{
  "id": 3070706,
  "title": "Memory cards have become so expensive; I’m glad my camera still takes an SD card",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/memory-cards-have-become-so-expensive-im-glad-my-camera-still-takes",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T16:21:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Digital Camera World",
    "slug": "digital-camera-world",
    "url": "https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/memory-cards/memory-cards-have-become-so-expensive-im-glad-my-camera-still-takes-an-sd-card"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The memory card crisis is intensifying, causing concern among photographers and tech consumers. Recently, a Nintendo Switch 2 and an Apple MacBook Neo experienced price hikes, signaling a rising trend across consumer tech. Memory card and SSD drive prices have skyrocketed, making photographers particularly anxious. CFexpress card costs have soared, making them prohibitively expensive for most users. However, the rise of SD card prices has provided a glimmer of relief. While SD cards have also become pricier, they remain significantly more affordable than XQD and CFexpress cards. Most cameras now feature either SD card slots or dual SD and CFexpress slots, even those designed for professional use. This trend may persist as the memory crisis persists. It's remarkable that Nikon introduced a full-frame mirrorless camera with two cameras featuring single XQD/CFexpress slots in 2018. Meanwhile, Sigma's BF camera lacks a memory card slot, relying instead on 230GB of internal storage. Although internal storage isn't a panacea against the memory crisis, it offers a temporary reprieve from the escalating costs of memory cards.",
  "summary": "SD cards were old hat, but as the memory crisis deepens, they’ve become something of a storage life ring for photographers",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}