64gb Memory Card in the M10?

[summicron]

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Can I use cards bigger than 32gb in the M10?

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[StilettodudeQ]

Hi there.  I have been using a 64 GB card in my M10 without any issues, so you should be just fine.  In case it matters, I use Sandisk Ultra PLUS card.  Many Leicaphiles seem to prefer this manufacturer.

[elmars]

I use a 128 GB card without any problems. 

[Gobert]

256 GB here.

[jaapv]

Sheesh - you must wear out cameras fast...

[rramesh]

The optimum storage size should be based on not how much you can keep, but rather how much you can stand to lose.

Edited April 27, 2019 by rramesh

[bags27]

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+1 .

But of course, those who have the M10 and its outstanding video will want very large cards. 😁

 

[pico]

14 minutes ago, bags27 said:

But of course, those who have the M10 and its outstanding video will want very large cards. 😁

Of course, also those using its 3D CAD interface or its Decisive Moment Indicator.

 

[rramesh]

Let's not forget the Leica 250 Reporter.

 

[summicron]

Thanks, everyone.  I had read somewhere that the M10 couldn't use cards bigger than 32gb, but I have now gotten my M10 and 64gb cards work just fine (as allof you told me they would).

[lucerne]

9 hours ago, summicron said:

Thanks, everyone.  I had read somewhere that the M10 couldn't use cards bigger than 32gb, but I have now gotten my M10 and 64gb cards work just fine (as allof you told me they would).

Despite the fact that the M10 will use much bigger cards than 64gb, it is a good decision to carry a few high speed cards of this capacity.  It’s better to lose the content of one small (64gb) card on a trip, than to lose everything on a mega-card. 

The transfer rate from card to computer is also relevant.

Enjoy your M10, and ignore any rare and difficult to substantiate rumours from non-leica users.     

The Leica specification for this model should  be your point of reference.

[a.noctilux]

On 4/26/2019 at 6:53 AM, Gobert said:

256 GB here.

Mean size of my M10 file is 25 MB,

With this 256 GB card, 10 000 files , that is big storage for one such tiny device 😵.

For me 32GB is big enough, while thinking time I'll spend on PP afterward.

[bags27]

Really depends on what you capture: dng or jpeg or dng+jpeg. 

[Gobert]

1 hour ago, a.noctilux said:

Mean size of my M10 file is 25 MB,

With this 256 GB card, 10 000 files , that is big storage for one such tiny device 😵.

For me 32GB is big enough, while thinking time I'll spend on PP afterward.

It is a big storage. But I hate to be out of space.

[a.noctilux]

1 hour ago, bags27 said:

Really depends on what you capture: dng or jpeg or dng+jpeg. 

Only DNG of course, hence time to PP,

jpeg files don't need that PP, or much smaller when I record after PP,  or circa jpg 5 MB for 24-26MB (dng file) .

[andyturk]

2 hours ago, bags27 said:

Really depends on what you capture: dng or jpeg or dng+jpeg. 

It depends on how often you transfer images to somewhere else (e.g., a computer). SD cards (and the firmware that writes to them) are not necessarily the most reliable storage system and keeping 1,000s images on a card with no other backup would make me very nervous.

[01af]

vor 2 Stunden schrieb lucerne:

... it is a good decision to carry a few high-speed cards ...

No, that's not a good decision. To the contrary—juggling several memory cards is the single most-prevalent reason for data losses. Avoid that.

 To escape the many-eggs-in-one-basket syndrome, simply download your image files from card to hard-disk frequently, and make back-ups. But always use a memory card that's big enough to carry you from one download to the next without swapping multiple cards.

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vor 4 Minuten schrieb andyturk:

... keeping thousands of images on a card with no other backup would make me very nervous.

What makes me nervous is using a brand-new memory card right out of the blister pack. Never do that! NEVER!!!

Any new card must be tested for reliability. There are open-source applications somewhere on the Internet which can do exactly that automatically. Let them run a few test cycles on a new card, and start using it only after it passed the tests. Then it will be very reliable for years to come.

[jaapv]

depends where you are travelling, Olaf. In third-world countries pilfering SD cards is not unknown. You are right, backing up to a portable device, or even better, the Cloud, on a daily basis is essential, but still I prefer to lose a small card to losing all images in one fell swoop.

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[lucerne]

11 hours ago, 01af said:

No, that's not a good decision. To the contrary—juggling several memory cards is the single most-prevalent reason for data losses. Avoid that.

 To escape the many-eggs-in-one-basket syndrome, simply download your image files from card to hard-disk frequently, and make back-ups. But always use a memory card that's big enough to carry you from one download to the next without swapping multiple cards.

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What makes me nervous is using a brand-new memory card right out of the blister pack. Never do that! NEVER!!!

Any new card must be tested for reliability. There are open-source applications somewhere on the Internet which can do exactly that automatically. Let them run a few test cycles on a new card, and start using it only after it passed the tests. Then it will be very reliable for years to come.

I repeat and stand by my advice. It’s a good decision under the circumstances . I’m afraid 01af, that you have jumped to conclusions and made assumptions that I am 

(1) carrying a hard drive with me when I travel.  Possibly yes, BUT not of the type you are imagining .   I never carry a computer.  

(2) opening new cards while I’m traveling. My excursions are not day trips. Three weeks is normal.   I never use new/ untested cards on a trip.  I use my collection of used cards which I empty, reformat, and test prior to departure.   It’s common sense.

I’m in Mexico City right now. That’s 12 hours flying time from home and I’m very careful about the integrity of my cards and files.. Partially used cards are in my hotel safe.

I would never suggest /risk accumulating the captures of a three week trip on a single card.  Changing cards every few days is not a risk. 

However, I do now own a Western Digital portable storage device which incorporates  an sdcard reader.  It is an independent, self powered hard drive which extracts all the files off the sdcards and can be considered a back up..  It doesn’t require a computer with which to work.    Even better, is the solid state hard drive version which I hope to get soon.     

I’ve been involved with technical equipment since the 1970s.. 

 

 

 

 

 

[a.noctilux]

In my experience, over years with other digital M before M10, when the SD card became "almost full" (70-90%), the power on took much longer time.

And worse, my experience also more the capacity of SD increased, more the start-up time increased.

I don't know if those of my experiences are "universal", but that was mine, and I use SD card accordingly to them.