Woody Campbell Posted January 7, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted January 7, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Here's another undocumented (as far as I can tell) feature: Â The default directory structure of a freshly-formated card is /DCIM/100LEICA. File names are "L100nnnn.dng", where "nnnn" is the picture number assigned by the camera. I assume that most people use continuous numbering to minimize the risk of overwriting files. Â If you mount a freshly formated card in your reader and edit the LEICA folder's name on your computer, say to "200LEICA", the camera assings filenames in the form L200nnnn.dng. More interestingly, after the first exposure on the "200LEICA" card the body remembers the "200LEICA" and applies it in the future when it formats cards. Â This lets you give each M8 its own 3-digit code, which minimizes the risk of overwriting files if you have two bodies or work with another photographer. When the frame counter rolls over at "9999" you can adopt a new 3 digit code to eliminate any risk of new files overwriting old files. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mike prevette Posted January 7, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted January 7, 2007 thats awesome. As I approach the 10k mark I'll need to remember this. Alas it's probably a month or so away. I think I'm around 6k right now, but have taken the last couple weeks off. Â _mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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