Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think I figured out why you heard it was "good voodoo". It actually ain't, in the context of an SD card in a camera, but I don't want to bore everyone with an explanation, so I'll write to you off-line. Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. On Oct 26, 2013, at 4:59 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > I don't remember the exact technical explanation, which I know will by > unsatisfying to you, but trust me: it is good voodoo to re-format every > time. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 27, 2013, at 1:19 AM, Herbert Kanner wrote: > >> Hi Nathan, >> >> What are the good reasons for reformatting? >> >> Incidentally, on M9 there are two levels of "reformatting". On my Lumix, >> there is only one, and I think I can safely assume it is the fast one. >> >> Definitions: Fast reformat: Write binary zeros into the index records. >> Slow reformat: write binary zeros into all locations on the card. >> >> Herbert Kanner >> kanner at acm.org >> 650-326-8204 >> >> Question authority and the authorities will question you. >> >> >> >> >> On Oct 25, 2013, at 11:44 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> >> wrote: >> >>> I'm sure the advice provided by Geoff and Bob is sound, but my >>> suggestion is that you should re-format your card in the camera every >>> time. There are good reasons for it besides LR5 issues. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >>> >>> YNWA >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Oct 26, 2013, at 1:38 AM, Herbert Kanner wrote: >>> >>>> I don't necessarily reformat my SD card each time I return it to the >>>> camera from LR. In previous version of LR prior to LR5, I've had no >>>> problem with this, having checked the box: "Don't import possible >>>> duplicates". With LR5, this didn't seem to work, and not only were the >>>> previous pictures on the card re-imported, but duplicates of the DNGs >>>> went into my negative file. >>>> >>>> Herbert Kanner >>>> kanner at acm.org >>>> 650-326-8204 >>>> >>>> Question authority and the authorities will question you. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >