Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leica Solms in their users manual (English issue of 2011) furnished with the M-9 say cit.; "... they don't sell memory cards (SD/SDHC e.i. Secure Digital and SD High Capacity) because the range is too extensive to test..." and also...".... take no responsability with some unbranded cards......"....&...".... therefore we recommend for example the 'Extreme III' or 'Professional' cards from the leading brands 'SanDisk' and 'Lexar'. In private they recommend (re)formatting the card in the choosen Leica camera before you start a new card and do it again from time to time. Do not put the card in other cameras between shots. I understood these cards don't have a super long life. I also heard several sceptic remarks about so called high capacity cards. I had some problems when I copied a card outsid of the camera instead of using the usb connection. Afterwards the camera didn't recognise the contents anymore, but it was still there when I checked again in my PC. When you have troubles of any kind simply cut the power, wait a few minutes, even take the battery and memory card out of the camera and then try to start again or even reformat the card. I alway have other cards with me + a spare fresh reloaded battery. In practice (in my opinion) I didn't see much difference with so called highspeed cards. And it doesn't justify the differences in prices I saw. I only use the DNG/RAW standard at 160 ASA. In practice allways keep such cards in decent containers to protect them for static electricity and never touch the contacts! Recommendations with the M-8 are probably the same. Most cards I've seen have a security lock. You can certainly find a copy of their manuals on the Leica site in Germany. The contents of the manual and the translations from German to English and French are perfect this time. The texts in Geman and the English and French translations of the users manuals for the R-8 and R-9 were ridiculous at best. Regards & good luck. Cedric 2013/3/31 Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > I use Sandisk cards only in all my cameras (M8, Fuji X100, Pentax K5), 4 > GB or 8 GB sizes. I buy the fastest cards available. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > On 31 Mar 2013, at 19:50, Richard Endress wrote: > > > Hi All, I am making the move from Epson R-D1 to Leica M8 this week. > What does this group recommend for memory cards? Brand and how big? Any > particular problems with any type or size? > > > > > > > > Richard Endress > > rendress at mac.com > > > > http://questingbeast.zenfolio.com > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/grabshooter/ > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > Blog: > http://www.nathansmusings.eu/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >