Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, Greg. The actual reported figure I provided is reading the files on the card in Windows here. 2009/11/8 Greg Lorenzo <gregj_lorenzo at hotmail.com> > > They are 36MB uncompressed and 18MB compressed in DNG per my M9 user > manual. This is w/o the additional jpeg. > > > > I've only selected the compressed format so far. > > > > Greg Lorenzo > > Calgary, Canada > > > From: photo at frozenlight.eu > > Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:39:55 +0100 > > To: lug at leica-users.org > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Anybody with an actual M9 have experience with > largefast cards? > > > > I wonder why your 18 mp DNGs from the M9 are 34.7 MB when my 10 mp > > DNGs from the M8 are around 10-11 MB, also on the card. Are you by any > > chance shooting DNG+JPG? > > > > Cheers, > > Nathan > > > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > > http://www.frozenlight.eu > > http://www.greatpix.eu > > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > > > > > On Nov 8, 2009, at 8:24 AM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > > > > > If you are shooting uncompressed (14 bit) 18mp DNGs the files are > > > 34.7MB > > > each on the card. Interestingly, importing them with LR3 will > > > losslessly > > > compress those (both the original and second copy) to ~18MB on your > > > computer/external drive. > > > I use all 4GB cards on the M8 as my choice and found the almost 400 > > > frames > > > per card practical with the M8 when travelling and shooting a lot. I > > > think > > > that 16GB cards will become the new 4GB for me. > > > Keep in mind that you will need to change the battery periodically > > > (expected > > > 400~500 exposures dependant on your style), so in my opinion it is > > > better to > > > align the card change with that operation if you have a heavy shooting > > > schedule. For cost and risk reasons also, in my opinion 16GB is the > > > best > > > choice. For less demandig situations, around 90 frames on a 4GB > > > card is > > > pretty useful anyway. I think that 32GB is the highest supported in > > > the SDHC > > > standard. Someone will correct me if that's out of date. Write > > > speeds may > > > see some improvements when firmware updates become available in the > > > future. > > > 2009/11/8 Bryan Willman <bryanwi at bryanwi.com> > > > > > >> I have never had a card fail. I have had computers crash and nearly > > >> lose data after cards are off loaded. I often have a hard time > > >> keeping > > >> track of too many small things. > > >> > > >> So my theory is to have, say, 4 very large cards. (at least 16gb, > > >> but > > >> 64gb if the M9 works with them.) Then, on a long trip (say 2 > > >> weeks in > > >> Europe), you shoot quite freely, but NEVER reuse/reformat a card. > > >> After off loading, don't reformat the cards until your various backup > > >> processes are confirmed to have worked. > > >> > > >> So one wants to carry enough cards to cover all of the shooting for > > >> any > > >> trip without needing to delete anything from a card. (Copy to > > >> disk if > > >> possible just to have a backup) Digital cameras -> lots of > > >> exposures > > >> (because we can.) Rather than carrying 16 by 16gb cards, would > > >> rather > > >> carry 4 64gb cards. > > >> > > >> The reason I raise the question is that my M8 originally couldn't > > >> cope > > >> with SDHC cards, and was effectively limited to 2GB. Does the M9 > > >> have > > >> such a disease? Will it work reliably with 64gb cards? > > >> > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: lug-bounces+bryanwi=bryanwi.com at leica-users.org > > >> [mailto:lug-bounces+bryanwi > > >> <lug-bounces%2Bbryanwi><lug-bounces%2Bbryanwi>= > bryanwi.com@ > > >> leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > > >> Frank Filippone > > >> Sent: 2009-Nov-07 4:44 PM > > >> To: 'Leica Users Group' > > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Anybody with an actual M9 have experience with > > >> largefast cards? > > >> > > >> There are 2 ways to go.. get the biggest card you can, or get a > > >> bunch of > > >> smaller ones.... > > >> > > >> Advantage to the big card: It holds more. At 18MB per snap, there > > >> are > > >> roughly 3200 full RAW images you can store on a 64GB card.....But it > > >> takes > > >> longer to format, delete a bunch, etc. and if it goes south, you > > >> lose > > >> it > > >> all. > > >> Advantage to the smaller cards..... They hold less. You will not > > >> be as > > >> exposed should you lose a card or it goes south on you.....But then > > >> you > > >> must > > >> store a bunch of cards. The cards being pretty tiny, this should > > >> not be > > >> as > > >> big a deal as it was with film. > > >> > > >> I am really interested.......Why go big card? What other > > >> advantages do > > >> you > > >> see? > > >> > > >> Frank Filippone > > >> red735i at earthlink.net > > >> > > >> > > >> What I'm really asking is - what is the biggest, fastest, SD card > > >> that > > >> is "safe" to buy for the M9? > > >> > > >> thx > > >> bmw > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Leica Users Group. > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Leica Users Group. > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Cheers > > > Geoff > > > The new LEICA M9 > > > Passion for perfect pictures. > > > http://www.m.leica-camera.com > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _________________________________________________________________ > Bing brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. > > http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MFESRP&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MFESRP_Local_MapsMenu_Resturants_1x1 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Cheers Geoff The new LEICA M9 Passion for perfect pictures. http://www.m.leica-camera.com http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman