shootinglulu Posted July 10, 2009 Share #1 Posted July 10, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hallo. My M8 is set to fine jpg but the transfer time, (red light flashing) is 10 seconds, even with a sandisk extreme3.I wonder is this normal and is it ok to take more photos while the transfer is taking place? Thankyou in advance Lucy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ArtZ Posted July 10, 2009 Share #2 Posted July 10, 2009 Hallo. My M8 is set to fine jpg but the transfer time, (red light flashing) is 10 seconds, even with a sandisk extreme3.I wonder is this normal and is it ok to take more photos while the transfer is taking place?Thankyou in advance Lucy Lucy, At the bottom of this page there's another thread... You will find the answer there. Regards, ArtZ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 10, 2009 Share #3 Posted July 10, 2009 Lucy, the M8 is a camera that really needs to be used in DNG mode to get the best results. The JPG quality is OK, but no more than that. DNG conversion in either C1 or Lightroom or Photoshop does not really add much complications or working time, but renders superior results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
efftee Posted July 10, 2009 Share #4 Posted July 10, 2009 Not to mention, the time you save by shooting only DNG and not requiring the camera to write to jpgs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootinglulu Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted July 10, 2009 Thankyou both. I have LR and now capture1, i'm not sure which of these to learn. I did try using DNG but i don't understand raw conversion, the colours are so wierd in some shots, i thought i would wait for my filters to arrive first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 10, 2009 Share #6 Posted July 10, 2009 Weird colours has nothing to with DNG conversion - at least, not directly if you leave the settings "as shot" I would, in your case, forget about C1 for the time being. It has advantages, but you will come to it later. Start by getting Lightroom and this book: Digital Photography | Scott Kelby | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for Digital Photographers | Kelby Training It happens to be on sale too. That will set you up nicely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootinglulu Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share #7 Posted July 10, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks for that, i'm going to order the LR 2 book today. Sorry about my bad english, i didn't mean that the DNG setting caused wierd colours, it's that i haven't recieved my filters from Lieca to correct colour casts, so thought i'd wait for them before using DNG files. Am i right or being pretty dim as usual? Thankyou, Lucy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 10, 2009 Share #8 Posted July 10, 2009 You have more headroom to migitate IR effects in DNG than in JPG. It is better to shoot DNG when you don't have your filters yet. Can't you borrow filters from your shop? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootinglulu Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share #9 Posted July 10, 2009 Thanks a lot for your help.I'm going to get that book and get down to it.It might be worth borrowing the filters if Leica take an age to send them.Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicoleica Posted July 10, 2009 Share #10 Posted July 10, 2009 Leica are not the only manufacturer who suffers from less than amazing file transfer times though. This is an extract from the manual for compact camera of mine that has a facility to automatically upload photographs via a LAN connection. "If you connect the AC adapter and the LAN network to the camera before sleeping, upload of pictures and the charging of the battery will be completed by the next morning, making this a convenient service for saving the pictures you take on an everyday basis. " One can put a positive spin onto anything if you try. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfokevin Posted July 10, 2009 Share #11 Posted July 10, 2009 Sorry about my bad english... Thankyou, Lucy Being from Dorset UK - You will be forgiven Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootinglulu Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share #12 Posted July 10, 2009 Thankin' 'eee!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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