billh Posted September 26, 2006 Share #1 Posted September 26, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06092602_sandisk4gbultra.asp Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 26, 2006 Posted September 26, 2006 Hi billh, Take a look here Is this the card the M8 takes?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
peterb Posted September 26, 2006 Share #2 Posted September 26, 2006 It should, since it appears to be an SD card. Currently Sandisk has 1GB and 2GB cards so this is probably one of their big Photokina announcements. Thanks for sharing. P Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted September 26, 2006 Share #3 Posted September 26, 2006 That's true but I'm jealous of the CF users. http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06092603_sandiskextremelll.asp Well, gimme 16 GB SD cards please? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_f Posted September 26, 2006 Share #4 Posted September 26, 2006 Albert, Don't forget the new Pretec 8 GB SD-HC, largest yet: Digital Photography Review ... And yes, the Leica M8 will take 4GB and 8GB SD-HC cards (and even higher to come..) Cheers, John F. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted September 26, 2006 Share #5 Posted September 26, 2006 16 gig is an awful lot of images to lose when (not if) a card goes tits-up. 16 x 1 gig cards, or 8 x 2 gig cards, might be a better option. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbretteville Posted September 26, 2006 Share #6 Posted September 26, 2006 Having that happen on a 256MB card was bad enough, I tend to agree with Andy a couplle of cards at least. AFAIK the M8's file set isn't larger than the D2s and a 2GB card will give you 120+ exposures. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted September 26, 2006 Share #7 Posted September 26, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) While we are at it... Anyone any idea why a SanDisk SD card reader will not read SanDisk Extreme III cards, but reads other brands quite happily? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhoutman Posted September 26, 2006 Share #8 Posted September 26, 2006 these new cards seem rather expensive to me ;( Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billh Posted September 26, 2006 Author Share #9 Posted September 26, 2006 16 gig is an awful lot of images to lose when (not if) a card goes tits-up. 16 x 1 gig cards, or 8 x 2 gig cards, might be a better option. Andy, I agree. I have a 4BG I use with the 1Ds2, but mostly I use 2 GB (100 plus RAW images). The 4 GB takes about 14 minutes to download via firewire 400, and I think the smaller M8 card only fits USB card readers, which are even slower. One of the big things for me is the write speed. I don't know what the buffer size is on the M8, but I seem to remember it taking one minute once full? That can/will be an issue for many people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_reid Posted September 26, 2006 Share #10 Posted September 26, 2006 16 gig is an awful lot of images to lose when (not if) a card goes tits-up. 16 x 1 gig cards, or 8 x 2 gig cards, might be a better option. Exactly! I was just going to make the same post. Cheers, Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_reid Posted September 26, 2006 Share #11 Posted September 26, 2006 Andy, I agree. I have a 4BG I use with the 1Ds2, but mostly I use 2 GB (100 plus RAW images). The 4 GB takes about 14 minutes to download via firewire 400, and I think the smaller M8 card only fits USB card readers, which are even slower. One of the big things for me is the write speed. I don't know what the buffer size is on the M8, but I seem to remember it taking one minute once full? That can/will be an issue for many people. 11 frames of RAW in succession are possible and keep in mind that the buffer does not have to empty completely in order to make another exposure. As soon as the buffer dumps one frame, it can take another, etc. The M8 does not bog down very easily. Cheers, Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddawn Posted September 26, 2006 Share #12 Posted September 26, 2006 11 frames of RAW in succession are possible and keep in mind that the buffer does not have to empty completely in order to make another exposure. As soon as the buffer dumps one frame, it can take another, etc. The M8 does not bog down very easily. Cheers, Sean thanks for this very reassuring piece of info Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_mcdermott Posted September 26, 2006 Share #13 Posted September 26, 2006 16 gig is an awful lot of images to lose when (not if) a card goes tits-up. 16 x 1 gig cards, or 8 x 2 gig cards, might be a better option. I wholeheartedly agree. As I've learned the hard way, there's nothing worse than losing a couple gigs worth of photos when a card goes down--especially when someone else is playing for your time and you have to explain to them that you've got to go do the job again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlancasterd Posted September 26, 2006 Share #14 Posted September 26, 2006 16 gig is an awful lot of images to lose when (not if) a card goes tits-up. 16 x 1 gig cards, or 8 x 2 gig cards, might be a better option. This was exactly my worry on a recent 2-week tour of Switzerland with an R8/DMR and the reason I took several 1 and 2GB Extreme III cards and a 12" MAC PowerBook with me - I backed up to the MAC each day and, as a belt and braces, burned the collected images onto DVDs every time I had about 4GB's worth. I used a Kingston TravelLite SD/MMC reader and had no problems. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_reid Posted September 26, 2006 Share #15 Posted September 26, 2006 I wholeheartedly agree. As I've learned the hard way, there's nothing worse than losing a couple gigs worth of photos when a card goes down--especially when someone else is playing for your time and you have to explain to them that you've got to go do the job again. Worse yet if it's a job that *cannot* be photographed again. Cheers, Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbretteville Posted September 26, 2006 Share #16 Posted September 26, 2006 The 4 GB takes about 14 minutes to download via firewire 400, and I think the smaller M8 card only fits USB card readers, which are even slower.. USB 1.1 is slower than firewire by a lot. USB2 - which most devices made in the last few years have - have a speed that is slightly faster then firewire 400 and should give about the same download times a a fw setup. All the bits in the chain, including the card, must support high speed I/O, but that shouldn't be an issue with current hardware. - Carl Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted September 28, 2006 Share #17 Posted September 28, 2006 Albert, Don't forget the new Pretec 8 GB SD-HC, largest yet: Digital Photography Review ... And yes, the Leica M8 will take 4GB and 8GB SD-HC cards (and even higher to come..) Cheers, John F. Leica have already announced that the M8 will take SD cards UP TO 4GB. I just ordered one of these: Ridata 4GB Secure Digital Memory Card, 150X SD Card Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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