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OMG, THANK YOU! for fixing the bootflag. It was a serious problem for me when it comes to shooting stills.

So this 1050x card is lottery too right? Damn...

Seems that way, unfortunately.

but your saying that if you are in exfat, the file can be one big 128gb file, can ML file browser delete this single 128gig file?

Yes. That's what I'm saying. But it's not useful in real life because you'd almost never record a 24 minute take while shooting raw, and even if you are, it's still harder to delete in camera than the computer. If ML has an exFAT format command, then that would solve it.

From my results, I feel that the card is acting really weird...random spikes in mb/s and when the card is in the middle of the recording of 128gb.. it would drop down to 4 mb/s...and go back up to 28 mb/s..... really weird... as those numbers aren't even the minimum mb/s in recording one frame at that resolution.   

Actually, my onscreen readout is doing that too. I think the lowest it goes is 14MB/s though. I don't really understand what's happening there, but it's recording fine so I'm not too worried.

[15 separate 4gig files]

I just tested now, the 5DmkII can record on my 64gig continuously til full, this means its 15 separate 4gig files, or to be exact, 3.99 gig each.

Interesting... I wonder what the difference is. I would much rather record to multiple 4GB files and be able to format in-camera than having one file that I have to delete in a special way. The exFAT method doesn't match normal 5D workflows and could cause problems if working with assistants who aren't familiar with ML.

Can't you use the ML file browser to delete the one 128gb file ?

Yes, but in real life, outside of testing environments, you're going to have a lot of smaller files. Maybe 3-4 on an average narrative style or music video shoot. As far as I can tell, you have to individually delete each file in the ML browser then shut down the camera and restart it back up in order for it to recognize that the card isn't full any more. It's much faster to delete the files then clear the trash can since you have to be on the computer to offload anyway.

I totally could be doing something wrong, but this is the way it works for me right now.

mounting underneath the camera is very unpractical for everyone working with advanced rigs. Focus-pullers and matte-boxes wouldn't fit properly. A system utilizing the hot-shoe or something that would fit on a standardized rail-system would be of more use.

What if the design incorporated a 15mm rod mount to begin with?

Correct 15mm rod height is actually somewhere in the a battery grip's space, not underneath it, so if this custom "grip" already included a good tripod mount (at least two 1/4" 20) and already has a rod mount in front, RED Epic style, then that would work out great for rigging. Better yet, build in a small-ish shoulder pad behind the tripod mount ENG/Alexa style and you have a near complete rig in one unit.

Actually, one more caveat that I found:

When the cards are formatted in camera in FAT, I am only able to record to about 8:30 minutes. The files would not span past 10 pieces. (The last one ends with 09) This is very consistent.

If I format the card as exFAT, then I am able to record one ~128GB file to the card, non-stop.

This basically means I have to remove the card and delete the files on the computer every time I want to empty the cards. If you're using a mac, remember to empty the Trash Can after deleting the files, otherwise the camera will still think it's full.

Did you use the komputerbay CF cards to run ML in your mkIII ? or did you use an SD card?

SD card.

Just wanted to throw in my two cents. I ordered two of these the day they became available on Amazon.

Both cards are able to record ~24 minutes/full card at 1920x1080/24fps with no drop frames on the 5Dmk3. I also do not have to turn on any memory hacks or slow down Canon menus, and was able to keep Global Draw with live waveform monitor on (I don't use anything else)

Obviously, not everyone is getting these results, so try at your own risk and use your credit card instead of cash/debit card so you don't tie up your cash on trying products that you might have to send back. The inconsistency doesn't surprise me since I wasn't able to record more than 30-60 seconds at a time with the 1000x cards (I tried 3) when other people seem to be having much better results with them.