LADP Posted November 27, 2008 Share #1 Posted November 27, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Happy Thanksgiving for those in the US (and Americans living abroad). I just loaded up the Capture One v4.1 software that came with my M8.2 onto my 15" Macbook Pro, and I activated it. It seems to recognize my Leica D-Lux 3 just fine, and downloads accordingly, but I can't get it to see my M8.2 when I connect it with the supplied cable. iPhoto does mount the camera fine, and can download the files. Does anyone have any idea what the problem may be? Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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danyves Posted November 27, 2008 Share #2 Posted November 27, 2008 Either do use Leica Digital Capture, or a sd card reader which is better procedure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfarkas Posted November 27, 2008 Share #3 Posted November 27, 2008 The M8.2 is not designed to shoot tethered to the included CaptureOne v4 software, if that is what you are intending to do. If you are just trying to copy and process the DNG files, then I would not recommend using the USB cable. Just take the SD card out and use a card reader to copy the files to your Mac. Then, use the file browser in C1 to locate them and start working. Unlike Lightroom, no import is necessary with C1. Hope this helps. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LADP Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share #4 Posted November 27, 2008 No, I'm not trying to shoot tethered. I'm just trying to import the DNG files to work on with Capture One. I will get an SD card reader and give that a try. Thank you for the suggestion. It seems strange that the supplied software doesn't seem to work well with the supplied cable, at least for me. Also, this is one area of the M8.2 manual that is fairly lacking in any meaningful instructions (at least for the Mac platform). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danyves Posted November 27, 2008 Share #5 Posted November 27, 2008 Do not use cable with M8.2. Card reader is the only way to go. Come either with Lexar or Sandisk SDHC cards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yenlai Posted November 27, 2008 Share #6 Posted November 27, 2008 I use this SD Card, Amazon.com: SanDisk Ultra II SD Plus 2GB Card: Electronics Pop it out, flip it open and pop it into your USB port. No fussing with card readers or cables. Cheers, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LADP Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share #7 Posted November 27, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) That looks pretty interesting, but I really would prefer not to go with 2G SD cards. I'm using 8G SDHC cards right now, and I'm looking to get a 16G or two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsteve Posted November 27, 2008 Share #8 Posted November 27, 2008 When you get your new cards, look for the Sandisk cards that include a reader with the card. Robert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittyphoto Posted November 28, 2008 Share #9 Posted November 28, 2008 When you get your new cards, look for the Sandisk cards that include a reader with the card. Robert Agree. The Sandisk card reader which bundle with SDHC card is very fast too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LADP Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share #10 Posted November 28, 2008 Alright, thanks for the advice. I will look for it tomorrow morning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted November 28, 2008 Share #11 Posted November 28, 2008 And before we start blaming Leica for yet another weakness, using a card reader is faster, safer, and in all ways a better idea than hooking the camera up to the USB port of a random PC or Mac running random software. The piece of plastic covering the USB port on the M8's is also one spot that if used regularly would become an invitation for moisture leaks. Personally, I like Chris Breeze's Downloader Pro to manage the reading, directory construction (by date, but there are many other options), and other stuff. It costs a very small amount. scott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LADP Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share #12 Posted November 28, 2008 I wouldn't say I'm "blaming Leica for yet another weakness." I'm just trying to figure out the best work flow for a new camera that I spent a good deal of money on. Constructive criticism is helpful for people and companies to improve what they do and/or the products they manufacture. If a card reader is the best and safest way to transfer files, as you and many others have stated, then I have the following questions: Why is there a data port built into the camera and a USB cable provided to interface with a computer in the first place? Why does the instruction manual not suggest that one should use a card reader? Why does the software provided with the camera (Phase One's Capture One v4) not work with the USB cable (again, perhaps this is only an problem I am experiencing)? Before interpreting this post as a negative one, please note that I have sold all the non Leica still photography gear I used to own. I love the company and I love the products they make. Just look at my sig line. To be the best they can, Leica must continue to improve their products, just as any manufacturer of high quality products should. Hopefully my comments, and the comments of others here on this forum will be noticed, and will be taken into consideration on future builds of digital M bodies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker Posted November 28, 2008 Share #13 Posted November 28, 2008 Constructive criticism is helpful for people and companies to improve what they do and/or the products they manufacture. The cult of "constructive criticism" and "feedback" is IMHO grossly overrated in western managerial capitalist culture!!. :D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted November 28, 2008 Share #14 Posted November 28, 2008 I wouldn't say I'm "blaming Leica for yet another weakness." I'm just trying to figure out the best work flow for a new camera .... I love the company and I love the products they make. Just look at my sig line. To be the best they can, Leica must continue to improve their products, just as any manufacturer of high quality products should. Hopefully my comments, and the comments of others here on this forum will be noticed, and will be taken into consideration on future builds of digital M bodies. Sorry, I wasn't blaming anyone. I was trying to say--without starting a complaint session--that the USB port is only useful for attached shooting (which is apparently rather clumsy using Leica's provided software, which I haven't even tried) and not for downloading. There is good evidence that they read the comments in these forums, although they don't seem to comment on any work in progress until it is done (and only if it is done). scott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
diogenis Posted November 28, 2008 Share #15 Posted November 28, 2008 I wouldn't say I'm "blaming Leica for yet another weakness." I'm just trying to figure out the best work flow for a new camera that I spent a good deal of money on. Constructive criticism is helpful for people and companies to improve what they do and/or the products they manufacture. If a card reader is the best and safest way to transfer files, as you and many others have stated, then I have the following questions: Why is there a data port built into the camera and a USB cable provided to interface with a computer in the first place? Why does the instruction manual not suggest that one should use a card reader? Why does the software provided with the camera (Phase One's Capture One v4) not work with the USB cable (again, perhaps this is only an problem I am experiencing)? Before interpreting this post as a negative one, please note that I have sold all the non Leica still photography gear I used to own. I love the company and I love the products they make. Just look at my sig line. To be the best they can, Leica must continue to improve their products, just as any manufacturer of high quality products should. Hopefully my comments, and the comments of others here on this forum will be noticed, and will be taken into consideration on future builds of digital M bodies. The C1 software doesn't support transferring of files from the camera directly using a USB cable, under Mac OSX, and I think also a PC. iphoto and aperture does. A good and fast reader is times faster than a cable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danyves Posted November 28, 2008 Share #16 Posted November 28, 2008 And with the Sandisk bundle does come as small neoprene/nylon small zipped pouch for the card and the card reader. Handy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhulsenbeek Posted November 28, 2008 Share #17 Posted November 28, 2008 The cult of "constructive criticism" and "feedback" is IMHO grossly overrated in western managerial capitalist culture!!. Yes, and the results are at most feeble, at any time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
piero Posted November 28, 2008 Share #18 Posted November 28, 2008 Happy thanksgiving! If I can dare to say: Leica_Digital Capture (which did not install on my mac from the CD included in camera box - and imported told me there was no version for Leopard) claims you can shoot tethered to a computer. Very useful in studio work. The fact is that on the website the version available does not work with OSX above 10.3. The point is moot. A nonsense. A pro needs to have his/her mac up to date for a number or reasons. Why propose a software that will not work with actual OSs? Moreover, if you download from Leica website the claimed OSX version, the zip file is only an .exe, useless for a mac. ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafael_macia Posted November 29, 2008 Share #19 Posted November 29, 2008 Happy thanksgiving! If I can dare to say: Leica_Digital Capture (which did not install on my mac from the CD included in camera box - and imported told me there was no version for Leopard) claims you can shoot tethered to a computer. Very useful in studio work. The fact is that on the website the version available does not work with OSX above 10.3. The point is moot. A nonsense. A pro needs to have his/her mac up to date for a number or reasons. Why propose a software that will not work with actual OSs? Moreover, if you download from Leica website the claimed OSX version, the zip file is only an .exe, useless for a mac. ? Leica Digital Capture also did not work for me with my M8 and Mac Powerbook with Leopard. As I understand it, a Leopard version of Capture One was promised, but never delivered. I would think to simply use Adobe Camera Raw, which is built in with Photoshop is a better idea .......... although .... My M8.2 came packaged with Capture One 4.1 which says on the disc "for Mac OS X 10.4.11 to 10.5.2" ...? maybe it works with Leopard ? I did not like the interface nor the price of Capture One the first time I tried it a year ago with my M8, so for the moment I stick with ACR Rafael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
piero Posted November 29, 2008 Share #20 Posted November 29, 2008 the point is being able to shoot tethered to a computer. Useful for studio work, and some location work too. Besides, why not update a product if you keep offering it, on paper. C1 interface is a bit close loop type, to my opinion, if I compare the workflow of Lr or ACR. But files are nicer developed in C1 if you look up to them very close. Some files have to be developed in Lr, some in ACR and some il C1, there is no 1 application do it all in my modest experience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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