gesper Posted January 14, 2007 Share #21 Â Posted January 14, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) 2G Kingston Elite Pro and 2G Transcend 150X. Interestingly, the card reader in my Epson RX500 printer will not read 2G SD cards even though it reads 512Mb fine. I have a small Kingston TravelLite Reader that came with the Elite Pro card that I use for the 2G's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 14, 2007 Posted January 14, 2007 Hi gesper, Take a look here Poll on SD cards used in M8. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
danielt Posted January 14, 2007 Share #22  Posted January 14, 2007 Alphabyte 2Gb Prox, Sandisk Extreme III 1Gb, Transcend 80x 1Gb, Transcend 45x 1GB, running witout problems  Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhoutman Posted January 14, 2007 Share #23 Â Posted January 14, 2007 No problems with Sandisk Extreme III 2GB with Sandisk Imagemate 12-in-1 reader on mac OS 9 and 10.4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asfeir Posted January 14, 2007 Share #24 Â Posted January 14, 2007 1 & 2 GB Sandisk Ultra II Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimmel Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share #25 Â Posted January 15, 2007 Seems like a lot of good results so far, with Sandisk in the lead. Â Anyone have and try a 4 GB card? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthury Posted January 16, 2007 Share #26 Â Posted January 16, 2007 Does anyone know if the M8 can handle the new SDHC cards? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP3 Posted January 16, 2007 Share #27  Posted January 16, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi Skimmel  Yes, Sandisk cards are usually very reliable. However, there are reports in the forum that M8 cannot recognise Sandisk 4GB cards at the present moment.  I use a Ridata 4GB card, M8 recogonise the whole 4GB and it works fine. It's been reported Transcend 4GB card also works fine, though both are not labelled SDHC.  Don't ask me why 4GB cards are not automatically SDHC. This has already been discussed to death in previous SD threads in Nov & Dec. Do a search and you will know the peciliar story.  Hi Arthur  For your question, the answer is practically NO. There are numerous reports that M8 cannot recognise a 4GB SDHC card at the present time. Not even a single successful case AFAIK and searches in this forum. Maybe a later M8 firmware can due with it at a later time. Leica have already lots of bugs to fix in their present agenda.  In the present mixed and stirred SD formats, class 2, 4, 6, SDHC and manufacturers' non-compliance on their SD 'standards', (though my Ridata 4GB x150 works fine with M8 at a modest price, the Epson P5000 media storage player just doesn't recognise it!) I would highly suggest Scandisk Extreme III 2GB SD until all dust on standards and firmwares settle down, my 2 cents.  Cheers Matthew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted January 16, 2007 Share #28 Â Posted January 16, 2007 No problem with either 2G or 4G Transcend 150X cards. 383 raw shots with the 4G card. Â Â Same here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimmel Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share #29  Posted January 16, 2007 Hi Skimmel In the present mixed and stirred SD formats, class 2, 4, 6, SDHC and manufacturers' non-compliance on their SD 'standards', (though my Ridata 4GB x150 works fine with M8 at a modest price, the Epson P5000 media storage player just doesn't recognise it!) I would highly suggest Scandisk Extreme III 2GB SD until all dust on standards and firmwares settle down, my 2 cents.  Cheers Matthew  Thanks Matthew. I noticed that the Sandisk Extreme III 1 GB, but not 2 GB, card is on the Leica official list. But, Ultra II 2 GB and Sandisk (no model) 2 GB are. I wonder why. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP3 Posted January 16, 2007 Share #30 Â Posted January 16, 2007 Skimmel, don't know why but my Sandisk Extreme III 2GB works smoothly. Cheers, Matthew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Branch Posted January 16, 2007 Share #31 Â Posted January 16, 2007 No problems with any of my 3 SanDisk Extreme III 1.0GB. Like some others I don't like to have too many pictures on one SD card. I use a Hama USB 2.0 Card Reader which works well. I never take pictures out of the camera via the M8's socket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioriw Posted January 16, 2007 Share #32  Posted January 16, 2007 For those looking for something slightly more refined to use in their coddled M8s, I recommend the Panasonic PRO HIGH SPEED SD cards.  I knew I wouldn´t be able to stand being greeted by the "Made in China" glaring at me from the SD card every time I remove my beautifully milled bottomplate, so I opted for these gems. A sedately engraved "Made in Japan" is much less offensive down there... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoBeachKid Posted January 16, 2007 Share #33 Â Posted January 16, 2007 No problem with my 2G Transcend 150X cards. I use both a Transcend Portable Multi-Card Reader and the Sandisk ImageMate 12-in-1 card reader because 1) I also need to read CF cards from DSLRs. 2) I had left the Transcend reader at home and had to buy another one during a recent Asian trip Both readers work OK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 16, 2007 Share #34  Posted January 16, 2007 Jaap, do you think the difference in speed between the two cards is noticable on the M8? I don't notice, but frankly, I did't check. For my normal style of shooting those few microseconds don't make any difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimmel Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share #35  Posted January 16, 2007 For those looking for something slightly more refined to use in their coddled M8s, I recommend the Panasonic PRO HIGH SPEED SD cards. I knew I wouldn´t be able to stand being greeted by the "Made in China" glaring at me from the SD card every time I remove my beautifully milled bottomplate, so I opted for these gems. A sedately engraved "Made in Japan" is much less offensive down there...  Thanks. Are these faster in the M8 -- that is, do they do the 20 mb/sec rate or the 10 mb/sec rate? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterv Posted January 16, 2007 Share #36 Â Posted January 16, 2007 I don't notice, but frankly, I did't check. For my normal style of shooting those few microseconds don't make any difference. Â Thanks, Â So I just bought the Ultra II at Kam-expr... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted January 16, 2007 Share #37 Â Posted January 16, 2007 I have been using the Ridata 2gb 150x cards and am glad to see that the 4gb work. Â I like the price of the 2gb, at < $40, and will check out the 4gb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchs Posted January 17, 2007 Share #38 Â Posted January 17, 2007 Sandisk 1GB Ultra-II Plus USB and 2GB Extreme III with no problems here. Also used a 512MB Sandisk plain (the blue ones) that I had in a Palm, and it worked very slow but OK. Â Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theodor Heinrichsohn Posted January 17, 2007 Share #39 Â Posted January 17, 2007 Panasonic 4GB SDHC Class 2 DOES NOT work. Purchased the card from a Leica dealer, who subsequently asked Leica about it and received the answer that Firmware 1.10 would deal with the problem. SanDisc Extreme III 1.0 GB and 2.0 both work. I'm wondering, whether I should exchange the Panasonic card for 2x2 SanDisc III's Teddy H Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhoutman Posted January 17, 2007 Share #40 Â Posted January 17, 2007 . I'm wondering, whether I should exchange the Panasonic card for 2x2 SanDisc III'sTeddy H Â I use the SD Extreme III 2GB without any problems and other have the same experience. (knock on wood). Â I suggest you exchange your cards, besides 4GB is a bit of a risc when your data is lost. Â Michiel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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