indication of the number of images taken with a M8

[hjernemadsen]

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Dear Members

 

is there anyway that you can get an indication of how many images that has been taken with a M8 camera

 

My image counter has suddently jumped from 470 to 5674 and I have no explanation for that?

 

Sincerely

 

peter:confused:

[Shootist]

Dear Members

 

is there anyway that you can get an indication of how many images that has been taken with a M8 camera

 

My image counter has suddently jumped from 470 to 5674 and I have no explanation for that?

 

Sincerely

 

peter:confused:

 

Do a search on Image Unique ID and you should find many post on how to translate it from HEX to the decimal number of shutter activations.

[hjernemadsen]

sorry for my ignorance

 

but how do you read the Image unique ID from an image?

 

Sincerly Peter

[Shootist]

sorry for my ignorance

 

but how do you read the Image unique ID from an image?

 

Sincerly Peter

 

 

Look at the last post in this thread.

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m8-forum/31196-did-i-get-used-m8-2.html

[hjernemadsen]

Thank You for your help. My questions are settled.

 

According to the unique image ID my M8 has taken 890 images

 

It turns out that the image counter has jumped from around 470 to round 5776.

 

The last image taken has an image number of 5921 corresponding to a "real image count" of 890.

 

the jump in image nubers has happened coincidentally with my upgrade to firmware 1.07 - but still there may not be a causual ralationship - but anyway thank you for you help

 

Sincerely

 

 

Peter

[Shootist]

If you want to reset the image numbering to what you think it the true count of images you have taken follow these steps.

 

Here is a procedure that will allow you change to anything you want:

 

1. Set the Picture Number in the menu to "Standard".

2. Format the SD card in camera.

3. Reset the File Number in the menu. It actually says “Reset fold. No”, that is the one you want.

4. Set Picture Number back to "Continuous"

5. Take one image

6. Shut off camera, remove SD card and place in card reader attached to a computer.

7. Access the image in your Finder or Explorer (Mac or PC); rename the image number to whatever file number/image number you want. I would suggest Lyyyxxxx, with "y" being your preferred folder number (See Note Below) and "x" being the frame number you want to start with. (You are making these changes to the file name on the card in the card reader.)

 

NOTE

 

If you want to change the first or second digit of the L100 (Lyyy above) in the file name, like to L200 or 120 or 220, then you have to change the folder name also.

The directory/folder structure on the card when in a card reader is [Drive Letter]:\DCIM\100LEICA\. You need to change the 100LEICA to whatever you want the file number to start with. Like if you want it to be L200xxxx then you need to rename that folder to 200LEICA. If you want L120 then you need to change that folder name to 120LEICA. It would look like this [Drive Letter]:\DCIM\120 or 200LEICA.

 

8. Properly remove card from card reader and return to camera.

9. Turn the camera on and press "Play". The file will now display with newly renamed folder and file number. (Use "Info" to see this data.)

10. Expose another image to confirm and check file numbers.

11. Format SD card, and you are good to go from that point on.