Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All-righty then. well when you have evolved further to be at one with LR consciousness you will experience a moment of profound clarity and embrace its power ;-) My best guess currently is that the issue you saw was consequent to an interruption in the writing from buffer to card in camera. The rest from me was to try to reduce other possible causes from camera and computer characteristics. Unlikely in any event that Sandisk will do any fault-finding with your card. A replacement is probably faster/cheaper for them (and will suit you best, of course).. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman NO ARCHIVE On 6 February 2011 10:18, John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz> wrote: > Will give it a go. I move photos from card to folder I want to store them > in, import from there to LR with no presets. All photo directories are > rsynced with other locations disks without needing LR input ;-) Seems > little > to gain for my way of working... > > john > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > Do not cut and paste from the card > > > Why? Done that for years with CF cards > > > > > To reduce the variables with file writing. If you are using LR I don't > > follow why you would want to do it that way. > > Setting up import with LR correctly has several advantages. Automated > > copying to the correct structure/location with lossless compression of > > DNGs. > > Optional additional copy to different location (eg.another HDD), > > optionally > > apply develop settings you may like, file renaming, keywording, adding > > to > > catalogue for some. Automated ejection of your card from the computer > > after > > import too (not physical ;-) > > Doing it your way is like using a chainsaw to cut firewood without > > starting > > it up ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > The M9 is slow to write to the card compared to dSLRs. Choosing to > > save > > both DNG and JPEG is the slowest of all since the camera is doing the > > most > > processing and writing the most data. > > Even without the additional JPEGS the M9 is slower than the M8 in that > > respect despite having two instead of one processors since you are > > dealing > > with much larger files. > > For uncompressed DNG plus JPEG fine that is more than ~40MB per shot. > > Much > > more likely to fill your buffer (and your card) too quickly even with > > a modest shooting pace. Be careful not to interrupt the writing to card > > too. > > Doing anything while you still have a blinking light is more likely to > > cause > > problems with data loss. > > Really no good reasons to save in camera JPEGs as well anyway. LR will > > generate a set of JPEGs automatically for you with a few clicks. > > > > > > > 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 >