My K-5 couldn't fit an sd card with magic tape on it either.
Don't lose the locking tab.
Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 6:58 PM, P. J. Alling
<webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/26/2012 7:17 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote:
>>
>> On Jun 23, 2012, at 12:44 , Igor Roshchin wrote:
>>
>>> SanDisk is a good brand, but there are 2.5 reasons why I am rather
>>> unhappy with them at the moment:
>>> 1. They created a complete mess with their card naming (Ultra, extreme,
>>> HD Video, Extreme Pro, earlier: game card, this, that ..) which is
>>> confusing, inconsistent, and not explained even on their own website.
>>> About half a year ago, I spoke with their customer support, and even
>>> they had problems giving a straight forward explanation what name
>>> corresponds to what rating/speed.
>>>
>>> 2. Out of all cards, it was the one from SanDisk where the lock slide
>>> fell off (in the "locked" position). So that card is unusable.
>
>
> This is a common mistake, any time the slide falls out of the card, the card
> is locked no matter what position the slide /was/ in. It's a simple
> mechanical switch. Not connected to anything else in the card, just like
> the write protect tab on an old fashioned 3 1/4 inch floppy disk. If the
> tolerances aren't too tight, you can simply tape over the notch and most
> devices will read and write to the card just fine. I had two Sandisk cards
> loose their tabs and ended up using old fashioned Scotch(tm) magic
> transparent tape. The only device that gave me trouble was the K20D. The
> card slot was just too tight to accept the card with tape on it.
>
>
>
>>> (and I don't want to send it to SanDisk, as I cannot erase the private
>>> photos I have on it.)
>>>
>>> 2.5. When I was talking with their customer support about having that
>>> card replaced under warranty, it took ridiculous amount of time going
>>> in circles with one person, and then the next person ("supervisor")
>>> agreed relatively quickly, asking to send photos of the damaged card.
>>> But then there was a silence for more than two weeks.
>>> And then after my reminder, they asked to provide additional information
>>> (photos of the card being destroyed).
>>
>> They are sure putting you through the ringer for a piece that would cost
>> them more to ship to you than produce it. If you didn't have something
>> personal on it, that's another US$0.50 to ship it.
>>
>> How about a program from all of the chip makers that you bring it back to
>> where you bought it for a swap. Let the store bear the cost of testing it
>> for Sandisk or whomever.
>>
>> That's why I buy such accessories from Amazon or Costco. No questions,
>> exchange for a new one or money back (with receipt).
>>
>>
>> Joseph McAllister
>> pentax...@mac.com
>>
>> There is no off position to the genius switch.
>> Genius can, however, be observed as insanity.
>>
>>
>
>
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> Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a
> lengthly search.
>
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