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JasonSF

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Hi all, well I have it all up and running. Only thing is I cannot seem to get the images from the camera to the laptop! (apple)

 

I have just called the store I purchased the camera from ( London's premiere Leica dealer ) and they do not know how to get images from the DMR!!!!! Even though the guy I was speaking to has one, he said he cannot remember and that it is not possible to transfer images without some software called silverfast, he thinks!

 

Does anyone have a mac and DMR? If so, how do you get the images from the camera to your computer?

 

Usually (quoting my D-3, nikon D80, canon 20D) you just plug the things in and they appear on the desktop as a removable drive. Do I have to select something here? There is no mention in the instructions.

 

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Jason

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Jason,

 

I do not have the camera in front of me but check within the menu whether the settings reflect either camera or disk as target (I believe it is the second last setting in the menu).

When you set it to "disk" an ethernet symbol will appear on the display and the camera is ready to transport the pictures to your mac (the camera will be mounted in the finder).

For further image processing you will need to use your standard product (i.e. Photoshop, Silverfast, or whatever).

 

rgds - Klaus

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Jason,

 

I do not have the camera in front of me but check within the menu whether the settings reflect either camera or disk as target (I believe it is the second last setting in the menu).

When you set it to "disk" an ethernet symbol will appear on the display and the camera is ready to transport the pictures to your mac (the camera will be mounted in the finder).

For further image processing you will need to use your standard product (i.e. Photoshop, Silverfast, or whatever).

 

rgds - Klaus

 

It is on disk. I plug the firewire cable in and nothing apears. there is no cable icon appearing anywhere. Do I have a dud DMR?

 

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Jason, probably not. I own an M8 not a DMR, but it's a good idea to use a card reader instead of connecting the camera directly to the laptop.

 

Is the DMR not capable of performing this simple task. I have no trouble with any other cameras including the Digilux3.

 

Does your M8 not work when connecting the camera to the computer?

 

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Jason

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This doesn t directly answer your question..but....why don t you use a small SD Card reader. I stil use the old fashion practice of draging the folder to my desktop . Then I can rename it and back it up . After that I import it into Lightroom from the desktop or external drive. Simple starightforward method. The small SD readers are barely larger than the card.

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If the connection is physically established and the camera switched on again it should appear in the books finder and the ethernet/firewire symbol appear on the rear display.

Just follow step by step as described in the manual; it should work.

I assume that system prerequisites (OS version etc) are met...

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Does your M8 not work when connecting the camera to the computer?

 

Hi Jason, I only ever use a card reader, but I seem to recall that with the M8 if you want to transfer files directly the M8 doesn't appear as a mass storage device, you have to launch one of the Mac's application to download the file - image aquisition, something like that?

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I do not have a card reader! boo hoo.

 

So, after 1 hour. I have found a card reader is required to get images from the camera, using Leopard with latest update will not allow RAW files to be correctly read in Aperture. Even the pros? at the Leica dealer know little or nothing about the DMR.

 

I do hope the images are good :D I will let you know should i get one at any point :D

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I do not have a card reader! boo hoo.

 

So, after 1 hour. I have found a card reader is required to get images from the camera, using Leopard with latest update will not allow RAW files to be correctly read in Aperture. Even the pros? at the Leica dealer know little or nothing about the DMR.

 

I do hope the images are good :D I will let you know should i get one at any point :D

 

OK, let's get started.

 

1. Normally the DMR can be plugged into your Mac directly with Firewire 400 and the supplied cord. The DMR appears like an external drive. You can then either copy the images unto the hard drive or import them using iVew etc. The fact that you cannot view the DMR on Leopard "may" be due to improper configuration or a quirk with Leopard. I'm still holding off installing Leopard until I'm satisfied it will not impede on my operations. Anyway, with respect to the card reader either USB 2 or Firewire will be OK with the latter being faster. I now use a USB card reader as it saves on power for the DMR.

 

2. Aperture does NOT support DMR DNGs. The wankers at Apple have failed to provide us with a solution.

 

Cheers,

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just tested - the connectivity between DMR and OS X Leopard works.

 

1. Set within menu to external disk

2. switch camera off

3. establish connectivity (plug firewire cable on both ends)

4. switch camera on

 

the camera is mounted as an external drive in the finder.

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well, I have tried everything. it will def not mount anything at all. after a quick 500 photos this evening. I realise that the great thing about Leica and that special look you get is not anything to do with the camera. It is the lenses. To be honest, the DMR images are no better, if not worse than the same image using the same 80mm 1.4 Leica lens on both the digilux3 and the canon 40D with respective adapters.

 

Thanks for all the help. 1 day old R9-DMR for sale!

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To be honest, the DMR images are no better, if not worse than the same image using the same 80mm 1.4 Leica lens on both the digilux3 and the canon 40D with respective adapters.

 

:D lol

 

Well, you're definitely better off with a Digilux 3 and hopefully you'll get rid of the R lenses as you really should be using D lenses with your kit - AF, IS and all.

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Jason,

i have the R9 & DMR, and the Digilux 3

 

perhaps in some conditions you are correct, and depending what you want with the final image, this is not true all conditions and circumstances. Put that DMR to the test and i think you'll find the senor is better then the sensor in the Digilux 3.

 

As for as the camera body, well that's where the metering, flash, and shutter is ..... and again i would say the R9 can easily beat the digilux 3.

 

bottom line : they are both tools and there are clearly situations where the R9 & DMR will outperform the Digilux 3

 

having said that leica is about lenses, not cameras

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I realise that the great thing about Leica and that special look you get is not anything to do with the camera. It is the lenses. To be honest, the DMR images are no better, if not worse than the same image using the same 80mm 1.4 Leica lens on both the digilux3 and the canon 40D with respective adapters.

 

Use RAW mode not .jpg

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well, I have tried everything. it will def not mount anything at all. after a quick 500 photos this evening. I realise that the great thing about Leica and that special look you get is not anything to do with the camera. It is the lenses. To be honest, the DMR images are no better, if not worse than the same image using the same 80mm 1.4 Leica lens on both the digilux3 and the canon 40D with respective adapters.

 

Thanks for all the help. 1 day old R9-DMR for sale!

 

Jason, hold on to yourself. You didn't just buy a simple point & shoot camera. Like Richard, I have the R8\DMR, the D2 & D3. Each is it's own species. You need to start with the R8. Get the Hovey book, go online & get all the info on how the camera works. The elegance of the camera's design cloaks it's complexity. The DMR is an amazingly tool. As far as seeing & using the information stored in the the R8\DMR, go to Adobe's website and learn everything you can about Camera Raw & DNG. I also have Mac equipment. My kits work on both Leopard & Tiger setups. You just need to load the right software on each platform. All this won't be easy. Use the Leica user forum to search for info on shooting in RAW. It's one of the primary reasons to own the DMR, to extract all the information those R lenses provide to the sensor. A must have book to buy is "Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS3. They lay it all out for you. Take a breath, you made a GOOD CHOICE ! This is worth the step slope you'll need to climb. Your in the right place. These folks got me up & running. I'm not looking back. Do your homework and you will be rewarded. Good to have you aboard. Ben

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