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Tricky69
24-12-2009, 17:19
just got a couple of shots today ... come to put them on the pc and the card didn't register in the pc card reader.

so, put it back in the camera and it said that the card was not formated for this camera :eek:

nothing important o the card this time .. but anything I can try to fix this ?

8Gb Sandisk extreme 60MB/s UDMA

Canon 5D MKII

Ta

Rich
Tyke Tiler
24-12-2009, 17:25
Hi,

Have you formatted the card before use?
Tricky69
24-12-2009, 17:26
used it lots before now !
Tricky69
24-12-2009, 18:31
anyone ???

I was just joking with a friend yesterday about shooting weddings .. 'you dont want to get home and find you cant read your mem card' !!! :eek:

it's really disturbing !
recrudesce
24-12-2009, 18:51
i had that before - just format it via the camera.
Tricky69
24-12-2009, 18:54
yeah ... that's the easy route ...

but what if I had a full days wedding shoot on it ? any utils to try and get and saved images off of it ?

I was thinking of using the opportunity to rescue what I could, so when it mattered, I knew what to do !
Flash In The Pan
24-12-2009, 19:09
yeah ... that's the easy route ...

but what if I had a full days wedding shoot on it ? any utils to try and get and saved images off of it ?

I was thinking of using the opportunity to rescue what I could, so when it mattered, I knew what to do !

Didn't you get a rescue disk with the card?
awp
24-12-2009, 19:10
do you format your card in the camera before every shoot?
Tricky69
24-12-2009, 19:12
Didn't you get a rescue disk with the card?

no ? just the card in a plastic pack from WHE ?
Tricky69
24-12-2009, 19:12
do you format your card in the camera before every shoot?

no .. just put it in and use it
Nick T
24-12-2009, 19:14
no ? just the card in a plastic pack from WHE ?

Ello mate :)

Was there no voucher in the pack with a link and a key to some recovery software...?
Got one with my Extreme IV 8GB...
Tricky69
24-12-2009, 19:21
Ello mate :)

Was there no voucher in the pack with a link and a key to some recovery software...?
Got one with my Extreme IV 8GB...


never looked ! ... I'll see if I can find it :-)

Cheers :thumbs:

Rich
Tricky69
24-12-2009, 19:30
Ello mate :)

Was there no voucher in the pack with a link and a key to some recovery software...?
Got one with my Extreme IV 8GB...


found it :thumbs:

I'll let you know how I get on when it's downloaded
Nick T
24-12-2009, 19:33
Nice one!

Good luck - not even downloaded my one yet! :lol:
Tricky69
24-12-2009, 20:13
worked a treat :thumbs:

in fact .. it found every file I have taken so far - even though I deleted them after every photo session ! 700 files so far LOL :lol:

a very worthwhile exercise :thumbs:

Thanks everyone , glad I just didn't reformat it anyway :D
OutLore
24-12-2009, 20:24
Thanks everyone , glad I just didn't reformat it anyway :D

You'd probably still have been able to recover the images - all a format does is to mark the space as available for writing to.

If you've already got your images, give it a try - format it and then run the image rescue software again.:thumbs:
KIPAX
24-12-2009, 20:28
had the same thing... I rescued the pics then threw the card away... cant afford for that to happen on site or any time when the pics needed... took no chances..
Nick T
24-12-2009, 20:29
worked a treat :thumbs:

in fact .. it found every file I have taken so far - even though I deleted them after every photo session !

:clap:
Tricky69
24-12-2009, 20:29
new card ... £60 ! :eek:
OutLore
25-12-2009, 00:14
new card ... £60 ! :eek:

Warranty?
mtracerz
25-12-2009, 00:28
had the same thing... I rescued the pics then threw the card away... cant afford for that to happen on site or any time when the pics needed... took no chances..

Wish you'd thrown it my way...

:lol:
Tricky69
25-12-2009, 11:16
re-warrantee ...

yehbut ... unless it does it every time, they will just send it back and say it works fine !
barrypriddis
25-12-2009, 11:59
I was advised to always reformat cards before using them again. So far, never had a problem.
OutLore
26-12-2009, 09:30
re-warrantee ...

yehbut ... unless it does it every time, they will just send it back and say it works fine !
That probably depends on where you got it from - if it was a bricks and mortar shop, I would think they are very likely to simply give you a new one if you deal with it in the right way.

I was advised to always reformat cards before using them again. So far, never had a problem.
Me too.
Tricky69
26-12-2009, 13:11
Warranty?

I got it from WHE
OutLore
26-12-2009, 23:48
I got it from WHE

I'd call them and ask if they would be prepared to swap it for another. Do you still have the reciept and packaging?
AndWhyNot
27-12-2009, 00:12
I was advised to always reformat cards before using them again. So far, never had a problem.

+1, until last week.

Was shooting an event and printing on-site from camera JPGs. Transferred the card with the first half hour's work and all gone :(

Spent two hours recovering the data using RescuePro from lc-tech.com, the SW that's packaged with SanDisk cards - straightforward but slow - and got everything back in the end.

Won't be using the card again (Extreme III CF 4gb), can't afford for that to keep happening.
Tricky69
27-12-2009, 09:33
I wonder if it would be safer to transfer by usb rather than take the card in and out ???