Tag Archives: Lexar XQD memory cards

Lexar 2933x XQD memory cards now 50% off

The Lexar 2933x XQD memory cards are now 50% off at Adorama and B&H (Amazon doesn’t offer this deal). Good timing before the Nikon D5 and D500 cameras start shipping.

Posted in Deals | Also tagged | 66 Comments

Lexar XQD, CF and SD memory cards performance test on the new Nikon D5/D500 cameras

Lexar Japan published a new video where you can see the difference in performance between XQD, CF and SD cards in the new D5/D500 cameras: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEUeRqA41E8 The video is over 8 minutes, so here are the actual test results (number of shots taken displayed on the graph):

Posted in Nikon D5, Nikon D500 | Also tagged , | 68 Comments

Lexar announced the fastest XQD memory card

Today Lexar announced new 2933x, 1400x XQD 2.0 memory cards and a new XQD 2.0 reader: The new Lexar Professional 2933x XQD 2.0 card is the fastest XQD card on the market today with read speeds up to 440MB per second (prices: $616.99 for 128GB, $328.99 for 64GB and $177.99 for 32GB) The second Lexar Professional […]

Posted in Other Nikon stuff | Also tagged | 65 Comments

XQD finally gets some love from Lexar

   One year after the introduction of the Nikon D4, Lexar finally announced two new XQD memory cards with 32GB and 64GB capacity. The new cards offer a minimum guaranteed read transfer speed of 1100x (168 MB/s), write speed is lower. More details at PhotoRumors.

Posted in Nikon D4 | Also tagged | 26 Comments

Lexar announced support for XQD memory card

Today Lexar announced that they will start producing XQD memory cards that are currently used only in the Nikon D4 DSLR camera. The first Lexar XQD cards are expected in Q3 of 2012. Currently only Sony sells XQD memory card and they recently announced a faster S version.

Posted in Nikon D4 | Tagged | 76 Comments