Hello
I recently discovered that my 256GB CFexpress card had cracked open, after 7 months of use.
I’m only an enthusiast and I’m treating my gear carefully, and the card has only ever spent time either in the camera or card reader, and was never dropped etc. So it was a big surprise to me when I discovered it. When checking on bhphotovideo.com I discovered that several others had the same issue and even with a tough card used in the R5. The basic reason seems to be the plastic quality.
And when looking into it I observed that my card had cracked in the same corner as the eject function in the R5 pushes on the card.
So does the R5 need extra good quality CFexpress cards because of the eject function?
and if so what brand does actually make cards that have acceptable and usable quality?
(never had that issue with CompactFlash in Eos 5 MK3 and MK4)
I find it a bit ridiculous that I have to buy an “Unbreakable” card for normal hobby use.
I have shipped the card back to the maker and waiting for their examination..........
I recently discovered that my 256GB CFexpress card had cracked open, after 7 months of use.
I’m only an enthusiast and I’m treating my gear carefully, and the card has only ever spent time either in the camera or card reader, and was never dropped etc. So it was a big surprise to me when I discovered it. When checking on bhphotovideo.com I discovered that several others had the same issue and even with a tough card used in the R5. The basic reason seems to be the plastic quality.
And when looking into it I observed that my card had cracked in the same corner as the eject function in the R5 pushes on the card.
So does the R5 need extra good quality CFexpress cards because of the eject function?
and if so what brand does actually make cards that have acceptable and usable quality?
(never had that issue with CompactFlash in Eos 5 MK3 and MK4)
I find it a bit ridiculous that I have to buy an “Unbreakable” card for normal hobby use.
I have shipped the card back to the maker and waiting for their examination..........