As cameras continue to get more powerful year by year, there comes a time when you can be limited by the type of card you use, but no more as the dawn of the CFExpress 4.0 card is here. I was sent the brand-new Exascend 1 TB Essential Pro CFExpress 4.
0 Type A card, and I could not wait to take this out on a shoot. Before I start giving my full thoughts on this card, it is only fair to address the big elephant in the room, which is that no camera currently supports CFExpress 4.0.
However, it is surely only a matter of time before camera manufacturers begin to release models capable of unlocking the full potential of these superfast cards. CFExpress 4.0 cards are still backward-compatible, which means they can be used in current camera models that support CFExpress 2.
0, but you will be capped at the max write speeds by the camera model. Is this an issue? To be honest, no, it is not. Purchasing the new 4.
0 cards is a worthwhile investment while also preparing yourself for the next steps in the camera world. The 4.0 will be the new standard moving into the next generation, so it is a future-proof technology.
In the meantime, you will experience faster speeds offloading the new cards using the new 4.0 card reader, which is always great for your workflow. Sony is the only manufacturer that uses Type A cards, whereas the other manufacturers use Type B, which are capable of even faster speeds.
The Essential Pro CFExpress Type A 4.0 card has a nice, simplistic design but is still info.