F3: one SxS card, multiple cameras

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captslomo

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Is there any solid reason that a single SxS card cannot be used on back to back shoots by different cameras?

I've got a series of double camera interviews in the next few days. Due to a just completed two day double camera shoot, I am running a bit short of SxS cards. I have a couple of 64 gig cards left, one for my camera, one for the EX-3 and F3 cameras to be provided by local DPs. Most of the interviews are 30-60 mins, so they all might fit on one card. Can I format the card, use it in an EX-3, then take the same card and record the next two shoots on two different F3 cameras, as long as the camera resolution is the same, and the card is not reformatted?

I know it is not ideal, but any potential issues I might encounter?

Thanks!
 
I know my sxs card from my F3 didn't work in the F55 until I formatted it, but perhaps between EX1/EX3 to F3 they are interchangeable. Hopefully someone can test it and post. Sorry no help from me.
 
It's not a problem, I used to do it all the time. Just make sure all your stuff is BACKED UP and you have to formatt for each camera.
 
Quick follow up: We used the same 64 gig card across an EX-3 and two different F3 cameras recording back to back, without a format in between each shoot (which would have rather screwed up our media dilemma situation solution.) The three shoots worked fine, and the mixed clips were able to be off loaded without issue. So it appears the experiment was a success. Not that I'm in a big hurry to repeat it...

YMMV.
 
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