Compact Flash Mystery
Sep 5, 2014 20:44:11 #
Just when you thought you've encountered every possible problem, a new one walks in! I was going out to shoot today and realized the compact flash card I've been using was still in my computer's reader, so I'd have to use another. I grabbed my bag and headed out to the shoot. When I got there--I'm attaching a photo so you'll know I'm not dogging it--I grabbed a card from my bag and loaded it into my camera. I was surprised to see that my counter was blank. Hmmm...
Not wanting to waste time and the light filtering through some gorgeous clouds, I pulled the card out, noted that I had room for a couple hundred exposures on the SD backup, and shot away. When I got home, I put the compact flash in my camera (It's a Nikon D800E.) and turned the camera on. Still nothing on the counter. So I figured maybe I should format the card. When I turned the "Menu" on I got the hourglass; and that's all I ever got.
It's a 4G card, manufactured--"distributed" is probably more accurate--by Promaster, and is very old. I'd guess it's around 12 years old, as I bought it to use with my Nikon D1. Is it time to toss the old soldier?
Not wanting to waste time and the light filtering through some gorgeous clouds, I pulled the card out, noted that I had room for a couple hundred exposures on the SD backup, and shot away. When I got home, I put the compact flash in my camera (It's a Nikon D800E.) and turned the camera on. Still nothing on the counter. So I figured maybe I should format the card. When I turned the "Menu" on I got the hourglass; and that's all I ever got.
It's a 4G card, manufactured--"distributed" is probably more accurate--by Promaster, and is very old. I'd guess it's around 12 years old, as I bought it to use with my Nikon D1. Is it time to toss the old soldier?
Sep 5, 2014 20:47:34 #
rdgreenwood wrote:
...I'd guess it's around 12 years old, as I bought it to use with my Nikon D1. Is it time to toss the old soldier?
Fly the flag at half mast.
At the current price of memory it not worth the time or risk to do anything with it.
Have a swift drunken send off and forget it as we forget our old soldiers after a generation.
Sep 5, 2014 20:54:41 #
rdgreenwood wrote:
Just when you thought you've encountered every pos... (show quote)
Your card sucks but the pic posted doesn't. Love it.
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Sep 5, 2014 20:56:29 #
It's time to shine a bright light down your CF slot and make sure you don't have a bent pin in the slot. Not all the pins in a CF card slot are active, but a bit of debris in one of the holes in a CF card can work havoc on one or more of the pins in the slot. Ask me how I know?
Unfortunately, I was not shooting a camera which had an alternate slot.
I did not do the smart thing and just had my memory cards loose in the bag. Now, I always use a card box for each card. The cost of replacing the card reader in the camera was a tossup for the repair, compared to buying a new camera.
GAS.... any excuse for a new camera. When I looked in the Card Slot two pins were bent flat to the bottom of the slot. Attempt by a camera mechanic to straighten the pins simply broke them off at the base.
Unfortunately, I was not shooting a camera which had an alternate slot.
I did not do the smart thing and just had my memory cards loose in the bag. Now, I always use a card box for each card. The cost of replacing the card reader in the camera was a tossup for the repair, compared to buying a new camera.
GAS.... any excuse for a new camera. When I looked in the Card Slot two pins were bent flat to the bottom of the slot. Attempt by a camera mechanic to straighten the pins simply broke them off at the base.
Sep 5, 2014 21:14:25 #
gmcase wrote:
Thank you. That salves the wound.Your card sucks but the pic posted doesn't. Love it.
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Sep 5, 2014 21:23:21 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Fly the flag at half mast.
At the current price of memory it not worth the time or risk to do anything with it.
Have a swift drunken send off and forget it as we forget our old soldiers after a generation.
At the current price of memory it not worth the time or risk to do anything with it.
Have a swift drunken send off and forget it as we forget our old soldiers after a generation.
First of all, I for one don't forget our old soldiers, maybe you do, but I don't. However, that shot is great.
Sep 5, 2014 21:50:29 #
Off topic
When was the last time you thought of someone who died in combat? Do you think your children will remember that person the way you do, if at all?
The privilege of old soldiers is to be left in peace after a generation. Build all the monuments you want. They do not trigger memories, just lessons we have not learned.
There in lies the greatest gift of heroes, they do not know that they died for ideals that do not survive their passing.
kurtinnj wrote:
Your are naive.First of all, I for one don't forget our old soldiers, maybe you do, but I don't. However, that shot is great.
When was the last time you thought of someone who died in combat? Do you think your children will remember that person the way you do, if at all?
The privilege of old soldiers is to be left in peace after a generation. Build all the monuments you want. They do not trigger memories, just lessons we have not learned.
There in lies the greatest gift of heroes, they do not know that they died for ideals that do not survive their passing.
Sep 5, 2014 21:54:33 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Off topicYour are naive.
When was the last time you thought of someone who died in combat? Do you think your children will remember that person the way you do, if at all?
The privilege of old soldiers is to be left in peace after a generation. Build all the monuments you want. They do not trigger memories, just lessons we have not learned.
There in lies the greatest gift of heroes, they do not know that they died for ideals that do not survive their passing.
When was the last time you thought of someone who died in combat? Do you think your children will remember that person the way you do, if at all?
The privilege of old soldiers is to be left in peace after a generation. Build all the monuments you want. They do not trigger memories, just lessons we have not learned.
There in lies the greatest gift of heroes, they do not know that they died for ideals that do not survive their passing.
You need help. I have nothing to add.
Sep 5, 2014 21:56:05 #
Still off topic
kurtinnj wrote:
By stating the obvious?You need help. I have nothing to add.
Sep 5, 2014 22:30:09 #
If you haven't yet, check out Mr. Greenwood's link. The pics posted of his vacation from Budapest to Amsterdam are phenomenal as is his sense of humor.
On the other hand, maybe my Dutch half is a sucker for windmills.
On the other hand, maybe my Dutch half is a sucker for windmills.
Sep 5, 2014 22:46:46 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Before you go off on a tantrum, you should know that I spent 18 months in Vietnam and lost some really close friends. It's jerks like you--that's right, I think you're a jerk--that need new hobbies, because making asinine comments about my loyalty to the troops sure makes you look like a loose cannon. "Dead soldiers" are empties, parts that are NFG; learn to live with the vernacular.Off topicYour are naive.
When was the last time you thought of someone who died in combat? Do you think your children will remember that person the way you do, if at all?
The privilege of old soldiers is to be left in peace after a generation. Build all the monuments you want. They do not trigger memories, just lessons we have not learned.
There in lies the greatest gift of heroes, they do not know that they died for ideals that do not survive their passing.
When was the last time you thought of someone who died in combat? Do you think your children will remember that person the way you do, if at all?
The privilege of old soldiers is to be left in peace after a generation. Build all the monuments you want. They do not trigger memories, just lessons we have not learned.
There in lies the greatest gift of heroes, they do not know that they died for ideals that do not survive their passing.
And, by the way, the discussion was focused on a compact flash card, not on a political issue.
Sep 5, 2014 22:50:28 #
Sep 5, 2014 22:57:32 #
Wow! How did we all--if you didn't get embroiled in the rant, change "we all" to "some of you and I"--get so off track. I am embarrassed that I called someone a jerk; it's just that the whole conversation was being pushed off topic because of a couple of metaphors. "Old soldiers" and "half mast" aren't the exclusive property of us veterans, just as mourning our friends doesn't have to be accompanied by flag-draped coffins. Let's honor them by doing what they set out to do: make this a nicer world.
Sep 5, 2014 22:59:38 #
Mike D. wrote:
Thank you very much. Windmills are really cool!If you haven't yet, check out Mr. Greenwood's link. The pics posted of his vacation from Budapest to Amsterdam are phenomenal as is his sense of humor.
On the other hand, maybe my Dutch half is a sucker for windmills.
On the other hand, maybe my Dutch half is a sucker for windmills.
Sep 5, 2014 23:16:49 #
rdgreenwood wrote:
Before you go off on a tantrum, you should know th... (show quote)
Right on he is a jerk.
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