PERGEAR CF EXPRESS A - Worth the Risk?

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  • Опубліковано 4 сер 2023
  • CF express type A cards are extremely expensive which is why I avoided them and stuck to V90 SD. Although CF express cards are much better it was hard to justify the cost as a freelance shooter.
    Thankfully Pergear have stepped up and given us an affordable option,,,but is it any good?
    PERGEAR CF EXPRESS A - Worth the Risk?
    I wasn't paid to promote this card or any other products I review. If there is any paid collabs I will state this clearly in the video.
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    music by - Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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  • @kathleeneveritt5340
    @kathleeneveritt5340 11 місяців тому

    Cracking review thanks for posting, I have one of these in my shopping trolley on Amazon for a week trying to make my mind up whether to take the chance , you have help thanks again

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  11 місяців тому +1

      Hi, thank you for commenting. Yeah it's a bit daunting with memory because it's very important. I used to work in electronics and I always test things extensively.
      You really have to push them the first few weeks, really over use them because you need the electronics, soldering etc to settle down and hope they reveal any potential faults but I'm glad to say it working great and I even edit from them too.

  • @MacOSTen
    @MacOSTen 4 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for such a straightforward and honest review. Thinking of getting some of these cards and your review helped make my mind up to buy. Cheers.

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  4 місяці тому +1

      Awesome man, glad it was helpful. Just for the record I'm still using the same 2 cards in this video and they're still going great.
      Thanks again

    • @MacOSTen
      @MacOSTen 4 місяці тому +1

      That’s good to hear you still happy with them. Ordered 2 x 260’s. 👍

  • @fhajovan
    @fhajovan 11 місяців тому

    Your a valid source that test these products and we can see your sincere in your direction for us all to make the smartest choice, have a blessed day sir

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  11 місяців тому

      Thank you brother, really appreciate your kind words. 💯 Sincere in these reviews. Blessings 🙏🏾

  • @fhajovan
    @fhajovan 11 місяців тому

    Learned something again sir thank u

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  11 місяців тому

      Thank you 🙌🏾🙌🏾

  • @konichila
    @konichila 11 місяців тому

    i just bought one yesterday. So. lets see, thanks for the review :)

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  11 місяців тому

      Awesome. I'm sure you'll like it.

  • @redkinthaancientmusik2481
    @redkinthaancientmusik2481 10 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for this review..just bought one.. I’ll post my opinion in a month

    • @OllieHstock
      @OllieHstock 8 місяців тому +1

      Did you have the chance to review it yet. I'm considering getting one for my A7iv

    • @redkinthaancientmusik2481
      @redkinthaancientmusik2481 8 місяців тому +1

      @@OllieHstock 2 months later and the PERGEAR card is still working without any issues. I definitely recommend this product. I will be getting at least 2 more

    • @OllieHstock
      @OllieHstock 8 місяців тому

      @@redkinthaancientmusik2481 great, thanks for the info.

  • @PalmettoMoon
    @PalmettoMoon 11 місяців тому

    Nice review Colin. You are always honest 😃

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  11 місяців тому +1

      Thank you. Yeah all about honesty #1 priority.

  • @PhillipRPeck
    @PhillipRPeck 11 місяців тому

    I've avoided buying a CF-A card for years (I've had the a7SIII since 2021) because they've just been so expensive and there's only, like, one codec and framerate that requires it anyway. I've been thinking about getting one more recently because of the addition of 4KDCI 48fps S&Q in the FX30 which requires a CF-A card. These Pergear cards have finally provided a reasonable option in terms of price. Glad to hear that they've been reliable for you and hopefully it means the prices will come down for all the cards

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  11 місяців тому +1

      Absolutely. You have to buy the camera, the lens and then find out you have to spend hundreds just to record something is crazy. I'm like you and would have stuck to v90 all the way if these didn't come out

  • @TomatenDK
    @TomatenDK 7 місяців тому +1

    Bought them too. Also the card reader. And works flawless in my Sony a7IV

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  7 місяців тому +1

      They are amazing right 👌🏾 still going strong for me too....not one single issue.

  • @rosetzu_nagasawa
    @rosetzu_nagasawa 9 місяців тому

    thank you for a STRAIGHT FORWARD presentation without the drivel that's taking over the internet.

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  9 місяців тому

      Thank you. I do drivel sometimes 😅 but mostly I like to get to the point.

  • @unclejezza
    @unclejezza 7 місяців тому +1

    Reliable for me! Rock solid on FX6 and A7Siii

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  7 місяців тому

      Good to hear. Mine are still going strong....not one single hiccup 🤞🏾

  • @Nypics
    @Nypics 11 місяців тому +4

    I started using these cards in my FX 30 a month ago with zero problems - they are cheaper than comparably sized SD cards - and of course faster!

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  11 місяців тому

      Glad to hear they're working for you too.

    • @thethorvat
      @thethorvat 3 місяці тому

      Are cards still working OK with your FX30? I'm looking to buy 2 for simultaneous rec. in FX30 to trie to fix an issue - I have 2 Sandisk SD PRO v30, sometimes one of them skips recording clip, and only have recording on second, so I'm thinking it could be how fast they finished recording after turning it off, maybe has to do how fast I press REC again. V30 still good enough for 100Mbit though (that's only 12,5MB/s).

  • @robocoontv3245
    @robocoontv3245 11 місяців тому +2

    Today it doesn't mean that something is cheap or affordable, that it is worse. But you should definitely test it. I bought my daughter a new smartphone last week and it cost 175 euros. Couple of years ago you only got a potatoe phone for this price but I must say I'm quiet jealous of her now😅. I once had a transcent card once which died. That was hard.

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  11 місяців тому +1

      That's very true. In terms of things like chips & manufacturing a lot of this stuff comes from the same plants. I don't know what Pergear did to reduce costs but it seems good.
      Smartphones are a good example of how affordable tech has gotten a lot better 👍🏾😰

    • @lukastemberger
      @lukastemberger 9 місяців тому

      I'd rather pay a bit more and not risk my work. It's only Sony cards for me.

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  9 місяців тому +1

      I understand

  • @philddlesticks
    @philddlesticks 9 місяців тому +1

    just bought 2 of them on amazon prime day :D

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  9 місяців тому

      Good price? I need a couple more but haven't checked prime recently. I'll look now

  • @jaijiu
    @jaijiu 9 місяців тому

    do they work with the canonj eos m? which sd cards would you recomend for crop mood?? thank you!!

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  9 місяців тому

      Hi, no...only SD cards for Eos-M. Stick with SanDisk Extreme pro. There are others but SanDisk is preferred

  • @alexanderchua
    @alexanderchua 10 місяців тому +1

    Awesome info! Is there a UK seller or did you order from their main store?

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  10 місяців тому

      Thank you. I ordered mine from Amazon UK but I think it was sent from abroad.

  • @LatinRemix
    @LatinRemix 5 місяців тому +1

    How many hours does that 260 gig card give you in your FX30 at the highest quality?

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  5 місяців тому +2

      About 130mins. The easiest way to calculate is by doing the math on cards that you have ie, if you have a 128gb card just double it for a rough estimate.

    • @LatinRemix
      @LatinRemix 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Altcine Much appreciated

  • @Shadow_Li
    @Shadow_Li 7 місяців тому

    what card reader you use? my 80GB the read speed is around 90-160Mb/s ,crazy

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  7 місяців тому

      I use the Pergear card reader that's in this video connected via usb-c directly into my Mac mini. What are you using?

    • @Shadow_Li
      @Shadow_Li 7 місяців тому

      @@Altcine same😩

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  7 місяців тому

      @@Shadow_Li that's strange! Looks like you'll have to do so troubleshooting before you get a replacement.

  • @ezelinkmedia7228
    @ezelinkmedia7228 11 місяців тому

    Hi have you experienced any heat with this CF card ?

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  11 місяців тому +1

      Yes it gets a little hot when in constant use but not much more than my v90 cards which also get hot.

  • @joshtavernier
    @joshtavernier 9 місяців тому

    Hey man, I tried to use your discount code but it didnt work. 😑

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  9 місяців тому +1

      Ahhh damn! Maybe the code has ended 😞

  • @francoforte4788
    @francoforte4788 4 місяці тому

    Well, not worth when I read the product comments in Amazon.
    Too many people there telling from lost data with this card.
    I don't risk my work because of 100 bucks, after buying my Sony Alpha equipment.

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  4 місяці тому +2

      Really? I'm still using both of mine and not one single issue.

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  4 місяці тому +1

      73% 5*
      6% 1*
      And 2,3,4 Make up the rest. I'd hardly call that tons.

    • @francoforte4788
      @francoforte4788 4 місяці тому

      @@Altcine No one said tons. ☝️😉
      Read the comments. There are more than 2-3.
      Nevertheless, if it only would be one, don’t wanna be the one who got hit 🙂
      I switched from Nikon to Sony a few days ago. So, anyway… spend more money than for my last car 😂
      When I can save money, I love it.
      But if it’s „only“ 100 or 150 bucks for a card… I choose the safest possible way.
      I took the Sony a7 IV.
      Slot one is now the Sony CFexpress.
      Slot two a V90 (300mb/s) SanDisk.
      I can do more than 90% of my work on V90 SD. So I‘m fine with this solution. 🙂

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  4 місяці тому +2

      @@francoforte4788 you did say "too many" so that implied there was a lot of failures 😅
      I understand though, nobody wants corrupted cards after a shoot but I've had SanDisk extreme pro and Kingston fail on me. Also in the video I put an example of Sony tough cards failing too.
      It doesn't matter the brand, it can still happen. I was using 2 FX6's and and FX3 and these gave me zero issues and I still use them in FX3.

    • @francoforte4788
      @francoforte4788 4 місяці тому +1

      @@Altcine Every electronic device will die one day. Electronic parts are aging too.
      So you never get 100% safety anyway. 🙂
      I try to keep the danger of failure as low as possible.
      The number of card failures of the Sony is zero, at Amazon.
      As told, I'm fine with one CFexpress. So it doesn't make a real difference after buying cam, 2 lenses, rig, handles and so on 😂
      But I can understand, if someone needs a higher number of cards, when he takes the cheap ones.

  • @kevinsavasci7311
    @kevinsavasci7311 11 місяців тому

    I went the other way and bought the Atomos Ninja V, I found to be cheaper in the long run buying ssd drives which cost much cheaper, Samsung 2TB ssd costs about $200 AUD, Pergear CF express 260GB costs $350 AUD.

    • @Altcine
      @Altcine  11 місяців тому +1

      Jeeeze! Australia is so expensive man

    • @kevinsavasci7311
      @kevinsavasci7311 11 місяців тому

      @@Altcine tell me about it, the dollar here sucks hard against UK, EURO and USA.