Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yesterday, I shot a few pictures on the M8 before coming to work. When I arrived, I put the transcend SD card into my Lexar reader, and found no pictures. I had chimped a few frames in the car before I left home, so I felt like there was something there. I put the card in the camera, and it gave the message that no images available to play. I put the card back in the reader, tried: File Recover WinUndelete Arax Disk Doctor all to no avail. I was feeling pretty low, as the card had several shots that I have made into web pictures, but had not downloaded at high resolution for printing. Then I Googled a little more and found PCInspector Smart Media Recovery. I took it down and gave it a try. It started finding images right away. It took more than an hour to get all 135 pictures down, including some that I had deleted in the camera, but by gosh I have them. It renamed them, but saved all the Exif data. I think the culprit here is the card reader, but I can't be sure. I've had it several years, and it just may be incompatible over 500 MB. Also, the Trancend cards are not on Leica's list, so I ordered two Kingston 2 gig cards that are on the list, and a new card reader. I'll just use the Transcend cards on my Pentax, and for storage. The good news is that it is free to take down and use, and they ask for a donation via paypal or a credit or debit card. Here is where to find PCInspector: http://www.pcinspector.de/smart_media_recovery/uk/welcome.htm -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana USA