vanhulsenbeek Posted November 28, 2009 Share #1 Posted November 28, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) For whenever I receive my M9 - still hoping that auspicious thing may happen in the future - would I have to reformat all my M8 SD-cards? Thanks in advance for your understanding for this basic question that already may have been answered! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest WPalank Posted November 28, 2009 Share #2 Posted November 28, 2009 Just the ones you plan to use in the M9. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppyman Posted November 28, 2009 Share #3 Posted November 28, 2009 Sander the main problem is you need to figure out a way to make them grow! Uncompressed DNGs are around 35MB. I need to get some 16GB ones instead of my current cache of 4GB ones. However, if you don't format them you will transfer your file numbering sequence to the new camera I guess. I preferred to start afresh. Re-formatting is not a big deal despite some comments you read around the forum. Unless you can't spare 22 seconds per card when you first insert it. I just timed a 4GB Sandisk Extreme III for you. The Overwrite function I think takes a long time but that is like a secure data wiping I suppose, I can't imagine why you would use it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noah_addis Posted November 28, 2009 Share #4 Posted November 28, 2009 I've been using the same cards with the M9 as I did with the M8. I reformatted them in the M9 and they've been working without a hitch. Most are 4GB Extreme III cards, which hold about 100 uncompressed DNG files. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitz Posted November 28, 2009 Share #5 Posted November 28, 2009 I regularly reformat my cards first on my PC running Windows XP, and then reformat them again in the camera. This is consistent with Leica's recommendations in the FAQ file. I don't think it is good practice to share the cards between cameras of any type. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhulsenbeek Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted November 29, 2009 Thanks Geoff and other friends! I have loads of 4Gb cards, so I will set most them aside for when the need arrises: the unsure - in time - event om my ordered M9 materializing I realize that a mix-up of the filenumbering is not a good idea; will keep that in mind My M8 will keep on being used! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haroldp Posted November 29, 2009 Share #7 Posted November 29, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I always re-format in camera for whatever camera I am using, for every re-use of a flash card. Sandisk 8 gb extreme III's are generally USD $ 29 or so after rebates, so I can't imagine why capacity would be an issue for anyone buying $7,000 bodies and $ 2- $5,000 lenses. Regards ... Harold Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ario Arioldi Posted November 29, 2009 Share #8 Posted November 29, 2009 I share all the compatible cards between al my cameras and I always re-format the card inside the camera before using it. This is a ten years long practice with Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic and Leica (M8 and M9). I never had a fault attributable to this practice. Cheers, Ario Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhulsenbeek Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share #9 Posted November 29, 2009 I always re-format in camera for whatever camera I am using, for every re-use of a flash card. Sandisk 8 gb extreme III's are generally USD $ 29 or so after rebates, so I can't imagine why capacity would be an issue for anyone buying $7,000 bodies and $ 2- $5,000 lenses. Thanks. My only question was if I had to reformat. The answer now is yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicoleica Posted November 29, 2009 Share #10 Posted November 29, 2009 Same here. I reformat my cards as soon as I've downloaded the pictures onto my computer, and backed them up to an external drive or dvd. It's most often quicker to reformat a card than to delete all of the pictures too. (Although I haven't yet tried this on an M9.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyIII Posted November 29, 2009 Share #11 Posted November 29, 2009 Am I correct in thinking it is a good idea to do a rewrite format once for each SD card I use in the M9, and thereafter do a simple format when I want to delete the photos? Rocky Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 29, 2009 Share #12 Posted November 29, 2009 yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mboerma Posted November 29, 2009 Share #13 Posted November 29, 2009 Yes, reformat. The only problem I had with the M9 was that with large cards (16GB Ultra II) and the Auto off setting set to 1 minute the camera switches off before the cards is fully formatted or at least shows the message that its finished. Did anyone notice this? This might cause problems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mc_k Posted November 29, 2009 Share #14 Posted November 29, 2009 suggest dedicating card(s) to your M9. I have used the same cards in the M8 and r-d1 in the past, always reformatting, and have had corruption problems with 3 cards and both cameras. (Note the r-d1 won't actually read a card that's been in the M8 without an r-d1 reformat.) Once you get to the point of a corrupted card there is no way to diagnose the problem, whether it's a mechanical error in writing to the card, or something inappropriate that was written to it. There are a lot of parties involved; two firmwares, and the Mac OS will even write to the card if you use a reader. Maybe it is a carefree system, but why share cards if you don't have to...if you have a problem down the road it makes the diagnosis more complicated. At least label the card if you've used it elsewhere. The r-d1 and the M9 both have a quick format option and a full one, apparently. I would love to know the intended purpose of the full format. ?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhulsenbeek Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share #15 Posted November 29, 2009 The r-d1 and the M9 both have a quick format option and a full one, apparently. I would love to know the intended purpose of the full format. ?? So would I! Anyone can explain? Thanks in advance! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mboerma Posted November 29, 2009 Share #16 Posted November 29, 2009 So would I! Anyone can explain? Thanks in advance! This explains the basics: Differences between a Quick format and a regular format during a "clean" installation of Windows XP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted November 29, 2009 Share #17 Posted November 29, 2009 Reformatting the cards for every use is totally useless - it is an urban myth. Format in camera once on first use, after that import files via "cut" & "paste" and stop worrying. This is fine if you don't cycle the card over multiple cameras (different brands & models). If the card craps out then bin it and get a new one (note: this has not happened once for me and the number of reports of such failure is relatively small.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted November 29, 2009 Share #18 Posted November 29, 2009 Reformatting the cards for every use is totally useless - it is an urban myth. Format in camera once on first use, after that import files via "cut" & "paste" and stop worrying. This is fine if you don't cycle the card over multiple cameras (different brands & models). If the card craps out then bin it and get a new one (note: this has not happened once for me and the number of reports of such failure is relatively small.) Cards should be reformatted as the preferable option instead of just deleting images, which leaves nuggets of redundant file information on the card, and which eventually reduces its capacity. I reformat the card each time I have downloaded the photographs and made sure they are OK. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mc_k Posted November 29, 2009 Share #19 Posted November 29, 2009 thanks Maarten Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mc_k Posted November 29, 2009 Share #20 Posted November 29, 2009 I have used the M8 about 2 yrs.; the card issues have been very infrequent. Seems like if I have a problem after a reformat it will be all files unreadable (very rare), and if I have a problem after deleting it will be a few individual files unreadable (this happens more frequently). So I reformat all the time now. If it's just a superstition, it's harmless enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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