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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: Brian Hirschfeld on December 25, 2012, 10:55:05 pm

Title: CF Card Reader that Doesn't suck?
Post by: Brian Hirschfeld on December 25, 2012, 10:55:05 pm
Suggestions? I am using some Lexar thing that I am not terribly pleased with....I read a little about the Delock CF Card Readers which are 3.0 and it says up to 5gbps http://www.delock.com/produkte/F_275_extern_91704/merkmale.html .... any suggestions on anything better?
Title: Re: CF Card Reader that Doesn't suck?
Post by: HarperPhotos on December 25, 2012, 11:06:49 pm
Hello,

I have two of the Lexar Professional USB 3.0 Dual-Slot Readers connected to my home and studio Mac Pro systems and they have worked for me faultlessly and download files very fast.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/845797-REG/Lexar_LRW307URBNA_Professional_USB_3_0_Dual_Slot.html

Cheers

Simon
Title: Re: CF Card Reader that Doesn't suck?
Post by: Brian Hirschfeld on December 25, 2012, 11:46:03 pm
I believe that I have the previous version of this, the 3.0 is better?
Title: Re: CF Card Reader that Doesn't suck?
Post by: Steve Weldon on December 26, 2012, 12:08:43 am
If you're okay with an internal reader for a Windows systems there are several which are a joy to use.  I'm using a  USB 3.0 Koutech I reviewed here (http://www.bangkokimages.com/Articles/Equipment/entryid/1097/Koutech-RCM630-USB-3-0-Internal-Card-Reader.aspx).  I've installed dozens of these without a single complaint.
Title: Re: CF Card Reader that Doesn't suck?
Post by: Brian Hirschfeld on December 26, 2012, 12:10:03 am
Should have mentioned, the majority of the time I am running a 15inch (latest) retina MBP, never is any real need for my Mac Pro these days.
Title: Re: CF Card Reader that Doesn't suck?
Post by: Bryan Conner on December 26, 2012, 01:38:05 am
Hello,

I have two of the Lexar Professional USB 3.0 Dual-Slot Readers connected to my home and studio Mac Pro systems and they have worked for me faultlessly and download files very fast.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/845797-REG/Lexar_LRW307URBNA_Professional_USB_3_0_Dual_Slot.html

Cheers

Simon


I have one of these too.  It is very fast...works great.
Title: Re: CF Card Reader that Doesn't suck?
Post by: Sheldon N on December 26, 2012, 01:47:32 am
Lexar USB 3.0 card reader here as well. It positively screams with a Lexar 1000x card. I've never seen files download so fast.
Title: Re: CF Card Reader that Doesn't suck?
Post by: walter.sk on December 26, 2012, 12:08:11 pm
I use a Sandisk USB 3 reader, mostly with 32Gb 1000X Lexar cards, which works beautifully.