Long-term reviews of budget photo & video gear.
KIT PLAN RECOMMENDATION:
Wisdompro Credit Card Holder (with Memory Card Slots)
This image is 100% REAL, and no A.I. (or Photoshop compositing) were used to make it, and I know because I took it myself.
Quality?
LIGHT USE OK
Yes
MEDIUM USE OK
Yes
HEAVY USE OK
?
Portable?
Yes
CAMERA BAG
Yes
Yes
Common?
ON AMAZON
Yes
ON EBAY
No
Easy To Use?
SKILL LEVEL
EASY
OVERVIEW:
This is a wallet that was supposed to have slots for the old Compact Flash and SD cards in addition to the normal debit/credit card slots) but the memory card slots were made too small, but there is a workaround...
MAIN POINTS:
PART 1: IS IT PORTABLE?
PART 2: IS IT AFFORDABLE?
PART 3: IS IT COMMON?
PART 4: HOW’S THE QUALITY?
PART 5: IS IT EASY TO USE?
PART 6: NEEDS ADD-ONS?
PART 7: WHERE DO I BUY?
PART 1: IS IT PORTABLE?
Yes, it fits in your pocket, and it's a wallet, so that's a good thing.
PART 2: IS IT AFFORDABLE?
Yes, it wasn't much more than a lot of the other wallets.
PART 3: IS IT COMMON?
No, it's the only wallet I've found that has memory card slots, but I wish there were more of these out there, but with the sizing corrected on the slots.
PART 4: HOW’S THE QUALITY?
The wallet material is nice, has a nice (magnetic) closure flap, and is pretty well made (has a pretty good bolt/rivet holding the sleeves to the leather on the inside of the wallet).
PART 5: IS IT EASY TO USE?
Yes, as a wallet it has been simple and easy to use. As a memory card holder, it doesn't work though, as the pockets/slots are too small.
PART 6: NEEDS ADD-ONS?
No, it works without any add-ons (but you might want to add some debit or credit cards).
PART 7: WHERE DO I BUY?
I bought this one on Amazon.
RECOMMENDATION:
If you need memory card storage, you can't use the largest size (old Compact Flash) but if you use the bigger slots for the smaller card (use the CF slot for SD, the SD slot for Micro SD) then it's not too bad...but the SD cards tend to move around a bit. If you use it just as a wallet, there aren't any problems. The material (not sure what it really is) has not cracked or become brittle over several months, which is nice.
These reviews are just my opinion and are focused on my Q.P.A.C.E. packing method, so they're not comprehensive. I wrote these mostly to help me remember what items worked for my KIT PLANS (and which didn't). If I said anything negative I apologize, as these products still may work well for you in your situation, but they were not Q.P.A.C.E (Quality, Portable, Affordable, Common, Easy-to-Use) enough for my budget filmmaking KIT PLANS.