Congratulations on your excellent, non rushed relaxed delivering at a normal easy to follow/listen to speed. Looking forward to your Z8 coverage, in particular your 24-120 Z review. Thanks again Suscribed!
I like the unhurried, relaxed approach you bring to your videos... Mixed feelings about the card maintenance software. On the one hand, the price wouldn't place too much of a strain on anyone's budget but... A few quid here, a dozen there, a hundred somewhere else - and we arrive at an annual total which may need a reconsideration. The second "but": I'm a mere amateur but I do shoot quite a lot, yet I've only experienced card failure once: it was a Sandisk Extreme Pro V30. I was reviewing images on the camera LCD and decided to delete the last but one as it was visibly blurry due to user error. I switched the camera off, then on to check some other shot I thought of, and realized all pictures I took prior to the one I'd just deleted were gone! I was pretty dismayed, switched the camera off and drove home. Once there, I took the card out just to give it a shot in the reader connected to my PC and... presto! The photos were all there, intact. I've no idea of what had happened in the meantime but I sure learned to resist the temptation of culling pics in camera at a location! Other than that, no card failing on me, and I've used SDs (Lumix, Olympus, Fujifilm, Nikon), CFs (Nikon), and an XQD (Nikon).
Sorry to hear about your card woes. Nothing worse than that sinking feeling that you've lost photos. It's one of the reasons why I'm glad to be back to a camera with two card slots. I know £8 / year isn't a lot, but all these subscriptions add up don't they!
After doing a lot of research and watching multiple reviews, I got the 512 GB Sabrent Rocket CFX PRO. Wow, it's up there with the best in terms of speed and build quality......but not on price!!!! (it's a steal) 🤩😁
Hello Julian, I know my question may sound trivial, but I often wondered about the numbering of the card slots themselves. In the Z8, Slot 1 sits behind Slot #2. To me it would seem obvious to reverse the order, especially since the two cards are of different formats. Perhaps seen by others as an inane observation, but that's the stuff I notice and it often makes me stop and question why manufacturers do what they do. I especially enjoyed this video as I found it exceptionally helpful given that you mentioned the accumulation of different memory cards back to the days when you used your D850. Great video, as always and many, many thanks for the care and effort you put into all of your postings.
Hey Paul, I'd never really thought about it that way! lol Slot 2 is lower down on the Z8 than slot one, so it depends on which way you look at it :-) Anyway, thank you for watching (as you always do :-) )
I selected the Nextorage B1 Pro and the Nextorage UHS-II Pro card for my Z8. Both have performed flawlessly and write speed is incredible. I only shoot RAW and at 20fps I never fill the buffer. I am also using the Prograde CF Express B and SD reader and it is fast.
In case you are not aware, you can also 'sanitized' your cards on your Z8 by selecting 'Full format' instead of 'Quick format'. I use Angelbird AV Pro SX 160GB. Good price per GB.
@@jbairdexp The Angelbird took 8secs for full format and 2 secs on Quick format. My Delkin Black 256GB took 7 secs for full format and 1-2 secs for quick format. The Angelbird sustained write speed is 1480mbs and the Delkin Black is 1530mbs.
@@jbairdexpthe full format for the first time use seems longer than the usual (from the 2nd time till infinite) but the whole process took few seconds but i am not filling the card full
I cannot wait to see your full review video for the Z8. I am not sure that I could justify the cost of the software either. Thank you for sharing. Peace and Safe Travels.
Thanks Craig. I know it's "only" £8 per year, but all these subscriptions add up and I ask myself the question what will new features would I get in the next version?
Great video thanks. Unfortunately Amazon don't have the card reader available. So have to find another supplier, what a rabbit hole that is.. but as I say great video. Again, Thanks
Thanks, that's a shame you can't get the memory card. Amazon seem to be the only UK supplier which is a shame. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. :-)
Hi Julian, One of my CF Express cards is a Pergear 128gb which worked perfectly with my Nikon Z7II, but my Z8 will not look at it. Even after a full refresh.
I downloaded the Prograde refresh pro software for my two cards (I have the 350GB and 650GB versions of what you shared) and I was surprised to see the cards had a firmware update. I can't find any information on what this firmware update included. Any ideas? I had never heard of a card having a firmware update!
Hi, I was aware that firmware upgrades for cards were a possibility but I still haven't seen any - I just checked as well. It's odd that there was no description to tell you what was in the firmware though. Probably just improvements around stability I would imagine. Unlikely to make it worse though!
@@pinchofclarity I'm pretty sure it's the same story for all Nikon's. Might be worth checking the online manuals for the Z9 though. But yeah, I get ya, redundancy for weddings is pretty well essential.
Cannot get the memory card link to work, keeps taking me to a Nikon page that says I must create an account to view and when I try it asks for a country of origin but does not have the US or even Ireland on the list????
Yep, it appears that this information is no longer available from Nikon. I couldn't even find it the relevant page for the Z9 either. I've marked it in the comments as a broken link. Thanks for letting me know. :-)
@@jbairdexp thanks for the great videos! I’m holding out for a z6iii but I may just really splurge and get the z8 and be done with needing a camera for the next 10 years! Lol
What memory cards to you use on your camera? Let me know in the comments.
325GB ProGrade Cobalt CFEx and 128GB Prograde SD. Man, this Z8 sure does EAT batteries.
Congratulations on your excellent, non rushed relaxed delivering at a normal easy to follow/listen to speed. Looking forward to your Z8 coverage, in particular your 24-120 Z review. Thanks again Suscribed!
Thank you! Z8 review video is just around the corner but you can find my 24-120 video here - ruclips.net/video/YkJrkQfdo1Q/видео.html
I like the unhurried, relaxed approach you bring to your videos... Mixed feelings about the card maintenance software. On the one hand, the price wouldn't place too much of a strain on anyone's budget but... A few quid here, a dozen there, a hundred somewhere else - and we arrive at an annual total which may need a reconsideration. The second "but": I'm a mere amateur but I do shoot quite a lot, yet I've only experienced card failure once: it was a Sandisk Extreme Pro V30. I was reviewing images on the camera LCD and decided to delete the last but one as it was visibly blurry due to user error. I switched the camera off, then on to check some other shot I thought of, and realized all pictures I took prior to the one I'd just deleted were gone! I was pretty dismayed, switched the camera off and drove home. Once there, I took the card out just to give it a shot in the reader connected to my PC and... presto! The photos were all there, intact. I've no idea of what had happened in the meantime but I sure learned to resist the temptation of culling pics in camera at a location! Other than that, no card failing on me, and I've used SDs (Lumix, Olympus, Fujifilm, Nikon), CFs (Nikon), and an XQD (Nikon).
Sorry to hear about your card woes. Nothing worse than that sinking feeling that you've lost photos. It's one of the reasons why I'm glad to be back to a camera with two card slots. I know £8 / year isn't a lot, but all these subscriptions add up don't they!
After doing a lot of research and watching multiple reviews, I got the 512 GB Sabrent Rocket CFX PRO. Wow, it's up there with the best in terms of speed and build quality......but not on price!!!! (it's a steal) 🤩😁
There's a lot of choice out there now...which is a good thing! :-) Happy shooting.
I picked up a Z8 last week and grabbed a 1tb Pergear Ultra and a 512gb Sabrent v60. No regrets with Stills to the CF and Videos to the SD.
Thanks for sharing your card choice. Options are good! :-)
Hello Julian, I know my question may sound trivial, but I often wondered about the numbering of the card slots themselves. In the Z8, Slot 1 sits behind Slot #2. To me it would seem obvious to reverse the order, especially since the two cards are of different formats. Perhaps seen by others as an inane observation, but that's the stuff I notice and it often makes me stop and question why manufacturers do what they do.
I especially enjoyed this video as I found it exceptionally helpful given that you mentioned the accumulation of different memory cards back to the days when you used your D850. Great video, as always and many, many thanks for the care and effort you put into all of your postings.
Hey Paul, I'd never really thought about it that way! lol Slot 2 is lower down on the Z8 than slot one, so it depends on which way you look at it :-) Anyway, thank you for watching (as you always do :-) )
I selected the Nextorage B1 Pro and the Nextorage UHS-II Pro card for my Z8. Both have performed flawlessly and write speed is incredible. I only shoot RAW and at 20fps I never fill the buffer. I am also using the Prograde CF Express B and SD reader and it is fast.
I don't think I've heard of Nextorage before but good to add another brand to the list of possibilities. :-)
In case you are not aware, you can also 'sanitized' your cards on your Z8 by selecting 'Full format' instead of 'Quick format'. I use Angelbird AV Pro SX 160GB. Good price per GB.
Just out of interest, how long does a full format on your Angelbird 160GB card take?
@@jbairdexp The Angelbird took 8secs for full format and 2 secs on Quick format. My Delkin Black 256GB took 7 secs for full format and 1-2 secs for quick format. The Angelbird sustained write speed is 1480mbs and the Delkin Black is 1530mbs.
@@jbairdexpthe full format for the first time use seems longer than the usual (from the 2nd time till infinite) but the whole process took few seconds but i am not filling the card full
Interesting video as usual Julian.
Thanks Tim. Next video I'll actually be out with the camera! :-)
I cannot wait to see your full review video for the Z8. I am not sure that I could justify the cost of the software either. Thank you for sharing. Peace and Safe Travels.
Thanks Craig. I know it's "only" £8 per year, but all these subscriptions add up and I ask myself the question what will new features would I get in the next version?
I didn’t know there was a way to check the health of a memory card. Thanks, I’ll be looking into this.
Glad the information was useful. Thanks for watching. :-)
Great video thanks. Unfortunately Amazon don't have the card reader available. So have to find another supplier, what a rabbit hole that is.. but as I say great video. Again, Thanks
Thanks, that's a shame you can't get the memory card. Amazon seem to be the only UK supplier which is a shame. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. :-)
Hi Julian, One of my CF Express cards is a Pergear 128gb which worked perfectly with my Nikon Z7II, but my Z8 will not look at it.
Even after a full refresh.
Hi Douglas that's a bit of a pain. Perhaps that is something that might get fixed in a firmware update to the Z8?
I downloaded the Prograde refresh pro software for my two cards (I have the 350GB and 650GB versions of what you shared) and I was surprised to see the cards had a firmware update. I can't find any information on what this firmware update included. Any ideas? I had never heard of a card having a firmware update!
Hi, I was aware that firmware upgrades for cards were a possibility but I still haven't seen any - I just checked as well. It's odd that there was no description to tell you what was in the firmware though. Probably just improvements around stability I would imagine. Unlikely to make it worse though!
So is it impossible to record video on both cards even when not recording in 8k?
Unfortunately not - even in lower resolutions. I don't think you can even do it on the Z9 either which has two CFExpress slots.
@@jbairdexp what a bummer for wedding filmmaking pros. Had my heart set on z8
@@pinchofclarity I'm pretty sure it's the same story for all Nikon's. Might be worth checking the online manuals for the Z9 though. But yeah, I get ya, redundancy for weddings is pretty well essential.
Cannot get the memory card link to work, keeps taking me to a Nikon page that says I must create an account to view and when I try it asks for a country of origin but does not have the US or even Ireland on the list????
Yep, it appears that this information is no longer available from Nikon. I couldn't even find it the relevant page for the Z9 either. I've marked it in the comments as a broken link. Thanks for letting me know. :-)
@@jbairdexp thanks for the great videos! I’m holding out for a z6iii but I may just really splurge and get the z8 and be done with needing a camera for the next 10 years! Lol
@@Uisci81 Always an option! lol