Question: A7RV using Kingston 256GB Canvas vs SanDisk 256GB Extreme PRO UHS-II SDXC

Willy81 · Dec 28, 2022

I will be ordering a couple 256 GB SD cards from B&H and I asked the below question and got the following answer

Q: Will the Kingston 256GB Canvas React Plus UHS-II SDXC support all features / functions of the A7RV? Should this card provide same performance as SanDisk 256GB Extreme PRO UHS-II SDXC?

A: Yes, the Kingston 256GB Canvas React Plus UHS-II SDXC Memory Card is fully compatible with the a7R V, with the same specs. Performance may not be identical, however.

Can anyone comment on the performance of Kingston 256GB Canvas React Plus UHS-II SDXC vs SanDisk 256GB Extreme PRO UHS-II SDXC? When I do a comparison on the specification on the B&H site the specifications are exactly the same.

The Kingston is on sale at B&H for $139.99.

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AshleyMC · Dec 28, 2022

Between those two, I personally would get the SanDisk Extreme Pro.

(I’ve been using SanDisk Expreme Pro for all my cameras. Lately, I also use Sony Tough G. If I spent $4000+ on a camera, I wouldn’t be cheap on memory cards and spare batteries.)

Willy81 · Dec 28, 2022

AshleyMC said:
Between those two, I personally would get the SanDisk Extreme Pro.

(I’ve been using SanDisk Expreme Pro for all my cameras. Lately, I also use Sony Tough G. If I spent $4000+ on a camera, I wouldn’t be cheap on memory cards and spare batteries.)

Thanks for response, I value and appreciate.

The Sandisk is on sale for $269.99

The Kingston is on sale for $139.99

Difference $130.00

Makes me think and still wonder about performance difference.

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AshleyMC · Dec 28, 2022

Willy79 said:
AshleyMC said:

Between those two, I personally would get the SanDisk Extreme Pro.

(I’ve been using SanDisk Expreme Pro for all my cameras. Lately, I also use Sony Tough G. If I spent $4000+ on a camera, I wouldn’t be cheap on memory cards and spare batteries.)

Click to expand...

Thanks for response, I value and appreciate.

The Sandisk is on sale for $269.99

The Kingston is on sale for $139.99

Difference $130.00

Makes me think and still wonder about performance difference.

Performance numbers on paper are just one aspect.

I personally also consider reliability and robustness — “you get what you pay for.”

I would go for Sony Tough G memory cards.

You do you.

AlephNull · Dec 28, 2022

Willy79 said:
AshleyMC said:

Between those two, I personally would get the SanDisk Extreme Pro.

(I’ve been using SanDisk Expreme Pro for all my cameras. Lately, I also use Sony Tough G. If I spent $4000+ on a camera, I wouldn’t be cheap on memory cards and spare batteries.)

Click to expand...

Thanks for response, I value and appreciate.

The Sandisk is on sale for $269.99

The Kingston is on sale for $139.99

Difference $130.00

Makes me think and still wonder about performance difference.

I have several Sony Tough G SD cards - write speed 299MB/s according to spec, so faster than either of the two you have mentioned.

They used to stop at 128GB. Now they have a 256GB version - because it's new, it's a bit more expensive.

They really are tough, and I have been using them for years.

Feel free to save money if you want, but how many memory cards do you buy?

Willy81 · Dec 28, 2022

AlephNull said:
Willy79 said:

AshleyMC said:

Between those two, I personally would get the SanDisk Extreme Pro.

(I’ve been using SanDisk Expreme Pro for all my cameras. Lately, I also use Sony Tough G. If I spent $4000+ on a camera, I wouldn’t be cheap on memory cards and spare batteries.)

Click to expand...

Thanks for response, I value and appreciate.

The Sandisk is on sale for $269.99

The Kingston is on sale for $139.99

Difference $130.00

Makes me think and still wonder about performance difference.

Click to expand...

I have several Sony Tough G SD cards - write speed 299MB/s according to spec, so faster than either of the two you have mentioned.

They used to stop at 128GB. Now they have a 256GB version - because it's new, it's a bit more expensive.

They really are tough, and I have been using them for years.

Feel free to save money if you want, but how many memory cards do you buy?

So are you saying it's not about performance but that I should be concerned that the less expensive card may have issues or fail? If I were shooting professionally I expect I would look at this question differently. Does anyone know of a database sheet containing information on the failure rates of these cards (for still photography)?

So far I have been using two SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO UHS-II SDXC cards with my A7RV.

EDIT: OK, I have been doing some research on the life of an SD card and causes of failure. Now I understand the value of two card slots on the camera. I'm 79 years old and still learning.

I enjoy content, simplicity and light weight: A6500, A7C and A7RV w/Sony + G + GM Glass

AlephNull · Dec 28, 2022

Willy79 said:
AlephNull said:

Willy79 said:

AshleyMC said:

Between those two, I personally would get the SanDisk Extreme Pro.

(I’ve been using SanDisk Expreme Pro for all my cameras. Lately, I also use Sony Tough G. If I spent $4000+ on a camera, I wouldn’t be cheap on memory cards and spare batteries.)

Click to expand...

Thanks for response, I value and appreciate.

The Sandisk is on sale for $269.99

The Kingston is on sale for $139.99

Difference $130.00

Makes me think and still wonder about performance difference.

Click to expand...

I have several Sony Tough G SD cards - write speed 299MB/s according to spec, so faster than either of the two you have mentioned.

They used to stop at 128GB. Now they have a 256GB version - because it's new, it's a bit more expensive.

They really are tough, and I have been using them for years.

Feel free to save money if you want, but how many memory cards do you buy?

Click to expand...

So are you saying it's not about performance but that I should be concerned that the less expensive card may have issues or fail? If I were shooting professionally I expect I would look at this question differently. Does anyone know of a database sheet containing information on the failure rates of these cards (for still photography)?

So far I have been using two SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO UHS-II SDXC cards with my A7RV.

I am not shooting professionally, either.

I like that the Sony Tough cards are the first cards I've seen to do away with the silly switch (has anyone ever used that switch?) - it's a point at which liquid can enter the card. Sony removed that vulnerability. They also made the card harder to damage physically. I don't generally shoot to two cards at once. I like the idea that the cards I'm shooting to are likely to withstand anything I do (including them running through a clothes washer - something I have managed to avoid so far...).

I have been using the 128GB Sony Tough G cards in the A7RV, and the Sony Tough 160GB CFeA cards (I bought those to use in the A1). The CFeA cards download noticeably faster (not a surprise given their read speed is well over double that of the SD cards), but I wouldn't recommend buying them for an A7RV, because you won't see much difference when shooting.

My point was that you are probably going to buy just a few cards, and entrust them with the images you shoot with your expensive camera and expensive lenses. I know I feel better using good cards that won't make my heart skip a beat if they fly out of my hand when removing them from the camera.

I helped someone try to recover images from a very cheap SD card which split in half when her dog chewed it. She had just shot some images that she really cared about.

That's the background to my fondness for the Tough cards. YMMV :-D

Willy81 · Dec 28, 2022

AlephNull said:
Willy79 said:

AlephNull said:

Willy79 said:

AshleyMC said:

Between those two, I personally would get the SanDisk Extreme Pro.

(I’ve been using SanDisk Expreme Pro for all my cameras. Lately, I also use Sony Tough G. If I spent $4000+ on a camera, I wouldn’t be cheap on memory cards and spare batteries.)

Click to expand...

Thanks for response, I value and appreciate.

The Sandisk is on sale for $269.99

The Kingston is on sale for $139.99

Difference $130.00

Makes me think and still wonder about performance difference.

Click to expand...

I have several Sony Tough G SD cards - write speed 299MB/s according to spec, so faster than either of the two you have mentioned.

They used to stop at 128GB. Now they have a 256GB version - because it's new, it's a bit more expensive.

They really are tough, and I have been using them for years.

Feel free to save money if you want, but how many memory cards do you buy?

Click to expand...

So are you saying it's not about performance but that I should be concerned that the less expensive card may have issues or fail? If I were shooting professionally I expect I would look at this question differently. Does anyone know of a database sheet containing information on the failure rates of these cards (for still photography)?

So far I have been using two SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO UHS-II SDXC cards with my A7RV.

Click to expand...

I am not shooting professionally, either.

I like that the Sony Tough cards are the first cards I've seen to do away with the silly switch (has anyone ever used that switch?) - it's a point at which liquid can enter the card. Sony removed that vulnerability. They also made the card harder to damage physically. I don't generally shoot to two cards at once. I like the idea that the cards I'm shooting to are likely to withstand anything I do (including them running through a clothes washer - something I have managed to avoid so far...).

I have been using the 128GB Sony Tough G cards in the A7RV, and the Sony Tough 160GB CFeA cards (I bought those to use in the A1). The CFeA cards download noticeably faster (not a surprise given their read speed is well over double that of the SD cards), but I wouldn't recommend buying them for an A7RV, because you won't see much difference when shooting.

My point was that you are probably going to buy just a few cards, and entrust them with the images you shoot with your expensive camera and expensive lenses. I know I feel better using good cards that won't make my heart skip a beat if they fly out of my hand when removing them from the camera.

I helped someone try to recover images from a very cheap SD card which split in half when her dog chewed it. She had just shot some images that she really cared about.

That's the background to my fondness for the Tough cards. YMMV :-D

Thank you for the background.

There still are many things for me to learn about the A7RV (usage of dual SD slots). And apparently about SD cards which I have never had an issue with. While researching about SD card failures while in use I became alarmed. Well, I plan to try a couple of the cheap cards for a while. I will set the camera to record simultaneously to both cards in incase one would fail.

Sir Jake · Dec 28, 2022

Real-life test from Alphashooters:

A7RV: https://www.alphashooters.com/cameras/sony-a7rv/memory-cards/

A7IV: https://www.alphashooters.com/cameras/sony-a7iv/memory-cards/

They yield slightly different results depending on camera model, but in my opinion both cards perform similarly.

Pretty hard to say why the cost difference is nearly doubled between these two, but SD cards fail every now and then no matter what, so I wouldn't worry about the reliability.

newdom · Dec 28, 2022

Willy79 said:
AlephNull said:

Willy79 said:

AshleyMC said:

Between those two, I personally would get the SanDisk Extreme Pro.

(I’ve been using SanDisk Expreme Pro for all my cameras. Lately, I also use Sony Tough G. If I spent $4000+ on a camera, I wouldn’t be cheap on memory cards and spare batteries.)

Click to expand...

Thanks for response, I value and appreciate.

The Sandisk is on sale for $269.99

The Kingston is on sale for $139.99

Difference $130.00

Makes me think and still wonder about performance difference.

Click to expand...

I have several Sony Tough G SD cards - write speed 299MB/s according to spec, so faster than either of the two you have mentioned.

They used to stop at 128GB. Now they have a 256GB version - because it's new, it's a bit more expensive.

They really are tough, and I have been using them for years.

Feel free to save money if you want, but how many memory cards do you buy?

Click to expand...

So are you saying it's not about performance but that I should be concerned that the less expensive card may have issues or fail? If I were shooting professionally I expect I would look at this question differently. Does anyone know of a database sheet containing information on the failure rates of these cards (for still photography)?

So far I have been using two SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO UHS-II SDXC cards with my A7RV.

EDIT: OK, I have been doing some research on the life of an SD card and causes of failure. Now I understand the value of two card slots on the camera. I'm 79 years old and still learning.

I enjoy content, simplicity and light weight: A6500, A7C and A7RV w/Sony + G + GM Glass

Kingston are one of the oldest, most dedicated and respected memory manufacturers in the market. They own(ed) brands that are hugely popular such as HyperX but the brand isn't quite as strong in consumer market as others (eg. sandisk, samsung) for some reason. They make top notch products.

The difference between the those two cards will be infitessimal. Buy the cheaper one and use the savings for something more useful

Interceptor121 · Dec 29, 2022

I have a few they came with a handy usb adapter

i benchmarked against other cards angelbird transcend and they are great

I use them for photo and video they hold 600 mbps from my Gh6 without issues

Sandisk carry the price of the brand but doesn’t really mean anything don’t use them since my dslr days

if you want peak performance Sony tough however the price delta is hard to justify

Nokiron · Dec 29, 2022

I would choose Kingston every time. SanDisk/Sony full speed UHS-II cards are way overpriced.

I have two Canvas React Plus in my A7RIV and they perform great.

Willy81 · Dec 29, 2022

Sir Jake said:
Real-life test from Alphashooters:

A7RV: https://www.alphashooters.com/cameras/sony-a7rv/memory-cards/

A7IV: https://www.alphashooters.com/cameras/sony-a7iv/memory-cards/

They yield slightly different results depending on camera model, but in my opinion both cards perform similarly.

Pretty hard to say why the cost difference is nearly doubled between these two, but SD cards fail every now and then no matter what, so I wouldn't worry about the reliability.

Thanks for your comments and especially the links.

Interceptor121 · Dec 29, 2022

Willy79 said:
Sir Jake said:

Real-life test from Alphashooters:

A7RV: https://www.alphashooters.com/cameras/sony-a7rv/memory-cards/

A7IV: https://www.alphashooters.com/cameras/sony-a7iv/memory-cards/

They yield slightly different results depending on camera model, but in my opinion both cards perform similarly.

Pretty hard to say why the cost difference is nearly doubled between these two, but SD cards fail every now and then no matter what, so I wouldn't worry about the reliability.

Click to expand...

Thanks for your comments and especially the links.

Those data points are unrealiable. They are based on someone starting a chronograph on an LCD screen. i doubt the level of precision is very high I will post an ouput of a speed test from computer in a minute

Willy81 · Dec 29, 2022

newdom said:
Willy79 said:

AlephNull said:

Willy79 said:

AshleyMC said:

Between those two, I personally would get the SanDisk Extreme Pro.

(I’ve been using SanDisk Expreme Pro for all my cameras. Lately, I also use Sony Tough G. If I spent $4000+ on a camera, I wouldn’t be cheap on memory cards and spare batteries.)

Click to expand...

Thanks for response, I value and appreciate.

The Sandisk is on sale for $269.99

The Kingston is on sale for $139.99

Difference $130.00

Makes me think and still wonder about performance difference.

Click to expand...

I have several Sony Tough G SD cards - write speed 299MB/s according to spec, so faster than either of the two you have mentioned.

They used to stop at 128GB. Now they have a 256GB version - because it's new, it's a bit more expensive.

They really are tough, and I have been using them for years.

Feel free to save money if you want, but how many memory cards do you buy?

Click to expand...

So are you saying it's not about performance but that I should be concerned that the less expensive card may have issues or fail? If I were shooting professionally I expect I would look at this question differently. Does anyone know of a database sheet containing information on the failure rates of these cards (for still photography)?

So far I have been using two SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO UHS-II SDXC cards with my A7RV.

EDIT: OK, I have been doing some research on the life of an SD card and causes of failure. Now I understand the value of two card slots on the camera. I'm 79 years old and still learning.

I enjoy content, simplicity and light weight: A6500, A7C and A7RV w/Sony + G + GM Glass

Click to expand...

Kingston are one of the oldest, most dedicated and respected memory manufacturers in the market. They own(ed) brands that are hugely popular such as HyperX but the brand isn't quite as strong in consumer market as others (eg. sandisk, samsung) for some reason. They make top notch products.

The difference between the those two cards will be infitessimal. Buy the cheaper one and use the savings for something more useful

Thanks for comments and information. I will receive two Kingston cards today from B&H.

Interceptor121 · Dec 29, 2022

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Willy81 · Dec 29, 2022

Interceptor121 said:
I have a few they came with a handy usb adapter

i benchmarked against other cards angelbird transcend and they are great

I use them for photo and video they hold 600 mbps from my Gh6 without issues

Sandisk carry the price of the brand but doesn’t really mean anything don’t use them since my dslr days

if you want peak performance Sony tough however the price delta is hard to justify

Thanks for comments. I will receive the Kingston cards today. For safety I will set the slots to "Auto Switch" on the camera.

Willy81 · Dec 29, 2022

Nokiron said:
I would choose Kingston every time. SanDisk/Sony full speed UHS-II cards are way overpriced.

I have two Canvas React Plus in my A7RIV and they perform great.

Thanks

Willy81 · Dec 29, 2022

Interceptor121 said:

Thanks, I will save my money and buy the Kingston.

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Willy81 · Dec 29, 2022

If you are concerned about your image security or possible memory card failure, do you record simultaneously to both memory card slots? This assumes using one camera and not a question about brand of memory card.

Have you ever had a memory card failure while on an important shoot (I have never had a memory card failure)?

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