I've been using the solidpod for years. Never had a problem, and those SSDs are way cheaper than Cfast: https://store.n.ki/products/solidpod
C200: Angelbird Cfast 512GB compatibility with C200
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marktipple
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All makes sense. I bought these Wise cards for a Shark Week shoot where I'd be at 3 meters for at times 2 hours and if the sharks were playing the game I'd be rolling the whole time. My body's limit was about 2 hours so 1TB cards were a good match, the SolidPod physically wouldn't fit in the housing. Buy once / cry once!
Side note, I'm selling the C200 Nauticam housing if anyone's interested, Covid shut down the shark shoot, damn 2020!
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Nautica...g-for-a-Canon-C200-cinema-camera/303684709344
Side note, I'm selling the C200 Nauticam housing if anyone's interested, Covid shut down the shark shoot, damn 2020!
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Nautica...g-for-a-Canon-C200-cinema-camera/303684709344
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Dustin Svehlak
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Totally understand though I’d be curious if you’re using the SolidPod Lite, which uses even cheaper M.2 SSDs. Unfortunately, mSATA drives have become fairly scarce and remain much more expensive in comparisons to M.2.
In the end with my testing, I could record just fine but mounting the SSD reliably To my computer proved to be a challenge. Since this version just mounts the SolidPod through the cabled CFast card into a CFast reader, I think some combination of those elements caused my Macs to freak out and not mount properly. In my experience, this is a quick way to corrupt your footage. Keep in mind I need to record a 60 minute take of a live event as well. FWIW, when I did smaller test clips, it seemed to work fine and for that, I can’t recommend it enough!
At this point, for ease of process and peace of mind, I’m just going with the 256GB cards I already own and doing a quick swap partway through the event
Dustin Svehlak
Well-known member
That's interesting, I had a TON of trouble with USB 3.0 Lexar CFast readers back when I worked in a rental shop. For my tests, I was using a ProGrade and Sandisk CFast reader. I never fully corrupted the footage on the card (I could ALWAYS play it back in camera) but it wouldn't always mount to my Mac or it would mount and it would then immediately unmount. I did try and mount it to a GNARBOX 2.0 device and it was fine but transferring 400GB to that device before the battery runs out isn't likely lol
puredrifting
Major Contributor
FWIW, we've used the cheap Sandisk ultra basic $45.00 reader for 2.5 years to download hundred of TBs of CRL without a hiccup. Rock solid, cheap, small.
Lexar is dead, as a company, brand and their reliability and consistency now sucks. I just avoid Lexar cards, readers, life is too short to deal with media issues.
Sandisk works, Ego Disk cards just work.
Lexar is dead, as a company, brand and their reliability and consistency now sucks. I just avoid Lexar cards, readers, life is too short to deal with media issues.
Sandisk works, Ego Disk cards just work.
indiawilds
Veteran
I had bought an expensive lexar CFast 2.0 card reader and it doesn't work. The sandisk tiny card reader which was bundled with the camera by Canon works. So avoiding Lexar.
Some kind soul had posted a link of silicon power 256gb cfast 2.0 cards selling cheap at some 150 or so USD and I had bought and it works nice. Sandisk cards also work well.
However, I must admit that since the C200 has only one CFast 2.0 card slot, I am always scared.
Some kind soul had posted a link of silicon power 256gb cfast 2.0 cards selling cheap at some 150 or so USD and I had bought and it works nice. Sandisk cards also work well.
However, I must admit that since the C200 has only one CFast 2.0 card slot, I am always scared.