[Leica] memory cards

[topoxforddoc at btinternet.com (charlie chan)]

Brad,

I've been using Transcend 150x 2GB cards in my DMR as recommended by  
Guy Mancuso on the Leica Users forum. No problem and cheap as well  
(GBP32 each). I normally carry 4-6 cards depending on where I'm going.

Charlie

On 23 Sep 2006, at 17:51, brad daly wrote:

> friends,
>
> i have decided to make the leap into the 21st century and purchase my
> first digital camera.  i've ordered half a dozen M8s.
>
> haha
>
> i've ordered a panasonic DCM-LX2.  it's an advanced point-and-shoot
> with full manual controls and a unique 16:9 aspect ratio.
>
> anyhow, what i'm wondering is if there's some sort of rule of thumb
> about what size memory cards to use.  i understand the
> all-your-eggs-in-one-basket argument for perhaps using a smaller one,
> but i'm not sure what folks think is a reasonable size.  i think it
> ships with a 32MB card, which should hold maybe 2 raw files!  i also
> ordered a 2GB card, mainly because amazon had a whopper special on
> them, but i'm thinking that might be too large a basket.
>
> any pointers?
>
> --brad
>
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