I suppose I was somewhat influenced by the fact that I'd read of other such incidents wherein the card was not damaged. I think you're exactly right as to what happened. Don't, however, think I'd use the word "forced". More like carefully extracted. ;)
Jack --- Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think, Jack, that when the card got stuck you forced it out, which > > probably wiped out the camera's card cage push-push latch mechanism. > > How/why the card got stuck, I dunno. I've accidentally washed cards > twice, and both are still in service and working fine. > > No matter, it will soon be fixed and back to you. It's just a camera > > after all. > > Godfrey > > > On Jul 6, 2007, at 8:27 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > I really don't think it was the "washed" card that caused the > problem. > > After drying and being closely examining, I detected no warp or > other > > damage, checked it out in the camera and found that it worked just > > > fine > > both in recording and in loading/unloading. > > When the problem began, I tried a new (never used) card and I > > experienced the same problem with the slot operation. > > In taking a close look at the well used card, I decided it had > served > > its time and trashed it. > > I really believe the two events were just coincidence. > > The camera is now under the control of UPS on its way to Pentax > > Service...I miss it. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=graduation+gifts&cs=bz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
