[Leica] M8 and Macintosh

[don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)]

Howard,
Quit beating your head against the wall.  Acquire a USB2 card reader and use
that.  Faster, no fear of the battery dying while downloading, clean and
simple.  Free with some memory cards but not more than $20 retail.  2GB in a
couple of minutes with no pain is a good thing.

On 4/2/07, Howard Ritter <hlritter@bex.net> wrote:
>
> Greetings all--
>
> Anyone on LUG using a Mac with their M8? I got my M8 last week and
> have been very frustrated with trying to download and view photos
> from it on my Macs (MacBook and MacPro).
>
> To begin with, when I connect the camera to the computer, the usual
> icon for an external storage device does not appear on the desktop,
> although the USB connection message appears on the M8's LCD.
>
> Second, Aperture (which I had configured to launch upon connection of
> a digital camera) nevertheless tries to launch (meaning the computer
> has detected the camera), but hangs up most of the time and I have to
> Force Quit to get out. Once every 8 or 10 launches, Aperture does
> start up successfully and the M8 appears in the program's "Import"
> list. From there I am able to download the images, although still no
> icon for the camera appears on the desktop.
>
> Third, when I stop Aperture from launching automatically upon
> detection, instead manually launching it after connecting the camera
> (still no desktop icon), it starts up successfully but does not
> recognize the camera. When I try to quit Aperture, it hangs and will
> not quit, even if I disconnect the camera.
>
> Fourth, much the same as above occurs when I try to use Capture One
> or Digital Capture. Sometimes the camera is detected, usually not,
> and Force Quit may be required.
>
> Finally, the instruction manual, in the section on downloading images
> with a Mac, states: "Use the program 'Digital Pictures' to transfer
> pictures from the card to the computer." There IS no such program on
> the CDs supplied with the camera. This might have been a misprint for
> the supplied program "Digital Capture", but as far as I can tell (it
> comes with NO instructions), this program only functions to remotely
> operate an attached M8, not offering any capability of uploading
> images already in the camera. (Capture One also, as far as I can
> tell, offers no provision for uploading images from a camera, only
> dealing with images already on the computer.)
>
> Anyone else having similar experiences--or hopefully, better ones?
> Any suggestions? Or do I have to call Leica USA or buy a USB card
> reader to try?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --howard
>
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Don
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