[Leica] Anybody with an actual M9have experiencewith largefast cards?

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com)]

The computer stays in the hotel or wherever you are staying.  I did not 
carry it with me at all times.  This was no hassle at all, and I was away 
for 6 months.


Gene -------------- Original message from "Frank Filippone" <red735i at 
earthlink.net>: --------------


> That was my feeling..... smaller cards ( within reason)  = less likelihood
> of losing it all with one burp.... or theft, or goof up.
> 
> Yes, they take up more space, but the cards are tiny.. so what if you have
> an additional 3 cubic inches of cars in your luggage/carry on?
> 
> Backing up to a computer implies taking a computer on that vacation, with a
> big HDD..... or 1- 2 external HDD.  I think this would be  a lot more 
> space,
> weight and hassle... 
> 
> YMMV.  ( and I am not as experienced in these matters as most of you out
> there...)
> 
> Frank Filippone
> red735i at earthlink.net
> 
> And what happens if you loose one of those 64G cards, or maybe 2 of them?  
> I
> shot close to what you expect to take, using 2G and one 4G cards last year
> on my trip to Europe.  I down loaded to my computer every night, plus a
> backup drive.  I found this worked very well, took only a few minutes, and 
> I
> did not have to worry about loosing a ton of images.  I would expect the M9
> to use the same size SDHC cards as the M8 does.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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