Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> John, nothing to do with lens in use or locked/not locked of course. I know, just seemed odd that all the 35mm shots were absent ;-) > I have some suggestions for you. thanks > Format card in your computer (this once to start with clean slate) Not tried > Ensure that you have latest firmware (*1.138*) It is > *Format SD Card* in camera It was > Ensure that you have a fast Card reader for your computer. They are > very cheap. It is, Lexar Pro > After shooting import files into your computer using Lightroom > preferably (or Bridge or whatever you are using there). Using LR > Do not cut and paste from the card Why? Done that for years with CF cards > Do not use a USB connection with the camera Wouldn't dream of it ;-) > Use the camera *Delete - All* function after you reinsert the card and > after you have ensured that you have working copies on your computer. Not needed so far I realised at the time there was an issue, I went to review files when nothing much was going on and saw I was missing a few minutes worth. I shoot DNG+JPEG and there were no jpegs either. thanks john > > > On 6 February 2011 08:05, John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz> wrote: > > > Just going through the shots, all the ones before and after were with > the > > 50mm but all the shots I took with the 35mm f1.4 asph FLE were the > ones > > which failed..... > > > > Just tried the combination of that lens and card again with no issue, > even > > with the lens not fully locked (I know it was locked). > > > > RMA raised and another SanDisk card being formatted in the camera. > > > > thanks for comments > > > > john > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > I will retire it and get in touch with SanDisk. I have never had a > > > problem > > > with CF cards in many years but new to high end SHDC. M9 refuses to > > > format > > > my other SanDisk with 60% battery remaining! Reminded me why I cut > and > > > paste > > > from the cards rather than format.... > > > > > > thanks all > > > > > > john > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > Regardless, sounds like what happened to me and my M8..... buy a > new > > > > card > > > > and use it. Throw out old card, or return to vendor for warranty > > > > replacement.. > > > > > > > > Flaky cards are not unheard of. Living with a flaky card is not > > > worth > > > > the > > > > price of a new card. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Card has only been used in the M9, never formatted by computer > and is > > > > less > > > > than 6 months old.... > > > > > > > > john > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Could be the card is dying. Always format the card with the > camera, > > > > > but they do "wear out" after a while. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Mail was checked for spam by the Freeware Edition of CleanMail. > The Freeware Edition is free for personal and non-commercial use. > You can remove this notice by purchasing a full license!