CFexpress Type B Card to NVME M.2 2230 SSD Adapter Compatible with Nikon Z6 Z7 Z9 Canon RC R5 R5C Panasonic GH6 S1H（SSD is not Included

Had doubts about a homemade CFExpress-B card, especially when I homemake it, but, it only took a few minutes to build a 1Tb card (the SSD is sold separately), and it works great! It formatted on my Nikon Z6ii perfectly and worked flawlessly. The read/write speeds appear to be significantly faster than the store-bought one I have. I didn't experience the heat buildup as with the brandname one.So, I went up to 1Tb of memory for less than half the cost of brandname cards. The screws to put this together are tiny, but the case includes a magnetized screwdriver that helps immensely. Also used some thermal paste, which added a little to the cost, but really helps knock back the heat generated.Card: SABRENT Rocket 2230 1TB NVMe SSD – PCIe Gen4 M.2 2230 Internal SSD - Amazon price $99.99 - $15 coupon = $85Paste: ARCTIC MX-6 (4 g) - Ultimate Performance Thermal Paste - Amazon price $7.95

It's a great SSD-CFE Type B converter, comes with more screws than required, so in case you lose some by accident, you still have some spares. The attached screwdriver has a magnetic head, which is very helpful when working with such tiny screws. I haven't yet tested its full capabilities when it comes to speed, but it works perfectly fine in the Nikon Z6 III that I had purchased it for.

This adapter is physically and electrically excellent -- the problem comes from compatibility between the SSD and the camera -- the Z6 seems particularly picky.I found it surprisingly difficult to purchase the recommended SSDs ("Kioxia BG4 or SK Hynix BC711 with firmware 41000C20") -- most Amazon sellers are selling the BC711 with a different firmware, and when I ordered a BG4, I got a BG5 instead.The BG5 only kinda works: every few dozen photos, the camera errors "Cannot access this memory card. Insert another card." and refuses to take photos until you eject and reinsert the card.For a while, I gave up on this adapter and just used the least-overpriced XQD card I could find. Recently I decided I needed a bigger memory card, but didn't want to get ripped off. It was cheaper to buy 3 more 256GB SSDs to test with this adapter than it was to buy a single 64GB XQD card.My test results are as follows:Works fully with Z6, no issues found yet:- Western Digital PC SN530 256G (careful not to get the "CH SN530" -- I've read that that one does not work)Almost works with the Z6:- Kioxia BG5 256G (errors periodically, as described above)- Samsung PM991a 256G: I haven't run into any errors while taking photos, but it gets "recording interrupted" errors while recording 4k30 video.Does not work with Z6:- Western Digital PC SN740 256G (Camera locks up while trying to format. My Mac is also unable to format this card through this adapter and a cheap USB CFExpress reader.)

I decided to experiment a little with doing a DIY CFExpress card. The Zitay enclosure is a step above any of the other ones I've tried - from early MakerFab enclosures to Sintech enclosures; the first one looks like a science experiment, while the 2nd one was a little snug in my Z9.The Zitay, on the other hand, comes with pre-printed labels (only up to 1TB - c'mon Zitay, make 2TB labels too, please :) ), is precisely machined, has an indentation for the pre-printed labels so the card does not become too thick with the label on it, and teeny tiny little screws that fit perfectly. The kit comes with a screwdriver, thermal paste, and thermal pads.Together with an M.2 2230 NVMe, it's all of 5 minutes to assemble this, put it in your camera, and format it. Once done, it works perfectly.Your performance will vary depending on the SSD used. I have a Nikon Z9, Z8 and Z7. Slower PCIe 3.0 SSDs work beautifully in the Z7, but are unable to cope with the highest demands of the Z8 and Z9 (i.e., 4Kp60 N-RAW N-Log HIGH quality video) due to their too slow write speed.However, a PCIe 4.0 SSD such as the SABRENT Rocket NVMe series - available in sizes ranging from 128Gb to 2TB - works perfectly in all cameras, and allows you to record 4Kp60 N-RAW N-Log HIGH quality video. This, IMO, is a winning combination.Subsequent to my first purchase, I have bought 3 more enclosures, and have 2 x 512Gb cards, 1 x 1TB card and 1 x 2TB card, the latter 2 of which are the SABRENT.If you're a DIYer and understand that the bus architecture of CFExpress is essentially the same as that of an NVMe SSD, you'll know that the circuitry is simply a form factor adapter, and therefore highly reliable.This earns a very highly recommended rating from me.

Not great, gets super hot and locks up the camera until files are fully saved. Tried three different M.2 (all different brands) and all three gave the same issues

works in my z6iii but doesn’t hit even close to the max theoretical bandwidth that is advertised. using this with a CFexpress reader capable of 1700MB/s read, connected to a USB4 40gbps port, with M.2 SSD capable of 5GB/s, and i get about 900 MB/s read/write with this. totally fine for my camera but stars removed for false advertising