[Leica] SD card malfunction

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com)]

Format after you download to computer, and format only in camera.

Gene

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Tan" <taniel.dan at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 11:37:22 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [Leica] SD card malfunction

I was under the impression that in some circles, it's standard practice to
format your card each time you clear it (ie, download onto your computer).





On 20 September 2010 13:54, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not sure why you need to format an SD after just 60 images.  It will
> hold far more than that.  In fact, since 4 gig HD cards have gone so
> inexpensive, I'm just filling them nearly up, backing them up, and putting
> them on the shelf as a backup.
>
> My experience with recycling digital media is not good after several
> formatings.
>
> SD cards are far cheaper to save than negatives, and they are nearly
> bulletproof from physical damage, but electrical damage can be accomplished
> pretty easily.
>
> Let the write finish before you turn off the camera. Don't format it many
> times.  Don't run it through the washing machine too many times.
>
> If it separates into two parts, use only high quality scotch tape to put it
> back together.  (Really)
>
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Oliver Bryk <oliverbryk at comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
> > I would like to understand what might have caused one of my SD cards - a
> > SanDisk 4GB SDHC card - to malfunction. I have used it without problems
> in
> > my M8 for several months and formatted it in the camera after every 50 or
> > so
> > exposures. When I attempted to format it today, the formatting process
> ran
> > much longer than I was accustomed to, and would not quit until I removed
> > the
> > battery from the camera. I put the card and the battery back and tried
> > again
> > with the same result. I put in a fully charged battery; as soon as I
> turned
> > the camera on the display read "SD card full". When I tried to format it
> > the
> > process wouldn't quit. I took the battery and the card out, put both
> back,
> > and turned on the camera; the message on the display read "no SD card".
> In
> > each of the cases described above the battery status/remaining exposures
> > display read Zero.
> >
> > I tried a different card (SanDisk 8GB SDHC) which formatted quickly
> (there
> > was nothing on it) and gave the correct number of remaining exposures.
> >
> > The 4GB card has apparently failed. What might have caused it to fail?
> >
> > Oliver
> >
> >
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>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://sonc.com/look/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>
> USA
>
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