[Leica] My beautiful M8 is here, just how long does that orange light stay on?

[shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)]

at the risk of spreading some misinformation, this is what my cursory
research has uncovered.  anyone please correct me if i am wrong.  leica m8
supports SD but not SDHC.  i think all cards above 4GB are SDHC and most
4GB cards are SDHC.  transcend (maybe others) makes a non-SDHC 4GB card
which does work on the M8.  i tried an Adata SDHC 8 GB card in the m8, and it
did not recognize it.  neither did my older SD-USB card readers I had.
however, my kids's $80 HP camera and $100 samsung cameras were able to
use that 8 gig card no problem.

i think leica says they are working on a firmware update:


  FAQ LEICA M8
  Status September 11th, 2007

  2.1 Why can't SDHC-standard memory cards be used in the LEICA M8?

  The SDHC standard is an extended type of SD standard. This takes very 
  extensive updating of the s SD driver to accommodate them. Leica is 
working 
  on such updates and will supply them in future firmware versions. 


-rei

On Feb04 19:42, Jeffery Smith wrote:
> Office Depot had SanDisk II Ultra (2gb) cards on sale today for $17 a pop.
> Most of the budget-minded folks who use M8's these days rely on a fairly
> cheap little card made by Transcend. They make a 16gb card that I'm almost
> positive would not work with an M8 (too good to be true).
> 
> On Feb 4, 2008 7:20 PM, <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote:
> 
> > Few Digital cameras come with cards these days.
> >
> > Gene
> >
> > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: Vick Ko <vick.ko@sympatico.ca>
> > >
> > > But I didn't get a roll of film with the camera the last time I bought 
> > > a
> > > new Leica M6 either.
> > >
> > > ...Vick
> > >
> > >
> > > Vick Ko wrote:
> > > > Sigh
> > > >
> > > > No card.  Why am I not surprised.
> > > > ...Vick
> > > >
> >  > > Vick Ko wrote:
> > > >> Umm, I didn't even check, but doesn't it at least come with a card?
> > > >>
> > > >> Vick
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Jeffery Smith wrote:
> > > >>> Don't freak out if your memory card doesn't work in it. The M8 is
> > fussy
> > > >>> about which cards it will accept. Hope you have some that are on 
> > > >>> the
> > > >>> official list. I just go with SanDisk II Ultra now.
> > >
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> 
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> Jeffery L. Smith
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Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
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