1DX II Poll: Dual CF vs Dual CFast vs Mix

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What if Canon release the 1DXII and say "12fps with CF, 15fps with CFast"?

CF cards made sense 10 years ago. Today with CFast, they no longer make sense.

I totally agree.

So 2 CFast or Two different versions of 1DX II so buyers can choose between Dual CF and Dual CFast cameras

 

[scyrene]

What if Canon release the 1DXII and say "12fps with CF, 15fps with CFast"?

CF cards made sense 10 years ago. Today with CFast, they no longer make sense.

I totally agree.

So 2 CFast or Two different versions of 1DX II so buyers can choose between Dual CF and Dual CFast cameras

At some point in the future CF is going to go the way of the floppy disk. People just need to accept that. If this thread is anything to go by, various conservative folks will go kicking and screaming.

Well some people (not me) have put forward arguments for CF/mixed. But sure, go ahead and label everyone who disagrees with you as conservative rather than engaging with their points.

 

[tcmatthews]

I think that both Cfast and CF will go by the wayside in a generation or two. How long before they just add a m.2 ssd slot for video camera and larger DSLR and go SD for the rest. Put it in some kind of hot swap chassis and make it field swappable.

 

[awair]

Having used the 7D2, and recently acquired the 1Dx, I believe that having two different slots is a huge mistake. I appreciate the 2nd slot in the 7D, but avoid using it for the inconvenience of dissimilar card sizes and readers.

My workflow is not typical, and I probably use less cards than someone working full time. However, my investment in CF still goes back to my original 20D, then 7D and 7D2.

I will most likely never move to the Mark II, but if I did, I would trust it to to have two identical slots (providing redundancy, and eliminating the opportunity for error). I would expect it to have the fastest capability of its generation, rather than supporting a legacy standard.

While a CR3 may be 'set in stone', I would imagine that, even if it were not truly modular, the opportunity to switch the card modules during manufacturing would not prove insurmountable. This poll provides the necessary impetus for an informed manufacturer to think again...

 

[pwp]

Dual CFast all the way. Mixed cards are an anachronistic nuisance. Weak call canon!

Frankly it's amazing that CF has lasted as long as it has. It's roots and design principles go back to the dreaded PCMCIA Card from 1990 which was never intended to be mounted and dismounted the way CF cards are. The interface just isn't built for it. Fast forward a few years into a CF-free future and we'll wonder what all the fuss was about.

-pw

 

[tron]

What if Canon release the 1DXII and say "12fps with CF, 15fps with CFast"?

CF cards made sense 10 years ago. Today with CFast, they no longer make sense.

I totally agree.

So 2 CFast or Two different versions of 1DX II so buyers can choose between Dual CF and Dual CFast cameras

At some point in the future CF is going to go the way of the floppy disk. People just need to accept that. If this thread is anything to go by, various conservative folks will go kicking and screaming.

Very insightful. It will happen some time in the future for sure. Whether we will live by then is a totally different matter I guess. Given that fast CF is about 5000 times faster than floppy disk feel free to guess when camera media will be written with speeds close to 1TBytes/sec ;D ;D ;D

 

[iaind]

I voted dual CFast because when machine gunning the buffer will empty faster.