Reader won't read 16G FC: Just purchased new Kensington 16Gig Flash card (highly rated by Consumer advocates) and three (3) readers WILL NOT read card. What are my alternatives other...

BigDJim Loc: Dallas TX

Just purchased new Kensington 16Gig Flash card (highly rated by Consumer advocates) and three (3) readers WILL NOT read card. What are my alternatives other than downloading photos direct from camera into LR5.....or are there any alternates way?????
Makes me wonder why invest in a large gigabyte card?

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

BigDJim wrote:

Just purchased new Kensington 16Gig Flash card (highly rated by Consumer advocates) and three (3) readers WILL NOT read card. What are my alternatives other than downloading photos direct from camera into LR5.....or are there any alternates way?????
Makes me wonder why invest in a large gigabyte card?

I run larger cards, its not that. You can test it, by plugging your camera into your computer see if it pulls images from the card.

Another thing to consider is the speed of the card. I have an older card reader that will not read newer cards where my newer card reader does.

skiman Loc: Ventura, CA

BigDJim wrote:

Just purchased new Kensington 16Gig Flash card (highly rated by Consumer advocates) and three (3) readers WILL NOT read card. What are my alternatives other than downloading photos direct from camera into LR5.....or are there any alternates way?????
Makes me wonder why invest in a large gigabyte card?

Could be a defective card.

traveler90712 Loc: Lake Worth, Fl.

BigDJim wrote:

Just purchased new Kensington 16Gig Flash card (highly rated by Consumer advocates) and three (3) readers WILL NOT read card. What are my alternatives other than downloading photos direct from camera into LR5.....or are there any alternates way?????
Makes me wonder why invest in a large gigabyte card?

Dumb questions.

Did you format the card in the camera before you took pictures?

Can you review the pictures "in camera"?

It is possible that it is a bad card.....

BigDJim Loc: Dallas TX

I'm able to read pictures on the card, and I've been able to connect the camera and import the pics to LR5, so I don't think the card is defective. I'm beginning to think that maybe I've got old readers that can't handle the speedier cards. Thanks for you comeback!

BigDJim Loc: Dallas TX

St3v3M wrote:

I run larger cards, its not that. You can test it, by plugging your camera into your computer see if it pulls images from the card.

Another thing to consider is the speed of the card. I have an older card reader that will not read newer cards where my newer card reader does.

Was able to pull pix through camera, so card seems to be OK.
Your observation on old card reader just might be the solution, but what parameters will be required in a newer reader?

BigDJim Loc: Dallas TX

traveler90712 wrote:

Dumb questions.

Did you format the card in the camera before you took pictures?

Can you review the pictures "in camera"?

It is possible that it is a bad card.....

Card formatted, could review on camera and send to LR5 from cameras, so card seems to be OK.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

BigDJim wrote:

Was able to pull pix through camera, so card seems to be OK.
Your observation on old card reader just might be the solution, but what parameters will be required in a newer reader?

Some readers show the speed they can handle.

BigDJim Loc: Dallas TX

St3v3M wrote:

Some readers show the speed they can handle.

Looks like I'll be doing some "card reader shopping" before my assignment next week.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

BigDJim wrote:

Looks like I'll be doing some "card reader shopping" before my assignment next week.

Cheers! S-

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

BigDJim wrote:

Just purchased new Kensington 16Gig Flash card (highly rated by Consumer advocates) and three (3) readers WILL NOT read card. What are my alternatives other than downloading photos direct from camera into LR5.....or are there any alternates way?????
Makes me wonder why invest in a large gigabyte card?

I use 16 & 32 Kensington CF cards and my Delkin card reader works fine

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

Try the reader again. A couple of times Lightroom wouldn't my card, but elements did so it wasn't the card reader.I also buy Lexar cards and sometimes SanDisk.

BigDJim wrote:

Looks like I'll be doing some "card reader shopping" before my assignment next week.

Big Bill Loc: Phoenix, AZ

BigDJim wrote:

I'm able to read pictures on the card, and I've been able to connect the camera and import the pics to LR5, so I don't think the card is defective. I'm beginning to think that maybe I've got old readers that can't handle the speedier cards. Thanks for you comeback!

BINGO!
You didn't say in your OP whether or not your readers could read other cards of the same capacity.
If your card readers are older, a new one may be the right answer.

BigDJim Loc: Dallas TX

sueyeisert wrote:

Try the reader again. A couple of times Lightroom wouldn't my card, but elements did so it wasn't the card reader.I also buy Lexar cards and sometimes SanDisk.

Thanks for the tip. Will try again. Usually, I'm a Lexar card guy, but saw an attractive deal on the Kensington and it was quite highly rated by one of the rating services, so gave it a try. It appears that the card is thankfully not defective, but some other factors are evidently coming into play. Thanks for the comeback!

romanticf16 Loc: Commerce Twp, MI

BigDJim wrote:

Was able to pull pix through camera, so card seems to be OK.
Your observation on old card reader just might be the solution, but what parameters will be required in a newer reader?

It should say what speed cards it is designed for. Don't buy one at the Dollar Store. Go directly to the website of SanDisk or Lexar or Kensington and order a reader from them.