Does anyone know if an SD to CF express card converter exists?

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Given my R5 has 1x SD and 1xCF expesss slot I am just wondering if anyone knows of a housing thst will allow me to use my SD cards inside the CF express memory card slot.

Yes I know they are slower but the speed of SD is good enough for me and the price of CF express, although it has come down a lot still seems a bit high to justify buying a card I don’t really need plus a new memory card reader. If I can just buy a £20 housing and use SD cards problem solved!
 
i haven't seen one as yet for the express slot

do you need to use the slot?

i have a 256mb and a 128mb sd card and so far i have never filled the 128mb card with photos on a weekend away
 
Given that (apart from thickness) SD and CF Express are almost identical sizes, I would have said that it would be impossible.
 
I kind of understand the logic here but you've purchased a £4,000 camera but don’t want to spend £80-100 buying a single CF express card to allow you to get the best out of the camera. I price in new cards along with any camera specific accessories into the purchase price when buying a new camera. I had to do that with the R6 as really needed new UHS-II SD cards, remote release and specific L bracket.

Depending how you use the camera you won’t necessarily need to remove a CF express card. You could leave it in the camera as backup or overflow. If overflow you could transfer via the supplied usb cable on the odd occasion it’s overflowed to. Using the USB cable there’s no need for CF express card reader.

You don’t necessarily need to ever use a CF express card as you could use just a single SD card and not worry about it. Until a decade ago most cameras only came with one card slot and during film days we only ever shot to one film at a time. Not saying it’s the right or wrong thing to do but the camera will work with only one card being used.

Personally I’d save the money you were going to spend and save it towards a CF express card. I’d look to get one when they go on offer during Black Friday sales and the like.
 
I'm with Rob, either just stick with using the SD card slot or get a bona fide CF Express card. I wouldn't touch an adapter personally as they can create all sorts of problems (additional connectors etc.), a false economy. I struggle with the happy to spend ~£4000 but economise with the accessories attitude.

Plenty of CF express cards come from sale in the classifieds from time to time..
 
welshwizard645 said:
I believe Mb cards are worth a mint these days, nostalgia and all that...
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I have some small capacity CF cards somewhere and vaguely recall that for what they 'back then' they were expensive!
 
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rob-nikon said:
I kind of understand the logic here but you've purchased a £4,000 camera but don’t want to spend £80-100 buying a single CF express card to allow you to get the best out of the camera. I price in new cards along with any camera specific accessories into the purchase price when buying a new camera. I had to do that with the R6 as really needed new UHS-II SD cards, remote release and specific L bracket.

Depending how you use the camera you won’t necessarily need to remove a CF express card. You could leave it in the camera as backup or overflow. If overflow you could transfer via the supplied usb cable on the odd occasion it’s overflowed to. Using the USB cable there’s no need for CF express card reader.

You don’t necessarily need to ever use a CF express card as you could use just a single SD card and not worry about it. Until a decade ago most cameras only came with one card slot and during film days we only ever shot to one film at a time. Not saying it’s the right or wrong thing to do but the camera will work with only one card being used.

Personally I’d save the money you were going to spend and save it towards a CF express card. I’d look to get one when they go on offer during Black Friday sales and the like.
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I think some of the reasons above are a bit presumptuous around the cost element.

The reason is in the post. It’s not about the cost as I’ve just spent 3k on a 100-500…

it’s about utilising what I already have - several SD cards which could easily be used to do a 1 card raw 1 card jpg setup

I have no desperate need to put a second card in the camera so I don’t want to buy a a £100+ memory card just for the hell of it if I don’t have to. That is not bad costing or penny pinching - it’s just sound logic.

You might not agree but to me that’s logical - just like I buy an adapter to use my EF lenses rather than buying all new lenses!!!
 
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A_S said:
I think some of the reasons above are a bit presumptuous around the cost element.

The reason is in the post. It’s not about the cost as I’ve just spent 3k on a 100-500…

it’s about utilising what I already have - several SD cards which could easily be used to do a 1 card raw 1 card jpg setup

I have no desperate need to put a second card in the camera so I don’t want to buy a a £100+ memory card just for the hell of it if I don’t have to. That is not bad costing or penny pinching - it’s just sound logic.

You might not agree but to me that’s logical - just like I buy an adapter to use my EF lenses rather than buying all new lenses!!!
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The post was perhaps a bit harsh on the cost of it, and I do get trying to utilise what you currently have from an environmental point of view.

I too have a few SD cards that Ive kept as backups (sadly lots of older ones that have far too small capacity to be useful nowadays). I’m happy to take the drop in performance should there be a time when I need to use them (better to have less performance than no photos at those times, though there shouldn’t be many times when there’s a need for them), but is not logical for me if I spent thousands on a camera because of its technological improvement and then knowingly throttling it for the sake of a card or two to get the best from it. Thats why I say all costs should be factored into an upgrade rather than just the ticket price of the camera (thats possibly advice for others who may be reading the thread thinking of upgrading rather than yourself as your needs are totally different).

Personally it takes me ages to research and find the most cost efficient card option available without busting the bank or affecting performance too much. Don’t look at SD UHS-II card prices as they are scarier than CF express card prices!

If you’re happy just using one SD card keep on doing that. As someone who’s had a SD card corrupt and lost photos I’m a big believer of two cards in a camera set to back up (RAW-RAW or JPEG-JPEG).

I get the point about using EF lenses is logical, but they do have the added advantage of having the same performance when using the adapter compared to their DSLR performance . I too would find it illogical anyone replacing an EF lens just to buy the equivalent RF lens. That makes no sense at all. I just think we will disagree on the card aspect which isn’t isn’t a bad thing
 
The thing is that the only benefit of a cf express card is the speed but even for what I use the camera for - motorsport mainly - the performance of the SD card and buffer is more than enough - I don’t need the speed of a cf express and to be honest I already find the editing process tedious enough when the SD is on high speed plus shooting mode and it’s doing 10/30 fps - I don’t want more photos to have to sift through! The benefits of the cf express to me are a limitation and time consuming impact not a help.
 
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