Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I know it is logically impossible to prove a negative, but all I know is that since I started shooting with digital cameras in 2004, I have followed this simple routine, and I have NEVER, not once, had problems with unreadable cards, lost images, etc. YMMV. I do not need the scientific explanation for something that makes intuitive sense and takes 15-20 seconds every time I replace a card in the camera. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Oct 27, 2013, at 7:39 PM, Herbert Kanner wrote: > I think I figured out why you heard it was "good voodoo". It actually > ain't, in the context of an SD card in a camera, but I don't want to bore > everyone with an explanation, so I'll write to you off-line. > > Herbert Kanner > kanner at acm.org > 650-326-8204 > > Question authority and the authorities will question you. > > > > > On Oct 26, 2013, at 4:59 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > >> I don't remember the exact technical explanation, which I know will by >> unsatisfying to you, but trust me: it is good voodoo to re-format every >> time. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Oct 27, 2013, at 1:19 AM, Herbert Kanner wrote: >> >>> Hi Nathan, >>> >>> What are the good reasons for reformatting? >>> >>> Incidentally, on M9 there are two levels of "reformatting". On my Lumix, >>> there is only one, and I think I can safely assume it is the fast one. >>> >>> Definitions: Fast reformat: Write binary zeros into the index records. >>> Slow reformat: write binary zeros into all locations on the card. >>> >>> Herbert Kanner >>> kanner at acm.org >>> 650-326-8204 >>> >>> Question authority and the authorities will question you. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Oct 25, 2013, at 11:44 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm sure the advice provided by Geoff and Bob is sound, but my >>>> suggestion is that you should re-format your card in the camera every >>>> time. There are good reasons for it besides LR5 issues. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Nathan >>>> >>>> Nathan Wajsman >>>> Alicante, Spain >>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >>>> >>>> YNWA >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Oct 26, 2013, at 1:38 AM, Herbert Kanner wrote: >>>> >>>>> I don't necessarily reformat my SD card each time I return it to the >>>>> camera from LR. In previous version of LR prior to LR5, I've had no >>>>> problem with this, having checked the box: "Don't import possible >>>>> duplicates". With LR5, this didn't seem to work, and not only were the >>>>> previous pictures on the card re-imported, but duplicates of the DNGs >>>>> went into my negative file. >>>>> >>>>> Herbert Kanner >>>>> kanner at acm.org >>>>> 650-326-8204 >>>>> >>>>> Question authority and the authorities will question you. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >