Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you dig around the Internet I have seen older slower 32 GB cards. I would start digging at B&H. I may actually have a few of the slower cards left over from older point and shoot cameras. Good luck! Wayne On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 11:01 AM Lew Schwartz via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > The MM1 tech sheet states the max size is 32gb and Leica recommends slower > > cards. These cards have failed in the MM1, but not other cameras. > > > > -Lew Schwartz > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 1:24 PM Frank Filippone via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> > > wrote: > > > > > Something is corrupted on your card. (DUH!) > > > > > > Remove card from camera and format it on a computer..... you need to > > > format it in FAT32...... NOT NTFS!!! > > > > > > Then try it again in your camera, formatting it IN CAMERA first..... > > > That SHOULD work..... > > > > > > If not, throw out card..... do not use it for anything..... If it works, > > > throw out card, it has had one fault, and another is right around the > > > corner...THROW IT OUT. > > > > > > Conclusion is that once a card fails once, get rid of it!! They are not > > > costly enough to take a chance on. > > > > > > I use Sandisk Extreme Plus cards. I have 16,32,64,128 and 256GB cards. > > > They all work in my MM and M9. ( and M240 and Nikon D7100, Sony A7, > > > A7ii, and A7rii, and in an adapter for use in my Leaf Hassy back). > > > > > > Amazon has 64GB cards for $20 each..... They are the 100% dependable > > > option. And cheap. Speed is 95 or 170 mbps. Makes no > > > difference..... The noted speed is the READ speed. Write speeds are > > > 95MBPS or higher..... Get the AMAZON supplied cards, not someone else > > > as the seller.... ( I could go into detail, but will not. ) > > > > > > Note: In the old days, the cameras were designed "wrongly" and therefore > > > the speed of the card was critical. The cards too were designed to work > > > "wrongly". All that is now standardized. > > > > > > On 8/26/2020 5:24 PM, Lew Schwartz via LUG wrote: > > > > I can't get my MM1 started with the same card I stored it away with and > > > > l-forum is telling me that good cards are brand and spec specific. I am > > > > asking for the brand & spec of cards that the lug has used & feel are > > > 100% > > > > reliable. > > > > Here's what I've cobbled together on the spec so far. I doubt if anyone > > > is > > > > making these any more. > > > > > > > > SDHC UHS I 16gb speed <30MB/s (yes, less than). > > > > > > > > -Lew Schwartz > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- > > > > > > *Frank Filippone* > > > > > > *BMWRed735i at Gmail.com* > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > >