Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It seems to be a problem that others have had as well. I'm going to try a few other brands. If they don't work, I'll send it back to B&H on Monday. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Neil Schneider Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:14 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Have any of you had this happen with the M8? Jeffery Smith wrote: > I've had the M8 for 30 hours now and still have yet to take a frame. > When I put an SD card in, the LCD says that it is full. When I have > the M8 "format" it, a red LED blinks for about 20 minutes before I > give up. I format the SD card in another camera and put it in the M8 > only to get the same "card is full" message. I went to the Leica page > that is supposed to tell me which SD cards are compatible: > http://www.leica-camera.com/photography/m_system/m8 > only to get an error message that the page cannot be found. > I have gone through all of my SD cards. The last one gave me a "535" > on the top LCD, which I assume meant that I had 535 images available > on the card. However, I got a phone call and turned the camera off. > When I turned it back on 20 minutes later, the top LCD had a "0" and > the back LCD said "card is full". > > This is a real nightmare. Does anyone know where I can get to a list > of compatible SD cards > Jeffrey if you have done all you can, followed the manual as to the correct procedure and all has failed,I suggest you return the camera since its only a day old for another one.. Apparently there is a problem with the circuitry relating to the card receptors.. Not worth having repaired as a new camera directly out of the box.. _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information