ProGrade Digital cuts the cost of CFexpress cards for Sony camera

Prograde Digital CFexpress Type A
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Prograde Digital has released a new 120GB version of its Gold CFexpress Type A memory card in a bid to offer a more affordable option to photographers and videomakers. This smaller format of CFexpress is currently only used in Sony's more recent mirrorless cameras.

The newer lower-capacity card offers the same quality as the current ProGrade CFexpress 2.0 Type A Gold 240GB and 480GB memory cards - but just with a lower capacity. 

This provides the same maximum read speed up to 900MB/s as existing cards, but with sustained write speeds of up to 450MB/s (down from the 600MB/s on the higher capacity cards). Burst shooting can achieve a speed of 800MB/s, and the minimum sustained write speed is 200MB/s, as required for a VPG 200 standard.

(Image credit: Prograde Digital)

The smaller capacity will be particularly appealing to stills photographers, who are less likely to need the storage required by those shooting 4K or 8K video footage. And it also means that a shoot can be spread over several cards – for security or to improve workflow. Each card has an etched serial number.

The Gold series of cards use an NVME host interface with PCIe Gen3 x1 interconnect, as well as being fully compliant with the CFexpress 2.0 specification.

The 120GB card will retail for $159.99. 240GB and 480GB versions sell for $239.99 and $339.99 respectively. 

The CFexpress Type A card was first used on the Sony A7S III, which was introduced in 2020. Most rivals have opted for the bigger CFexpress Type B format. Other manufacturers making Type A CFexpress cards include Sony, Lexar, Delkin, OWC, and Angelbird.

See our guides to the best CFexpress cards and the best card readers

Chris George

Chris George has worked on Digital Camera World since its launch in 2017. He has been writing about photography, mobile phones, video making and technology for over 30 years – and has edited numerous magazines including PhotoPlus, N-Photo, Digital Camera, Video Camera, and Professional Photography. 

His first serious camera was the iconic Olympus OM10, with which he won the title of Young Photographer of the Year - long before the advent of autofocus and memory cards. Today he uses a Nikon D800, a Fujifilm X-T1, a Sony A7, and his iPhone 15 Pro Max.

He has written about technology for countless publications and websites including The Sunday Times Magazine, The Daily Telegraph, Dorling Kindersley, What Cellphone, T3 and Techradar.

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