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 Posted: Sat Aug 25th, 2018 05:01
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Iain wrote: jk wrote:
Iain wrote:
But they have done it again, one card slot. :whip:

Why do you need two slots?

But in Z7/6 the slot is XQD and the latest specification allows for 4TB XQD cards I believe. I have 64GB XQD and SD cards in my D850, that is > 1400 shots of RAW.
I really dont see the need for dual slots. I think it is driven by a paranoia in wedding photographers about failure of cards. I have had one SD, CF or XQD fail and it was after a format not in live use. All electronics can fail.


If you are doing paid work the two card slots are a insurance policy. All the pros I know all work with cameras with two card slots.
A mere 20 years ago they wouldn't have had that option and undeveloped film is a lot less robust than is a memory card. Not that it isn't advantageous to have two card slots but for more than 100 years there was no equivalent option.

In any case, I see these two as the equivalent of the D750 and D850 rather than equating to a mirrorless D5.