One other lesson I learned the hard way is always shut the camera off before inserting or removing a card. This alone can lead to problems of many different varieties. Yet I suspect the shop is the right place for it. Something is likely up. Let us know what they find, if anything and how it all works out for you --- On Mon, 7/28/08, Lea Murphy <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Lea Murphy <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: "Card Not formated" error message > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Monday, July 28, 2008, 12:25 PM > After downloading your images reformat your card in the > camera. Don't > just erase the images but format the card. Every time. > > And never use your computer to delete images...if you do, > reformat the > card before shooting again. > > That should help. > > Good luck. > > Lea > > On Jul 28, 2008, at 12:17 PM, Kostas Papakotas wrote: > > > in my Pentax K-10D... > > > > happened thrice with 2 different cards 9both Sd high > speed ones), > > two times while shooting and once after installing the > card afer > > reading it in a PC...The card is unreadable, but works > again when > > formatted. The cameras will ead other cards though on > the spot. > > Seems something in the camera "kills" the > card. > > > > So what can be happening? > > > > I did a shallow google search and hot nothing other > than an > > occurance in an Optio and a Ninon... > > > > BTW the camera is already in the shop for monitoring > (if and when it > > happens again)... > > > > thanks, Kostas > > > > ============================================= > > No matter what, CHEER UP MY FRIENDS! Life is too > precious to jump > > the other side of the fence... > > kostas papakotas / clenched teeth photography > > http://groups.msn.com/clenchedteethphotography > > HAM Radio: SW2MKL - Echolink node: SV2BZQ-R / R4 > Edessa / 121496 > > > > Χρησιμοποιείτε Yahoo! > > Βαρεθήκατε τα ενοχλητικά > μηνύ ματα > > (spam); Το Yahoo! Mail διαθέτει την > καλύτερη > > δυνατή προστασία κατά των > > ενοχλητικών μηνυμάτων > > http://login.yahoo.com/config/mail?.intl=gr > > > babies. they're what i do. > www.leamurphy.com