Hama 4GB Highsoeed SD card - Warning

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About six months ago I found the Hama 4GB card which is SD and thus suitable for the M8. It worked well and I rather liked the idea of having 380 images on a card and I had never had an SD card fail on me. All went well and I bought some more. About six weeks ago one of the cards failed but I told myself that it was because of some corruption from my PC.

 

I have just returned from Bhutan where I noticed that one of the bodies started taking longer and longer to fire up, eventually taking some 10 seconds. However everything worked (except the weather, which is another story!) and I religiously backed up everything each evening.

 

Today I used the same body for the first time and on the third image the card failed and has gone completely. Luckily I lost nothing of importance but I have learned my lesson. Just four images earlier I would have lost something important to me, so I am putting the 4gb cards away and going back to 2GB cards on the Leitz approved list.

 

Why, when I have spent a lifetime more than satisfied with 36 exposures at a time I should have felt 180 insufficient says far more about human nature than about technology!

 

Are 1GB cards more robust than 2GB? If so perhaps I should be satisfied with 90 images.

 

David Young

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I think capacity is practical... but the more you have the more you may lose. It is not just a card failure, it's also, card loss, stolen body/card/bag etc. For some people the pictures are worth more than the material. When traveling, or doing a one opportunity shot like a wedding etc, it makes sense to limit to 2Gb and when full store the card safely in your pocket, in your underwear... anywhere else than your bag.

 

Regarding the leica's approved list, there are surely enough cards on the list not to fool around with non approved cards.

 

Eric