Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Geoff, The procedure has worked perfectly, I've already changed the serial No. Thank you very much again! Cheers Lluis El 06/03/2010, a las 23:57, Geoff Hopkinson escribi?: > A couple of people were interested so I'll post to the list. I found > the > original post where this was on the L Camera Forum by a member called > 'shootist' > > "1. Set the Picture Number in the menu to "Standard". > 2. Format the SD card in camera. > 3. Reset the File Number in the menu. It actually says ?Reset fold. > No?, > that is the one you want. > 4. Set Picture Number back to "Continuous" > 5. Take one image > 6. Shut off camera, remove SD card and place in card reader attached > to a > computer. > 7. Access the image in your Finder or Explorer (Mac or PC); rename > the image > number to whatever file number/image number you want. I would suggest > Lyyyxxxx, with "y" being your preferred folder number *(See Note > Below)* and > "x" being the frame number you want to start with. (You are making > these > changes to the file name on the card in the card reader.) > > *NOTE* > > If you want to change the first or second digit of the L100 (Lyyy > above) in > the file name, like to L200 or 120 or 220, then you have to change the > folder name also. > The directory/folder structure on the card when in a card reader is > [*Drive > Letter*]:\DCIM\100LEICA\. You need to change the 100LEICA to > whatever you > want the file number to start with. Like if you want it to be > L200xxxx then > you need to rename that folder to 200LEICA. If you want L120 then > you need > to change that folder name to 120LEICA. It would look like this > [*Drive > Letter*]:\DCIM\120 or 200LEICA. > > 8. Properly remove card from card reader and return to camera. > 9. Turn the camera on and press "Play". The file will now display > with newly > renamed folder and file number. (Use "Info" to see this data.) > 10. Expose another image to confirm and check file numbers. > 11. Format SD card, and you are good to go from that point on. > > One thing I think you are doing wrong is DELETING the images from > the card > after transfer. Could be you are deleting evrything on the card, the > DCIM > and the L100xxxx folders. > Try just formatting the card in the camera after you transfer the > files from > it, Don't delete them on the computer. > I just got a brand new M8 as a replacement and have updated the > firmware to > V2. I then stuck a card in it that had one image on it from the old > camera, > numbered something like 4984. Viewed the file on the cameras LCD, took > another shot, actually 2 shots, and viewed them on the LCD, > formatted that > card in that camera and numbering has continued from that count. > Image count > now reads L200(I've changed my black M8 to start numbering at > L200)49?? and > shutter actuation count reads somewhere just over 100. > This image count resetting has been around for awhile and is not new > to V2 > FW. It just might be you have to go through all the steps listed > above to > get it to stop." > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 7 March 2010 08:47, Tarek Charara <tcharara at mac.com> wrote: > >> Geoff, >> >> I would like to know about the procedure too! >> >> Thank you very much!! >> >> All the best from the south of France! >> >> Tarek >> >> ------------------------------------------------- >> Tarek Charara >> <http://www.pix-that-stimulate.com> >> >> NO ARCHIVE >> >> >> >> Le 6 mars 10 ? 23:31, Geoff Hopkinson a ?crit : >> >> >> Lluis I will send you the exact procedure. You can set the camera >> to start >>> from any frame number that you want. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Geoff >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>> >>> >>> On 7 March 2010 08:26, Lluis Ripoll Querol <lluisripollquerol at >>> gmail.com >>>> wrote: >>> >>> I realized that picture numbering was starting at a lower number >>> than the >>>> last I had before to send my camera to Solms, I was thinking that >>>> the >>>> option >>>> of "Set back" allows the possibility to change the last picture >>>> No., but >>>> I >>>> see that the camera has started again with No. 1 >>>> >>>> Can someone give me some help?, or maybe I've lost for ever the >>>> numbering >>>> I >>>> had before...., is taht I think... >>>> >>>> Thank you in advance! >>>> >>>> Saludos >>>> Lluis >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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