I just finished doing the memory card speed tests with the Fujifilm X-T2, and I had to double-check my results. The camera is smoking fast. It’s even faster than the X-Pro 2 and faster than any CF card I’ve tested.
With the UHS-II Lexar 2000x, I can get write speeds up to 156 MB/s with an average of 153.79 MB/s.
Compared to the Sony A6300, which has a max write speed of 33.19 MB/s,, the A6300 offers huge advantages for sports and nature shooters who use burst photography.
I’m not sure why it’s so much faster than the X-Pro 2, which peaked at 108.35 MB/s. The only thing that would make this kind of difference is how the XT2 handles heat. The new battery, designed for the XT2, dissipates heat much better. While doing the tests with the X-Pro2, I was nervous about the heat it was producing; it was one of the hottest cameras I’ve tested.
The XT2 also features dual UHS-II memory card slots, so a more advanced controller may be built in.
To see how other cards perform with the X-T2, check out the Fujifilm X-T2 Memory Card Speed Test Charts.
I also recently published results from a few more memory card speed tests. The Fujifilm X-E2s (which was a little disappointing), and the Sony RX1r II (the best-performing Sony camera to date). The Canon 5DIV is on the way.
