Memory Cards Getting Expensive: What's Behind the 2026 Price Surge

If you're budgeting for jobs this year, storage costs just became a line item worth revisiting. CFexpress, SD, and SSD prices are moving up across Lexar, LaCie, OWC, and ProGrade, meaning the cards you priced out six months ago are cheaper than they are now. Buy before your next job, not after. Buried in the same roundup: the I'm Back Roll digital back sensor for film cameras just crossed $1M in crowdfunding, which is worth watching if you shoot film and want a non-destructive digital hybrid path. New lenses confirmed for China P&E (May 15-18) are the other thing to track, though we won't know what's actually worth caring about until the show floor opens.