Is there is size limit to the SD card on the RD-1?

[hamsong]

After a successful and fun test of the R-D1 thanks to a generous overnight loan from a local dealer, I finally caved in and bought an R-D1. I'll be putting it to the test at tomorrow's wedding along with the M7s and a Bessa R3a that I use with the CV 75.

Because I had read that the RD-1 only supports up to 1GB (a review in Shutterbug?), I bought two SanDisk 1GB cards as I'll be shooting mostly RAW since this camera unfortunately doesn't do RAW+large JPEG like the DSLRs do.

My question is this:
Can I use 2GB SD cards in the R-D1? I just read the manual, which doesn't seem to reference any capacity limit.

 

[jlw]

Maybe the instruction manual doesn't say anything, but the FAQ in the R-D 1 support section on Epson USA's website says:

Q:
What type and size memory cards can I use with the camera?
A:
You can use SD memory cards, up to 1GB, with the camera.

The good news: Other people here who have tried larger cards say the camera only recognizes the first 1gb, but otherwise the cards do work. So if you've got another camera or other gadget that can use larger SD cards, you should be able to use the same cards in the R-D 1 -- you just won't get any more than 1 gb capacity out of them.

 

[RML]

Enjoy that R-D1, Brad!

 

[vincenzo]

The jury is still out. Someone on this thread http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9541 has apparently managed to go above and beyond the 1GB apparent limit using a 2GB card....
Anyone else ?

 

[rami G]

I was confused about all this discussion... never heard before about the limit. I bought recently a 2GB card and used for a travel I had in Ukraine. Just uploaded pictures from the card to my Mac and had on the card 1.39. It was not a card limit. I was not using it up to its limit. The only thing is that I think the dial on the RD-1 (the counter) is not accurate above 1GB

 

[rami G]

btw card was ridata pro x150

 

[saxshooter]

rami G: please share with all of us if you are able to fill a 2gb card on your R-D1. Thanks!

 

[rami G]

saxshooter,
I will as soon as I return my camera back from epson ; <(
got tiered of the many hot pixels in my replacement unit so sent it again. But I hope to get it back any day now, and I will.

 

[saxshooter]

rami G, thanks. I am getting tired of my hot pixels too but rather than sending the camera back I am trying something new -- shooting RAW! So far so good. Looking forward to your report if 2gb works. If I continue to shoot RAW, it will matter! Best Regards.

 

[rami G]

saxshooter, I am shooting only raw but I still have to fix the hot pixels. I realized that adobe raw converter in the CS2 that I am using has an automatic hot pixel mapping, but I like the results from the epson converter much more so I find myself fixing one by one.

 

[RML]

saxshooter, I am shooting only raw but I still have to fix the hot pixels. I realized that adobe raw converter in the CS2 that I am using has an automatic hot pixel mapping, but I like the results from the epson converter much more so I find myself fixing one by one.

Having a few hotpixels myself, and loving the Epson RAW convertor, I'm wondering if Epson could come up with a hot pixel mapper? I don't often need to fix the hot pixels (they are few in number, and I don't often shoot in the dark when they show up usually) but a mapper built into the Epson RAW convertor would make life easy.

 

[rogermota]

Just to add my 2cents, I bought a 2GB AData MyFlash 150x (ebay, £70 shipped), and after a very tedious 10mins I filled up the card with exactly 200 images in RAW, which equates to 1.86GB (the formatted capacity of the card). Tho I must say that I only got that after formatting the card on my mac (in FAT32). The R-D1 formats cards in FAT16 and I only was able to use 1.44GB before the card went full?! Weird but there ya go.

 

[rogermota]

oh and the counter is accurate. at first it seems like it shows some 130 odd free but it takes a long time (100 shots) to get to the 100 mark...

 

[Imrulqays]

Tho I must say that I only got that after formatting the card on my mac (in FAT32).

Could you please explain how to format card on a Mac in FAT32?

 

[rogermota]

Could you please explain how to format card on a Mac in FAT32?

put the SD card in your SD reader, connect it to the mac and it should show up as an HD. Use disk utility, select the card and in the Erase tab, choose "MS-DOS File System"

so its pretty much the exact same process as formatting anything else... HD, usb drive, ipod, etc...

 

[Imrulqays]

[/QUOTE]put the SD card in your SD reader, connect it to the mac and it should show up as an HD. Use disk utility, select the card and in the Erase tab, choose "MS-DOS File System"

so its pretty much the exact same process as formatting anything else... HD, usb drive, ipod, etc...

Thanks much for the explanation, Roger.
Best,
Dirk Van der Herten