dodgy Kingston memory card

[LCPete]

Had a dodgy memory card today the first time ever
I bought 2 of the 16GB Kingston 266 speed ones and used one of them for the first time today
after 2 hours and 170 shots the red write light on the camera was on all of the time
could not do anything with the camera (7D) and had to take the battery out in the end
the card was fine afterwards and got the shots off OK at home
not trusting it now tho am sending it back to amazon

Has anyone else had this with the 16GB Kingston 266 speed ones ?
Im hoping its a one off as I,ve got loads of Kingston cards but never had a problem before

 

[ChrisH]

Had it with lower speed Kingston CF cards, dont buy them any more.

Once you see a problem it always puts you off.

 

[LCPete]

Had it with lower speed Kingston CF cards, dont buy them any more.

Once you see a problem it always puts you off.

yes am thinking of getting Sandisk next time
I was waiting for a deer to come into shot when I noticed it just as well he didnt in the end anyway

 

[PJ S]

Have your tried reformatting the card and transferring 16GB of data on to it?
I'd do that once or twice, and then give it a second chance in the camera.
If it does it again, then you know there's a problem, if not, then it may've been a one-off glitch.

 

[LCPete]

Have your tried reformatting the card and transferring 16GB of data on to it?
I'd do that once or twice, and then give it a second chance in the camera.
If it does it again, then you know there's a problem, if not, then it may've been a one-off glitch.

I have reformatted it and tried it again and it was fine
I had a look on Amazon (where I bought it) and I have to return it by 31 Jan 2013, not sure what that means tho I thought things were guaranteed for a year?
dont want to chance it to be honest its not really the cost of the card but a bit worried about it happening again dont want to go out and have the card fail and lose a days pictures

 

[andyred]

I have reformatted it and tried it again and it was fine
I had a look on Amazon (where I bought it) and I have to return it by 31 Jan 2013, not sure what that means tho I thought things were guaranteed for a year?
dont want to chance it to be honest its not really the cost of the card but a bit worried about it happening again dont want to go out and have the card fail and lose a days pictures

I presume this is the return as not wanted date, rather than if there is a warranty issue, which if it's 12 month guarantee, will be 12 months from when you ordered it.

For what it's worth, I'd return it and then buy a Sandisk one.

 

[LCPete]

I presume this is the return as not wanted date, rather than if there is a warranty issue, which if it's 12 month guarantee, will be 12 months from when you ordered it.

For what it's worth, I'd return it and then buy a Sandisk one.

Ahh I see thanks, unfortunately have just asked for a replacement , think I will get Sandisk next time tho

 

[PJ S]

You can always change your mind and ask for them to swap it, and pay them any difference.
I can't say you're daft, as there's no real way to know if it was a one-off or symptomatic of a fault, but I'd throw 15GB on it, then put it in the camera and rattle off a lot of shots of not much to fill it up entirely.
If those photos display fine on the camera's display and the computer, then I'd be fairly confident that it was a minor blip.
You've brought it to their attention, so I'd suggest you ask them to let you hang on to it and monitor it. If it does it again any time soon, then you'd like to exchange.

 

[Nod]

Having had a card fail once, I now stick to SanDisk cards and have never had a problem with them. I always buy from a trusted supplier since there are more than plenty of fakes out there.

Glad you managed to get all your pics of your failed card - I had to spend £20 or so to get the images off mine - and it was an unrepeatable shot (a family group and one of the people had passed away in the meantime...)

 

[LCPete]

You can always change your mind and ask for them to swap it, and pay them any difference.
I can't say you're daft, as there's no real way to know if it was a one-off or symptomatic of a fault, but I'd throw 15GB on it, then put it in the camera and rattle off a lot of shots of not much to fill it up entirely.
If those photos display fine on the camera's display and the computer, then I'd be fairly confident that it was a minor blip.
You've brought it to their attention, so I'd suggest you ask them to let you hang on to it and monitor it. If it does it again any time soon, then you'd like to exchange.

Thanks Phil I know what you mean it may well have just been a one off
They have already sent out a replacement tho , just had an email from them

Having had a card fail once, I now stick to SanDisk cards and have never had a problem with them. I always buy from a trusted supplier since there are more than plenty of fakes out there.

Glad you managed to get all your pics of your failed card - I had to spend £20 or so to get the images off mine - and it was an unrepeatable shot (a family group and one of the people had passed away in the meantime...)

Thanks Nod will take everybodies advice and get a Sandisk card
I could get a 16GB Sandisk and use it as my main card and the Kingstons that Ive got as spares

 

[PJ S]

Thanks Phil I know what you mean it may well have just been a one off
They have already sent out a replacement tho , just had an email from them

That's good. When I said daft, I meant in the context of jumping to a premature conclusion that the card was definitely at fault.
Immaterial now as they have been quick off the mark to get a replacement in the post to you.

 

[LCPete]

That's good. When I said daft, I meant in the context of jumping to a premature conclusion that the card was definitely at fault.
Immaterial now as they have been quick off the mark to get a replacement in the post to you.

no worries I know what you meant
Think I will get a sandisk extreme pro when I get paid at least I know it will be reliable
Never had anything like that happen before with a card tho
The camera was completely locked up
thought at first the camera had packed up then realised it had to be the card as it was a new one
I took out the battery and everything was then OK

 

[PJ S]

Strange how a camera can be paralysed by not being able to write out its buffer.
Seems it's not something the engineers bother writing a timed-out routine for, and offer the user the option to restart the camera or feedback that it failed.
That sort of thing doesn't strike me as particularly difficult to organise in firmware.