Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Congratulations! Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 8/24/2014 2:36 AM, Herbert Kanner wrote: > Yesterday my M9 went nuts. First it claimed that my SD card was full when > in fact it only had about a dozen shots on it. Then it recanted, but when > I tried to delete a trial shot of the wall that I took just after it > recovered, I saw that I had no choice but to delete all. I was impossible > to switch to "delete single". > > After uploading the contents of the SD card to LR, I put it back in the > camera and tried to delete all. It went through the motions, showing a > moving progress bar, but when it was done, none of the shots had actually > been deleted. > > Because I probably would not see the camera again for several months after > sending it to Leica, I ordered a X100S to tide me over. I?ve had a secret > yen for this camera as a carry around always camera for some time. > > Now, I?ve been a computer software guy since 1958, but somehow, I just > hadn?t thought of a digital camera as a computer. This very afternoon, it > occurred to me that maybe the firmware had gone south. I downloaded the > firmware from the Leica site?it took a while to find it there. Actually, > if I had looked at the file of downloads on my computer, I would have > found the copy that was downloaded in 2i012. I reformatted the SD card in > the camera (it was willing to do that much) and reinstalled the firmware > as instructed in the M9 manual. The camera appears to be cured. > > Herbert Kanner > kanner at acm.org > 650-326-8204 > > Question authority and the authorities will question you. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >