Some Probably Silly M9 Questions

[Richard G]

I like the original Monochrom leather strap. Great around the wrist. No wear on the camera with the plastic bumpers in place.

 

[Archiver]

Hi all,
Doesn't want to talk to my Sandisk 32gb UHS-I 95 mps cards. Occasionally manages a couple of shots, then gives 'no card' error msg


In-Camera SD Card Formatting

Full format takes a very, very long time.

Normal?

Necessary?

Can I just do a quick format?

If I format on a PC, should I use exFAT or FAT32?

Strap Lugs

I notice these have no internal bushes (hardened inserts) - the early Fuji X cameras also had no bushes, and wore out very quickly

Is this a likely occurrence with the M9?

ISO

I've not been taking the camera over ISO 640 under exposing if the SS is too slow by raising SS <2 stops, then pushing <2 stops in post and using NR to taste.

Screen Protector

Is this needed? LCD cover is Sapphire. I know of sapphire from watch crystals (hard to scratch, easy to shatter!) Do other M9P users use a screen protector

1. I use a Sandisk Ultra 32GB card in my M9 and it works fine. Not quite sure why your's has an issue.

2. Overwrite formatting in-camera takes forever and is normal. Quick format is fine and overwrite is unnecessary.

Instead of formatting with the default computer function, download a program called SDFormatter. This helps ensure the SD card works properly as formatting with the default computer function can mess with the drive structure. I have rescued what I thought were slow or bad cards by doing complete overwrite formats with SDFormatter.

3. The strap lugs will not die. I've had the stock Leica strap on mine for years and they show no wear at all. There was an earlier issue of strap lugs falling straight off, though!

 

[adamjbonn]

Thanks everyone

I found a different (but same current modern spec) sandisk 32 card and the camera has yet to complain about it (i just formatted in camera)

I also found a couple of really old 8 gb ones (a Sandisk 20 mb/s and a transcend) from 2008 vintage in a place where I hadn’t looked for a while (plus a load of other stuff I forgot i had 😀) which can be spares

I’ll keep an eye on my lugs and I’ll keep my low light stuff at 640

I’ve more modern cameras if I need to shoot in low light and this wasn’t why I got the m9 😀

 

[David Hughes]

SD Cards, every now and again you get one that is awkward; working in one camera and not in another (even the same make of camera and the correct type of card).

I keep the odd ones in those small plastic boxes with a label "Don't use in XXX" and keep my fingers crossed.

BTW, the bigger the card the more pictures you lose when it fails...

Regards, David

 

[adamjbonn]

SD Cards, every now and again you get one that is awkward; working in one camera and not in another (even the same make of camera and the correct type of card).

I keep the odd ones in those small plastic boxes with a label "Don't use in XXX" and keep my fingers crossed.

BTW, the bigger the card the more pictures you lose when it fails...

Regards, David

Thanks David

Touch wood it’s been ok with the current 32 card... the 32 cards it didn’t like seem happy enough in my Fujis, so as you say “note to self: don’t mix and match”

Fairly sure that potential data loss is directly related to the amount of data one has to lose rather than the amount of stotage! But i see what you mean. Don’t worry I treat sd cards like supermarket shopping in the boot of a car, it’s a temporary and necessary place for it to reside between being picked up in the shop and transferred into the pantry - sure that tin of beans could stay in the boot for weeks, but better that it gets into its proper place asap 🙂

 

[adamjbonn]

Ok, my next silly m9 question!

I’ve read that

The M9 shows the RAW histogram, rather than the JPEG histogram.

And that if you shoot DNG and JPEG it will first of all show the JPEG histogram then update and show the DNG one.

Is there a setting to enable this?

If I shoot DNG only I get a RGB histogram (which could be the embedded jpeg for all I know)

If I shoot DNG + Mono Jpeg I get a colour free histogram. No amount of waiting changes that!

I’m referring to image review via the playback button, NOT having the camera set to auto display the last captured image after the shutter is released, which I know can be set to show the histogram

Thanks in advance