Go Figure Posted August 24, 2015 Share #1 Posted August 24, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just got a brand new Sandisk Extreme 8GB 45MB/sec card SDSDRX38192A21.Could anybody here advise me on how to correctly " treat " my SD card?Here is what I customarily do:with camera switched off insert card in camera boot camera Format card in cameraShoot up to 10 DNG + JPG fine image pairs in about 5.5 sec withcamera set to "S".Camera takes 54sec to completely write all buffered files to card.Switch of cameraRemove card from camera.Lock card.Download card via Lexar USB 3 card reader LRW307URBNA.Eject card via Apple command ⌘ + EUnlock cardReinsert card in cameraReboot cameraReformat card in camera.Shoot new imagesWould you think this to be appropriate SD practice or do I need to change anything in my workflow?Much obliged,Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pico Posted August 24, 2015 Share #2 Posted August 24, 2015 Your procedure is all good. Some of us prefer to format in the computer using SD Card Formatter. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Figure Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted August 25, 2015 Your procedure is all good. Some of us prefer to format in the computer using SD Card Formatter. . every time ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted August 25, 2015 Share #4 Posted August 25, 2015 every time ? Every time I download the SD card contents. It takes only a moment. Do what you wish. Some do not consider it important. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Figure Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted August 25, 2015 What option would you suggest for SD Card Formatter. Quick vs Overwrite Best, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted August 25, 2015 Share #6 Posted August 25, 2015 What option would you suggest for SD Card Formatter. Quick vs Overwrite Best, Quick. Overwrite is not necessary and besides it causes extra wear on the card. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted August 25, 2015 Share #7 Posted August 25, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Suffice it to do a quick format with SD Formatter once in a while. No need to use it for each formatting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted September 3, 2015 Share #8 Posted September 3, 2015 I have never had to reformat except to servers as erase. Never erase. I buy new cards from B&H for each new camera. I do not switch cards from one camera to another. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted September 3, 2015 Share #9 Posted September 3, 2015 Lock card. ..... Unlock card I have had the lock tabs break by doing this so I no longer use them as the card is effectively useless without the tab in place. Your procedure is good other than the use of SD Formatter, that said I used to do all this but now operate rather more badly, in that I simply use the cards and don't worry about whether I erase, interchange cards and cameras or anything much else to be quite honest. I've had no problems as a result, but then I do buy 'good' SD cards sourced from 'good' suppliers (i.e. they are what they are claimed to be). I do at times use SD Formatter but am somewhat haphazard in doing so. I have my suspicions that a dodgy card is quite simply that - if a card gives me trouble I bin it but haven't had to do so for a few years now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Figure Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share #10 Posted September 3, 2015 So could we sum this up as follows ? 1st purchase quality SD card from an authorized dealer. 2nd with camera switched off insert card in camera 3rd boot camera 4th set camera to S 5th format card in camera6th shoot DNG + JPG fine image pairs 7th Switch of camera8th Remove card from camera9th (optional) Lock card10th Download card via Lexar USB 3 card reader LRW307URBNA. 11th (optional) Reformat card in SD Formatter selecting "Quick" mode option12th Eject card via Apple command ⌘ + E13th Unlock card if card had been locked during download14th Reinsert card in camera15th Reboot camera16th Reformat card in camera or alternatively delete images in camera to allocate image spaces Proceed to shoot new images Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiftyonepointsix Posted September 3, 2015 Share #11 Posted September 3, 2015 I had Sandisk Extreme 8GByte UHS-1 SD cards FAIL completely after using SDFORMAT. Sandisk accepted the cards back and replaced them twice. It might have been a bad rev level that has since been corrected, but I have not bought one since. I use the slower 4x sandisk and PNY cards. The current Sandisk Extreme card has worked for a few years, but I use it only in a Ricoh CS-1 and use in-camera format only. Some of these "extreme" cards do not seem compliant with the SD standard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 8, 2015 Share #12 Posted September 8, 2015 Suffice it to do a quick format with SD Formatter once in a while. No need to use it for each formatting. But do a full overwrite if you (suspect that you) have problems with your card. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
satijntje Posted September 8, 2015 Share #13 Posted September 8, 2015 I always format SD cards in the M8. Never ever had a problem. KG John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted September 8, 2015 Share #14 Posted September 8, 2015 But do a full overwrite if you (suspect that you) have problems with your card. We disagree on that, Jaapv. Overwriting does not do an integrity check, nor does it touch the protected section of the card which records bad blocks/sectors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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