice?

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Osmund said:

Hi, the GAS is taking control and I will get an X-T3 and trying to decide on what memory cards to order. I will mostly do photography shooting raw(slo1) + jpeg(slo2), but I will use it for some video as well.

I am considering Lexar professional 128GB 1000x 150mb/s card in slo1 and a slower 64 GB card in slot2. Do this sound reasonable, or what cards would you advice?

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ikaika777 said:

Osmund said:

Hi, the GAS is taking control and I will get an X-T3 and trying to decide on what memory cards to order. I will mostly do photography shooting raw(slo1) + jpeg(slo2), but I will use it for some video as well.

I am considering Lexar professional 128GB 1000x 150mb/s card in slo1 and a slower 64 GB card in slot2. Do this sound reasonable, or what cards would you advice?

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Why would you use a slower card in slot 2 if, and most likely, the 2nd card slot is where the videos get recorded to as on the X-T2.

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Exit10 said:

Those cards will be fast enough unless:

- you want to make the most of the ability to do long or frequent continuous bursts (that Lexar card won't be up to the task)

- you are planning to use the newer high quality 400Mbps video bit rate

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Exit10 said:

ikaika777 said:

Osmund said:

Hi, the GAS is taking control and I will get an X-T3 and trying to decide on what memory cards to order. I will mostly do photography shooting raw(slo1) + jpeg(slo2), but I will use it for some video as well.

I am considering Lexar professional 128GB 1000x 150mb/s card in slo1 and a slower 64 GB card in slot2. Do this sound reasonable, or what cards would you advice?

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Why would you use a slower card in slot 2 if, and most likely, the 2nd card slot is where the videos get recorded to as on the X-T2.

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On the X-T2 you can choose which slot is used for video - probably the same for the X-T3

http://fujifilm-dsc.com/en/manual/x-t2/menu_setup/save_data_set-up/index.html#movie_file_destination

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Osmund said:

Exit10 said:

Those cards will be fast enough unless:

- you want to make the most of the ability to do long or frequent continuous bursts (that Lexar card won't be up to the task)

- you are planning to use the newer high quality 400Mbps video bit rate

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By 400Mbps does it mean 400 begabyte pr second? I cant say that i have seen sd cards this fast, they might be outside the price range i have been searching for.

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Osmund said:

I have many questions:
Does fuji generate the jpeg at storage time or when the picture is taken?
If it generates a jpeg and a raw will this fill the buffer faster than just with raw?
Would i buffer wise benefit from writeing raw to both memory cards?

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Osmund said:

I guess things might be changed from the x-t2, but i am in general interested in what kind of card solution and distribution people will use. On my xt2 i have a faster 128gb card for raw and slower 64 gb for jpeg, and i have no clue how good or bad this solution is.

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Exit10 said:

Exit10 said:

I have many questions:
Does fuji generate the jpeg at storage time or when the picture is taken?
If it generates a jpeg and a raw will this fill the buffer faster than just with raw?
Would i buffer wise benefit from writeing raw to both memory cards?

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Well yes - if you don't need the jpeg then don't write it. But, in addition to losing the jpeg you also lose the ability to zoom right in when reviewing your images.

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Osmund said:

Hi, the GAS is taking control and I will get an X-T3 and trying to decide on what memory cards to order. I will mostly do photography shooting raw(slo1) + jpeg(slo2), but I will use it for some video as well.

I am considering Lexar professional 128GB 1000x 150mb/s card in slo1 and a slower 64 GB card in slot2. Do this sound reasonable, or what cards would you advice?

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Clive99 said:

I've decided to get 2 sandisk extreme pro 300Mb/s 32GB cards for my XT3. I suspect that the XT3 will only write as fast as the slowest card in the camera (does any body know this?). I don't shoot video, so 32GB is enough. I want to have the 2nd card for backup and I'd like the speed for extra buffer depth in burst usage.

Clive

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Clive99 said:

Osmund said:

Hi, the GAS is taking control and I will get an X-T3 and trying to decide on what memory cards to order. I will mostly do photography shooting raw(slo1) + jpeg(slo2), but I will use it for some video as well.

I am considering Lexar professional 128GB 1000x 150mb/s card in slo1 and a slower 64 GB card in slot2. Do this sound reasonable, or what cards would you advice?

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Tests I read showed that the 1000x UHS-II lexar is a little slower than even the sandisk UHS-I 95Mb/s cards when writing. Sure it's faster reading, but who cares? The lexar 2000x are fast, but I'm not sure if the new ones (after the buyout) are going to be as good..the old ones appear to be sold out. I have a 1000x lexar and a sandisk 95 Mbs card for my XT20 and I don't notice a difference.

I've decided to get 2 sandisk extreme pro 300Mb/s 32GB cards for my XT3. I suspect that the XT3 will only write as fast as the slowest card in the camera (does any body know this?). I don't shoot video, so 32GB is enough. I want to have the 2nd card for backup and I'd like the speed for extra buffer depth in burst usage.

Clive

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Absolutic said:

I recommend going with 2000X Lexar cards not 1000X cards if you want your buffer to be there for you.

On XT2, Lexar 1000X cards work 2.5 times slower than 2000X cards:

https://alikgriffin.com/fastest-memory-cards-for-the-fujifilm-x-t2/

I am sure for XT3 you will need at least that.

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Vic Chapman said:

Aren't Lexar ceasing production or selling out?

Vic

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Absolutic said:

Vic Chapman said:

Aren't Lexar ceasing production or selling out?

Vic

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Lexar went bankrupt but recently re-emerged. They need to re-establish their capacities which may take some time. Every cardspeed website (there are plenty) even today, always rate Lexar 2000X sd cards fastest among all others, including Sandisk and Sony's latest and greatest. However, Lexar 2000x is so hard to find these days, I am certainly not selling mine!

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