CF card question

DCB

Senior Member
I went to trade out my CF cards this morning and now neither card works. I get CHA error messages with both. I tried to format each card in camera and still get the same error message.

The pics on the one card are gone now?

Help.....


Peace
 
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jay_dean

Senior Member
I take it you've turned the camera off and turned it back on, removed the batteries and put them back in, inserted the CF card very slowly etc. Have a look at the pin assembly in the camera that the CF card slots into, check that there's no damage, bent or missing pins
 

DCB

Senior Member
All looks good.

Just not sure why all of the sudden the card with pics on it that I just took out no longer works...

Peace
 

jay_dean

Senior Member
umm, if your camera is suddenly not accepting different CF cards, it does sound more like a camera fault. If all your pin assembly is good, and there's no bent, broken, or even dirty pins, i'm at a bit of a loss now tbh
 

Bill16

Senior Member
I haven't had anything like that happen to me, thank god! Did you take it out while the green light was on, meaning the camera was still read/writing?
You could try a reset and hopefully that will bring it back to normal. But I honestly don't know how you'd fix that issue. Sorry. :(
 

Scott Murray

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Doing a search in google.

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DCB

Senior Member
Did a search and read all I could find.

Also read through what you found....

I guess I will have to try another card.

I do not have a card reader so all dumps are done in camera.

The only thing I did differently is I now have a LR and used it instead of iPhoto. In iPhoto it asks if I want to delete pictures I say yes. With LR it did not prompt me, so I just kept shooting. Took out that card, put in the other (both Lexar Pro 133x 4GB) in and error message. Put the previous card in, error message.

Peace
 

fotojack

Senior Member
You say you don't have a card reader. May I suggest you get one and try downloading your pictures that way. I never use my camera to download pictures....always use a card reader. Faster and simpler. My computer has a built in one, plus I have a portable one. Never had a failure yet.
 

Marcel

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Did you try to format your card in the camera?

I always use a card reader to transfer my pictures to the computer. And I don't just drag them. I copy and then paste. After checking if all the pics are there and OK, I put the card back in the camera and immediately format. I think this is the best way to care for a CF card.
 

DCB

Senior Member
Took it to my local repair place and they said it was a broken/ bent pin. He said $320 to fix...I said ok and left it. Started looking online for other repair places and found one for $179. So I went back and picked it up and I guess I will have to send it off now.

Bummed ... but I guess I have no other choice.

Peace
 
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