RayD28 Posted September 20, 2016 Share #21 Posted September 20, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Pardon me if this is too much information but I want to explain my problem and what I've done to trouble shoot just in case someone else has or will have the same problem. I updated the firmware. Turned camera on and "SD" flashes in bottom of viewfinder. Shut camera off and then removed battery and SD card. Put in different SD card and then the battery (in that order) and turned camera on and "SD" still flashes in viewfinder. Turned camera off and then removed battery and SD card. Put in battery and a completely different SD card (in that order) and turned camera on and "SD" still flashes in viewfinder. Pressed shutter release and camera fired but "SD" continued to flash. Turned camera off and removed battery and then reinserted battery and turned on camera. No "SD" flashing that time. Turned camera off and pressed Info Button and Info screen appeared while camera is turned off! Turned camera on and then off. Left camera on table for about four hours and turned camera on and it appeared the battery was drained but there was no low battery message. I let the battery charge but have not put it in the camera. SD formatter cured this issue for me. The SD cards were formatted using Mac Disk Utility. I'll try SD formatter for all my cards. Hopefully will have some good news next time i post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 20, 2016 Posted September 20, 2016 Hi RayD28, Take a look here M240 hanging, won't switch-off - card write LED permanently illuminated. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pop Posted September 20, 2016 Share #22 Posted September 20, 2016 The flashing SD warning indicates that the camera did not detect an SD card. If the warning persists for several cards, it's quite likely that the contacts in the camera are to blame. In the most simple (and, hopefully, most frequent) case, there is some lint or debris in the SD card slot which can be removed by blowing into the slot or by using tweezers. Remove the battery before using the tweezers to avoid electrical short cuts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 20, 2016 Share #23 Posted September 20, 2016 What Philipp says, but didn't you have trouble with the battery draining prematurely in an earlier post? I think it is time to send the camera in to Leica to have it repaired instead of fiddling with it to no effect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayD28 Posted October 1, 2016 Share #24 Posted October 1, 2016 Camera sent to Leica New Jersey today. I spoke to a service manager and described the symptoms and he said they have parts and I'll get it back in three weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnick6 Posted October 11, 2016 Share #25 Posted October 11, 2016 Guys I just picked up a new Leica M-P 240 from B&H Photo recently -- serial is 512-something... anyway, I've had numerous soft-hangs where a power cycle fixes the issue. I've also had a couple of lock-ups where only removing the battery will fix the camera. My SD card is new -- a Sandisk Extreme 128GB UHS-1 -- formatted in the camera. I actually just posted a review on B&H's web site. I wish they offered 1/2 stars but I gave it 4/5 due to the lousy firmware. It seems strange that other manufacturer's can provide their cameras with firmware that *never* has issues. One thing I do constantly, when turning the power switch on, is push it too far into continuous mode. I then quickly push it back to single-shot mode. I wonder if this action can confuse the camera..? When my lock-up happened, I was in the ISO menu. I was fiddling with the maximum ISO values. I stopped and went back into the ISO menu -- but then I couldn't change anything. The SD write LED was lit. Power cycling had no effect -- had to pull the battery. As someone else said, it might be a design flaw in the hardware but that seems unlikely given today's technology. (It would be fairly easy to debug if it was a hardware issue too!) Anyway, I still love my new M-P but it really is a head-scratcher that Leica cannot come up with stable firmware. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted October 11, 2016 Share #26 Posted October 11, 2016 cnick6 - the issue you describe could just as soon be caused by a problem with your SD card. Try using another card. Try "scrubbing" your card using the SD Formatter, taking care to overwrite all blocks, which will take its good time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted October 11, 2016 Share #27 Posted October 11, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes i would try SD Formatter and a card working well usually like Sandisk 64GB extreme pro. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnick6 Posted October 11, 2016 Share #28 Posted October 11, 2016 pop, lct, Yes I could try that but the last firmware update claimed they now support SD cards up to 512GB. And since Leica uses Sandisk exclusively for testing, it should be working. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ricoh Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share #29 Posted October 11, 2016 Cnick6 - not that it should matter much - in your position I would update the firmware to 2.0.30 if the installed version is not the latest, and secondly format the SD card non-FAT. Go from there, it should give a firm footing as it were. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted October 11, 2016 Share #30 Posted October 11, 2016 Yes I could try that but the last firmware update claimed they now support SD cards up to 512GB. And since Leica uses Sandisk exclusively for testing, it should be working. You could and it should or you should and it could? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnick6 Posted October 12, 2016 Share #31 Posted October 12, 2016 Cnick6 - not that it should matter much - in your position I would update the firmware to 2.0.30 if the installed version is not the latest, and secondly format the SD card non-FAT. Go from there, it should give a firm footing as it were. Steve, it's a 3-week old Leica M-P 240. It's brand new and has the latest firmware installed. (This was my point by the way...) It's fresh from the Leica stork! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnick6 Posted October 12, 2016 Share #32 Posted October 12, 2016 You could and it should or you should and it could? Hehe... In fairness, I haven't had any hangs or lock-ups recently. Perhaps it's more stable with a partially-filled SD card. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marchyman Posted October 12, 2016 Share #33 Posted October 12, 2016 Yes I could try that but the last firmware update claimed they now support SD cards up to 512GB. And since Leica uses Sandisk exclusively for testing, it should be working. I have had brand new Sandisk SD cards fail. I didn't know about SD Formatter back then or I would have tried it. I believe it will map out bad cells and it only takes one bad cell in an active location to screw things up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted October 12, 2016 Share #34 Posted October 12, 2016 pop, lct, Yes I could try that but the last firmware update claimed they now support SD cards up to 512GB. And since Leica uses Sandisk exclusively for testing, it should be working. I would try using another card and I would re-format the card with the SD FORMATTER even if it was a 2GB card. This always should be the first step when a camera misbehaves with a card. Any card. Any camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted October 12, 2016 Share #35 Posted October 12, 2016 + 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodies Posted October 12, 2016 Share #36 Posted October 12, 2016 Cnick6 - not that it should matter much - in your position I would update the firmware to 2.0.30 if the installed version is not the latest, and secondly format the SD card non-FAT. Go from there, it should give a firm footing as it were. Isn't the optimal format ex-fat? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayD28 Posted October 25, 2016 Share #37 Posted October 25, 2016 Here is an update. What Philipp says, but didn't you have trouble with the battery draining prematurely in an earlier post? I think it is time to send the camera in to Leica to have it repaired instead of fiddling with it to no effect. I took jaapv's advice and sent camera to New Jersey. They told me it would be three weeks and I got it back today so it ended up three weeks + one day. Repair description is a little cryptic but it says: Board-Set, calibrated Circuit board H soldered (DM) Leather covering I also had them take care of some sensor spots but it is not listed in the repair descriptions (but I did several test shots and things look good). All work covered by warranty. Since my problems were sporadic I won't know if the camera is fully repaired. For now I am assuming I'll not have the problems I described above. If I do have problems I'll let you know by posting in this thread. By the way, the customer service I received was not good. I'm posting about my experience in the Customer Forum. Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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