One of the biggest advances at the forefront of digital technology in the past few years has to do with data storage and the introduction of CFExpress cards. As an avid photographer and digital enthusiast, myself… I wonder what took so long and… in fact, I wonder why the digital industry has lagged so far behind when we consider the …
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