Superior Ingest Performance
Whether you're capturing 4K at 60P RAW video footage to CFexpress memory cards, or shooting hundreds of photos in a session and saving them to XQD memory cards, the generated files are huge, and the cards fill up fast. Moving those files to your computer for editing is a must, but if you use the wrong tool, you'll spend a lot of time waiting around. Get a Sonnet SF3™ Series - CFexpress/XQD Pro Card Reader; it's the ultimate tool for finishing the job fast. Using a single Thunderbolt™ cable, it's compatible with Apple M series Macs or Intel Macs with Thunderbolt 3 ports, as well as Windows or Linux computers with Thunderbolt 5 or Thunderbolt 4 ports.
Sonnet Support
Founded in 1986 in Orange County, Southern California - long recognized as a vibrant hub of technology and engineering - Sonnet has been at the forefront of innovation for nearly four decades. We've introduced award-winning products that expand performance and connectivity for Mac, Windows, and other industry-standard computers. Many of our team members have been with us for more than 20 years, bringing unmatched expertise across both current and legacy products. Should you ever need technical support, you can count on our knowledgeable staff to provide the help you need.
Dual Card Slots, Less Waiting
Sonnet's CFexpress/XQD media card reader is ultra-fast, able to ingest files from CFexpress and XQD cards at their maximum speeds. Better still, it can ingest files simultaneously from two CFexpress cards - at more than double the average ingest speed of other CFexpress or XQD card readers - to cut your ingest times in half.
Ready for Racking
Sonnet's SF3 Series Professional Card Readers include threaded mount points that enable you to securely attach two readers side-by-side on a rack tray in just 1U of rack space.
CFexpress/XQD Reader for Digital Imaging Technicians (DITs)
Measuring 5.75 inches wide by 1 inch tall by 3.5 inches deep, Sonnet's CFexpress/XQD media card reader is suitable for use in any workspace and workflow; for DITs working multi-camera shoots or in a small space, the Sonnet reader's design advantages stand out.
Sonnet SF3 Series Pro Card Readers | Designed to be Stacked and Daisy Chained
SF3 Series Professional Card Readers feature rugged aluminum enclosures designed to be stacked and daisy chained, enabling multiple AJA PAK Media , CFast 2.0 , CFexpress/XQD, RED MINI-MAG , and SxS PRO X readers to occupy the same footprint, while connecting to your computer through asinglecable. You can take advantage of Thunderbolt's up to 2800 MB/s of PCIe 3.0 x4 bandwidth to ingest four, six, or more cards simultaneously!