Leica M Type 262 with SD card Wifi ?

[Photomic38]

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Small question about the M262 to specialists. I bought the bundle two months ago and I am thinking of using this device for late spring. Is it possible to equip it with an SD card Wifi, the connection by a USB cable connection to the computer not provided on this camera ? Thank you for your answers .

[papimuzo]

Yes you can use a WiFI card without problem (i am using an EyesWifi card - now christened in Keenai business - with my M-D 262). Only you have to be patient as the transfert takes time.

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[Photomic38]

Thank you, Marcel, for answering.

In the menu of my X-Vario, it's possible to select the function "flashair" to activate the transfer to the computer. This function does not exist in the menu of the M 262, how is transfer in this case? Permanent?

 

Jacques

[Echo63]

I had a flashair card in my M240.

I found the card write speeds too slow (shooting Jpeg and Raw) for the things i was shooting - and went back to a Sandisk extreme card without wifi.

 

The toshiba flashair card needs setting up using an app on your computer - once it is setup it turns the wifi on when the camera is powered on. If nothing connects to the wifi in 5 minutes it turns off.

 

Pulling photos over to my phone used a flashair app, and it worked perfectly with Jpegs, it didnt see the raw files

[Photomic38]

Thank you Echo63 for the information. It is therefore the computer which controls the card. I thought the flashair cards had poor writing performance. So I will like you opt for a Sandisk Ex pro. Thanks again .

 

Jacques

[Echo63]

Thank you Echo63 for the information. It is therefore the computer which controls the card. I thought the flashair cards had poor writing performance. So I will like you opt for a Sandisk Ex pro. Thanks again .

 

Jacques

A computer is needed to setup how the card behaves.

After setup is completed (which needs redoing after every format) the card creates its own wifi network that devices can connect to

[papimuzo]

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As expressed above, once the setting-up through the install WiFI card software (includes Windows driver Eyes-FI card), card is recognized into the PC computer network. The link becomes active as soon you power the camera and take a picture. No other action needed. Jpeg or DNG files are stored in directories created when installing the Wificard tools.

BTW: tranfering a DNG 26.1 Mb file takes roughly 75 s.

Edited May 14, 2017 by papimuzo

[Photomic38]

Thank you Marcel for the info. The transfer is really long! Transfer 200 photos, plan the day! I abandoned the idea, I finally use a Sandisk ExtremePro 32 GB

 

Jacques

[JeTexas]

I've found the best use for wifi cards is not to transfer all the files off of the camera, but to be able to download one or two photos to your phone for immediate posting to Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, etc. 

[papimuzo]

Yes, on some occasion with the M-D, you would like to see some infos (about lense used i.e.) before going out.

 

Must add a recent bad news: (at least on my install on my PC), the updated Windows 10 version ("Creative.. blah blah"  version 1703) apparently killed the good work of WIFI transfert from my Eyecard!!

No cure up to now, even after re-installing  the program (Kenai version). The cards are seen by the WiFi network but pictures transfert doen't work.

[Photon42]

I cannot really recommend it for Eyefi and DNG files, because it just takes ages. JPG may be a different story.