Theodoros Fotometria
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I think different than others who complain on Nikon's decision to equip D4 with an XQD & CF card slot combination. The reason is that XQD seems in a class of its own when compared to other technologies in capacity ability, safety and speed. From this POV, having dual XQD cards, adds little (perhaps nothing) to both capacity or safety...
OTOH, CF provides a connection to the (ancient when compared) past, that can be handy in case one wants a trusted solution in a situation where files have to be separated or sent away while the camera will continue to be in the action, due to its wide market base.
Having 2 CF cards, would restrict the camera to the usual safety or capacity reasons, that one XQD card slot alone, can not only overcome but perhaps enhance too... (especially when D4's file size comes into the equation). OTOH, having two XQD cards, would be a needless overkill restricted to only very few extreme situations...
Personally, I will never buy a camera again unless it has an XQD card slot... I am sure, that the new media will not only survive, but will be the professional standard of the future. There is no reason why this will not happen... the combination of specs, safety, bulk and cost was only a dream up to now.... Imagine that XQD was (how stupid of me) never a priority reason to chose the D4 for me... not until I tried it!
OTOH, CF provides a connection to the (ancient when compared) past, that can be handy in case one wants a trusted solution in a situation where files have to be separated or sent away while the camera will continue to be in the action, due to its wide market base.
Having 2 CF cards, would restrict the camera to the usual safety or capacity reasons, that one XQD card slot alone, can not only overcome but perhaps enhance too... (especially when D4's file size comes into the equation). OTOH, having two XQD cards, would be a needless overkill restricted to only very few extreme situations...
Personally, I will never buy a camera again unless it has an XQD card slot... I am sure, that the new media will not only survive, but will be the professional standard of the future. There is no reason why this will not happen... the combination of specs, safety, bulk and cost was only a dream up to now.... Imagine that XQD was (how stupid of me) never a priority reason to chose the D4 for me... not until I tried it!