Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/10

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Subject: [Leica] New M8 firmware
From: len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Wed Sep 10 05:15:36 2008
References: <41898B18-183F-4359-A538-044C3A8FBA32@frozenlight.eu> <C4EC8B23.1B356%lug@steveunsworth.co.uk> <82c9dd70809091641x4e9c40d8g567cc3d354a6e9fd@mail.gmail.com> <E4526CB1-C8BC-4CA1-AB52-4886537F733D@frozenlight.eu>

I have had two legitimate Sandisk cards fail in my M8, an Ultra II  
and an Extreme III. The Extreme III lasted two days. My dealer  
replaced it. I have had no failures with Transcend. Newegg sells  
their 2G 133X SD card for $8.25. Hard to beat.

Len


On Sep 10, 2008, at 1:33 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> Another thing to keep in mind is that there are fake Sandisk cards  
> out there. As with so many other things, certain Chinese producers   
> have no respect for intellectual property and send these onto the  
> market. Telltale signs include ultra-low prices at ebay-based  
> retailers.
>
> Those fakes may work just as well as the real thing or they may  
> not. You pay your money and you take your chances.
>
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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>
>
> On Sep 10, 2008, at 1:41 AM, Eric Korenman wrote:
>
>> i've played with many cheap 3d party cards.. which fail.
>> Not always flat out -- they can get flaky and irregularly fail.
>> Dropping a picture here.. a picture there.
>>
>> you get what you $$ for.
>>
>> I am strictly a sandisk man now.
>> They haven't failed me .. yet.
>>
>> Eric
>>
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Replies: Reply from s.dimitrov at charter.net (slobodan dimitrov) ([Leica] New M8 firmware)
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Message from lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth) ([Leica] New M8 firmware)
Message from faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman) ([Leica] New M8 firmware)
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