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How many people have actually had a card failure that was borderline catastrophic? (alien.top)
submitted 10 months ago by KwokAndBirdLTD@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro
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Just curious to see if anyone's ever had a catastrophic card failure that either cost them a job, or perhaps have been saved by that dual-SD card slot that so many cameras have these days.

Thinking about upgrading from an a57 (2012) to an a6700 (2023), but I'm seeing a lot of people complain about the lack of a dual-SD card slot. My a57 has never given me any kind of SD trouble and so I'm debating if I actually should listen to the complaints about the a6700.

Has new technology increased the frequency of card failures perhaps?

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[–] k_elo@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

You don't need a second card slot.......until you need it. But seriously I've never had a card fail on me in (photography use) in 10+ years. I now have cameras with dual slots because I can't risk losing photos and "one is non two is one" thing applies specially on this. I just change cards when I upgrade cameras every 2-3 or so years specially when cameras need faster and faster cards