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Hello Everyone,
I just took delivery of my M9 Gray. It was ordered on 9/9 and delivered on 12/1. Anyway I wanted to purchase new memory cards 8GB or 16GB to accommodate the larger file size of each photo compared to the M8.2.
I was all set to purchase the fastest Memory card from Sandisk (Extreme Series) until I ran into official Leica PDF (Link Below) explaining the expected performance rating of the various tested cards.
Can someone explain to me why a SanDisk Ultra 2 would perform better then a Extreme on a M9? The Ultra has a 16mbs speed and the extreme has a 30mb/s speed. Logic would say that the extreme would be better but not according to our good friends at Leica.
FAQ LEICA M9
I just took delivery of my M9 Gray. It was ordered on 9/9 and delivered on 12/1. Anyway I wanted to purchase new memory cards 8GB or 16GB to accommodate the larger file size of each photo compared to the M8.2.
I was all set to purchase the fastest Memory card from Sandisk (Extreme Series) until I ran into official Leica PDF (Link Below) explaining the expected performance rating of the various tested cards.
Can someone explain to me why a SanDisk Ultra 2 would perform better then a Extreme on a M9? The Ultra has a 16mbs speed and the extreme has a 30mb/s speed. Logic would say that the extreme would be better but not according to our good friends at Leica.
FAQ LEICA M9
Jarle Aasland
Nikon SP/S2, Fuji X100
This issue has been discussed in various Leica forums. Not sure why the Ultra 2 cards are faster than Sandisk Extreme cards in the M9. Doesn't make any sense. Good news is - if I remember correctly - Leica have said this will be fixed in a future firmware release.
I've used the M9 for a few days, and found the Sandisk 2GB Ultra II cards to be fast enough (for my purposes, anyway). Not sure I'd spend the extra money to get the Extreme cards.
Good luck!
Jarle
I've used the M9 for a few days, and found the Sandisk 2GB Ultra II cards to be fast enough (for my purposes, anyway). Not sure I'd spend the extra money to get the Extreme cards.
Good luck!
Jarle
