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 follow the same principle as Nathan, and have been generally problem free. If a card gives me a problem, as is inevitable with age, it is junked the first time it does so. It is a false economy to pay $$$$ for equipment, and then scrounge and skimp on cards... Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 12:58 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > I know it is logically impossible to prove a negative, but all I know is > that since I started shooting with digital cameras in 2004, I have > followed this simple routine, and I have NEVER, not once, had problems > with unreadable cards, lost images, etc. YMMV. > > I do not need the scientific explanation for something that makes > intuitive sense and takes 15-20 seconds every time I replace a card in the > camera. > > 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 7:39 PM, Herbert Kanner wrote: > >> 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 >>>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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