FASTEST SD CARDS RECOMMENDED FOR XPRO3

[algrove]

I want the fastest SD cards,  but overkill will be a waste of funds, Any comments? Thanks.

[dta116]

Will you be doing a lot of 4k video? If not the Sandisk Extreme or Ultra class 10 - HC-1 -  

or  XC- 1 (U1) (80 mbs) - 

will work fine and are what I use. 

If you do a lot of 4k video work then go here:  

Edited December 25, 2019 by dta116

[algrove]

Thanks DTA.

No video but want it responsive for continuous street shooting.

[Greybeard]

Your choice is really between a fast UHS-I card (such as the SanDisk Extreme Pro card recommended by DTA116) or an even faster UHS-II card (again the SanDisk Extreme Pro cards are well regarded - but also Sony, Lexar (but make sure its the 2000x cards), or ProGrade (the V90 cards). Given the current card price its not worth getting anything slower.

The UHS-II cards are much more expensive but are better if you shoot long or frequent fast continuous bursts (and faster to copy images from card to computer).

The X-Pro3 doesn't support the 400Mbps video frame rate of the X-T3 so doesn't need the UHS-II card if you change your mind and shoot video

If you want to save money maybe start with a fast UHS-I card and only upgrade to UHS-II if you find yourself waiting for the buffer to empty.