Sonnet SF3 Series Dual-slot Thunderbolt 3 Card Reader SF3-2CFEX

Sonnet SF3 Series Dual-slot Thunderbolt 3 Card Reader SF3-2CFEX

Superior Ingest Performance
Ingests footage from CFexpress 2.0 Type B cards and XQD cards at up to maximum supported speeds.

Cuts Ingest Times by up to Half
Dual card slots enable simultaneous ingest of footage from two cards for greater efficiency.

PCIe 3.0 x4 Thunderbolt Device
This Thunderbolt 3 device provides four lanes of PCIe 3.0 (two lanes to each card slot). Thunderbolt 4 would be limited to one lane total. Learn more about Thunderbolt 3 performance benefits over Thunderbolt 4.

Compact, Rugged, Stackable
Small and rugged aluminium enclosure for reliable operation; design enables multiple SF3 Series card readers to occupy same footprint.

Rackable
Threaded mount points enable secure attachment of two readers side-by-side on a rack tray in just 1U of rack space.

Two Thunderbolt Ports
One port connects to computer; second port supports daisy chaining of up to five additional SF3 Series pro card readers.

Apple M series Compatible
Supports M series Macs.

Intel Macs Compatible
Supports Intel Macs with Thunderbolt 3 ports, and Thunderbolt 2 or Thunderbolt 1 ports (with adapter plus Thunderbolt 2 cable, sold separately).

Windows Compatible
Supports Windows computers with Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 3 ports.

Specifications

External Connectors

• 2x CFexpress 2.0 Type B/XQD card slots
• 2x Thunderbolt ports
• Power port

Cameras Supporting CFexpress/XQD (March 2021)

CFexpress 2.0 Type B

• Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
• Canon EOS-1D X Mark III
• Canon EOS C500 Mark II
• Canon EOS R5

CFexpress 2.0 Type B or XQD

• Nikon D5 (CFexpress with firmware 1.40)
• Nikon D6
• Nikon D500 (CFexpress with firmware 1.30)
• Nikon D850 (CFexpress with firmware 1.20)
• Nikon Z6
• Nikon Z6 II
• Nikon Z7
• Nikon Z7 II
• Panasonic Lumix DC-S1
• Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R

XQD

• Nikon D4
• Nikon D4s
• Phase One XF IQ4
• Sony PXW-FS7
• Sony PXW-FS7M2
• Sony PXW-FS7M2K
• Sony PXW-FX9

Box Contents

• Sonnet SF3 Series - CFexpress/XQD Pro Card Reader
• Power adapter
• Region-specific power cable
• 0.5-meter Thunderbolt 3 cable
• ThunderLok 3 Thunderbolt connector retainer clip
• Documentation