Wierd M9 issue

[nightfly]

So I went out to shoot and shot one photo, battery mostly charged, plenty of room on my card, no problem. I go to take another shot and nothing. Hit the info button and it says card is full.

Then it won't turn on or do anything. Get home, open it up, put the card in the computer and the shot I thought I got isn't there. Popped the battery out put the card back in, put the battery in and now it starts up and card has 400 some-odd shots left.

Anyone ever have something like this? Reason to be concerned? Had the sensor replaced recently and they left one screw off the top plate so it's been back to Leica NJ within the last two weeks and has a clean bill of health.

 

[Timmyjoe]

My M8.2 did something similar from time to time. Had to shut it off, take out the battery, take out the card, then put everything back together again and reformatted the card, in the camera. I found most of my issues went away as long as I remembered to format the card in the camera, not in the computer.

When I got my M-E, the salesperson recommended buying a new card with the camera and not using a card that had been formatted in any other camera or in any computer. Did that last June and all good so far (knock wood).

But I wouldn't be too worried. I would try to use a new card (they're so darn cheap now), and remember to only format the card in the camera, not in your computer.

Congrats on the new sensor.

 

[nightfly]

Thanks. Had a new card sitting around, popped it in, formatted it. Well see how it goes.

 

[nobbylon]

Use decent cards, panasonic, pretec, transend. When the camera is writing, ie red light flashing, do nothing. I had some lock ups early on with mine until I did this. Not had a single issue since. As above, in camera format and if not using a new card zero it in camera. Takes a while but worth it. I use both 16 and 32 gb cards in mine.

 

[icebear]

As has been mentioned before : ALWAYS format the card in the camera.
I use Lexar Pro SDHC 16GB in my M9, MM and 32 & 64GB UHC 3 in my Q and never had any issues.

 

[jaapv]

My M8.2 did something similar from time to time. Had to shut it off, take out the battery, take out the card, then put everything back together again and reformatted the card, in the camera. I found most of my issues went away as long as I remembered to format the card in the camera, not in the computer.

When I got my M-E, the salesperson recommended buying a new card with the camera and not using a card that had been formatted in any other camera or in any computer. Did that last June and all good so far (knock wood).

But I wouldn't be too worried. I would try to use a new card (they're so darn cheap now), and remember to only format the card in the camera, not in your computer.

Congrats on the new sensor.

From the beginning of digital time it has been best practice to:

1. Lock the card before downloading.
2. Format the card in the camera, especially after using the card in another camera (even of the same brand!) or after formatting on the computer. Best to use camera-dedicated cards.
3. Only deep format the card on the computer by using SD Formatter. Only do so if there is a need, like capacity loss or corrupted files on the card. Never use the computer OS formats.
4. Never delete files from the card in the computer; use delete on the camera sparingly if at all, wipe your card by in-camera formatting.
5. Whatever you do, your camera is a computer, it can hang itself just like your computer can go into a spinning ball or a blue screen.In that case just switch off and on or if that fails to work remove the battery, wait 30 seconds and reinsert.

And above all: if a card misbehaves throw it in the dustbin! (read: dispose of it in an environmentally sustainable manner 😀)

 

[_goodtimez]

So I went out to shoot and shot one photo, battery mostly charged, plenty of room on my card, no problem. I go to take another shot and nothing. Hit the info button and it says card is full.

Then it won't turn on or do anything. Get home, open it up, put the card in the computer and the shot I thought I got isn't there. Popped the battery out put the card back in, put the battery in and now it starts up and card has 400 some-odd shots left.

Anyone ever have something like this? Reason to be concerned? Had the sensor replaced recently and they left one screw off the top plate so it's been back to Leica NJ within the last two weeks and has a clean bill of health.

This could very well be a humidity / condensation issue as with many assemblies using electrical contacts between components.
Keep the card contacts clean and also format it in camera only.

 

[Richard G]

Had this happen with my Monochrom and a Kingston card. I don't think I was pressing hard on the buffer with quick shots. Had a few which I had reviewed on the monitor. Then nothing. Nothing on the card. Never retrieved those, even though I had retrieved others from a card out of the M9 in similar circumstances.

More often I get the "No SD card loaded" or whatever, when there clearly is. I just turn off and on and it sees the card again.

I think a battery low in charge can do this to you. Sometimes you're stuck unless you have a second card to use.

 

[sevres_babylone]

I had something like this happen to my M9 around 2 and a half years ago. Was shooting on a cold drizzly October day. It hasn't happened since. Around that time there had been some reported issues with Sandisk cards, though I haven't heard of similar card issues since.

Anyway, I stopped using the card that was in the camera that day. I switched to Lexar cards for my M9. I stopped chomping when the red light was flashing. I don't delete images from the card when shooting, and don't "delete" images from the card in my computer--after downloading, and making a backup, I format the card. Some of this may be "superstition", but the problem has not repeated itself. I hope yours is a one-time experience too.