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Affects the D4, D4s, D5, D500 and D850, so far but note that only the D5 does not have an option to use another type of card. This may well be great for the professional photographer buying a D5 new but will put off serious amateurs buying used unless the QZD, or CFExpress if it really is compatible, comes down in price.
Upgrading from a D3 to a used D4 or D5 could be a very expensive business. The cameras are still expensive used, but affordable for someone who really wants one. However one must add to the price of the camera £200 for a spare battery, £30 for a battery door, £360 for some QXD cards and possibly more storage on a computer to accept the larger files.
The D4 does at least allow the continued use of CF cards. I would love to have ZQD cards but I am reluctant to enrich Sony by several hundred pounds so I will wait and see if CFExpress comes to anything. Should I find myself in the position to purchase a D5 any time soon it will be with CF cards. That being said, if CFExpress or XQD come down in price I would want to go that way.
Could we sum that up by saying you are sitting on an aluminium (supposedly sterile) perch (fence)! LOL
The financial implications of serious photography are high, nothing is cheap, I need more, better batteries for my D3 but not paying £900 for half a dozen new Nikon ones. For my winter night time photography I am planning a golf trolley power pack. Almost zero cost and far more power and reliability.
It doesn't stop with the cards and batteries, the best lenses are extremely expensive. I have tried to collect a reasonable range of good old lenses which do the job well, they have limitations and snags but I find workarounds and accept the limitations.
One thing I have accepted is, birding lenses are way beyond my means, I try to cover a wide range of photography so I have decided to pass on birding beyond 300mm on DX.
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Robert.