K10d and Sandisk SD card problem
Posted 07/01/2009 - 18:29
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The only cards I had problems with were cheap cards. It seems that sometimes the production tolerances are not the same everywhere.
Camera:K20D|Ist*DS|Spotmatic II|MZ-10
Pentax Lenses: DA16-45|DA50-200|50A 1.7
Tamron Lenses: 28-200
Takumar Lenses: SMC 55 1.8
Sigma Lenses: EX DG 50-500 'Bigma'|EX 50mm Macro
Flashes: Metz 58 AF-1|Samsung SEF-36PZF|Pentax AF-220T
Pentax Lenses: DA16-45|DA50-200|50A 1.7
Tamron Lenses: 28-200
Takumar Lenses: SMC 55 1.8
Sigma Lenses: EX DG 50-500 'Bigma'|EX 50mm Macro
Flashes: Metz 58 AF-1|Samsung SEF-36PZF|Pentax AF-220T
Posted 07/01/2009 - 20:37
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Personally I would never buy another Sandisk SD card. I first had problems with their standard 1GB SD Cards not working in a Pure Evoke-3 DAB Radio I tried 3 of them. Someone on alt.radio.digital also said he had problems with Sandisk, but no problems with Toshiba cards so I bought some (1gb Std. speed blue) ones and they worked perfectly and I later got some 133x 1gb (white) Toshibas for my *istDS.
When I got the K10 I bought a 2gb Sandisk Extreme for about £40 It was intermittent sometimes the camera would say "no card" other times it would work. The Toshibas worked perfectly so I sent the Sandisk card back and got it exchanged. The replacement was just like the original so I just used the Toshibas. When the price of the Extremes came down to £25 I bought another one from a different supplier, but that wouldn't work properly either. I couldn't find any 133x 2gb Toshibas in this country so I tried a 2GB Lexar Pro 133x and that worked brilliantly so I bought another couple. Had no problems since. I have since come across the Toshiba 1GB 133x (white) for £3.50 each at computer fairs and now have about 10 of them. Lexar Pro now seems the way to go they were always one jump in front of Sandisk in terms of speed. I use a Sandisk Extreme reader on my PC along with a Dazzle Thunderbolt, both of which are 20mb/sec readers.
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When I got the K10 I bought a 2gb Sandisk Extreme for about £40 It was intermittent sometimes the camera would say "no card" other times it would work. The Toshibas worked perfectly so I sent the Sandisk card back and got it exchanged. The replacement was just like the original so I just used the Toshibas. When the price of the Extremes came down to £25 I bought another one from a different supplier, but that wouldn't work properly either. I couldn't find any 133x 2gb Toshibas in this country so I tried a 2GB Lexar Pro 133x and that worked brilliantly so I bought another couple. Had no problems since. I have since come across the Toshiba 1GB 133x (white) for £3.50 each at computer fairs and now have about 10 of them. Lexar Pro now seems the way to go they were always one jump in front of Sandisk in terms of speed. I use a Sandisk Extreme reader on my PC along with a Dazzle Thunderbolt, both of which are 20mb/sec readers.
NAND Flash Background
As a recognized pioneer in flash technology, Toshiba invented NOR-type Flash technology in 1984 and NAND-type flash technology in 1987. Toshiba maintains leadership in Flash technology today.
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Posted 08/01/2009 - 08:31
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As others have said - the physical size spec of all compliant SD and SDHC cards is very closely controlled and Pentax will have built the camera to accept cards meeting that spec.
Ask Pentax for a statement of the problem where they may say it was caused by "something to do with the card". Send that to SanDisk and ask for their comments and then when they ask for it, send the card too. Get SanDisk and Pentax to speak to each other. If SanDisk state it is a fake, then go after 7-day shop.
Ask Pentax for a statement of the problem where they may say it was caused by "something to do with the card". Send that to SanDisk and ask for their comments and then when they ask for it, send the card too. Get SanDisk and Pentax to speak to each other. If SanDisk state it is a fake, then go after 7-day shop.
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K20D, *istD, MZ-S, Super-A, ME Super, MX
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, DA* 300,
DA 50-200, FA 24-90, FA 20-35,
M 400-600, A 50 f1.4, A 28 f2.8, A 70-210, M 35-80, M 50 f1.7
A x2S teleconverter and a few others ...
K20D, *istD, MZ-S, Super-A, ME Super, MX
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, DA* 300,
DA 50-200, FA 24-90, FA 20-35,
M 400-600, A 50 f1.4, A 28 f2.8, A 70-210, M 35-80, M 50 f1.7
A x2S teleconverter and a few others ...
Posted 13/01/2009 - 16:46
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Got the camera back without the repair as I requested. It works fine with the 8Gb SD cards I have so I'm going to live with it as I was going to replace the camera this year anyway. Very disappointed with the service as I did ask Pentax to give me a statement about the card etc so I could pursue Sandisk etc... but they wouldn't look at it without paying the repair charge. I think it's arguable that putting a recommended SD card into the slot counts as impact damage.
The camera came back 2 days later than promised, packaged in a box that wasn't big enough for the k10d box so it was bound with tape at the top as the lid wouldn't close. This in turn has meant that my original camera box is torn now.
It's a real shame - I've been a big fan of Pentax and the actual kit however this sorry incident has left a bitter taste in the mouth.
The camera came back 2 days later than promised, packaged in a box that wasn't big enough for the k10d box so it was bound with tape at the top as the lid wouldn't close. This in turn has meant that my original camera box is torn now.
It's a real shame - I've been a big fan of Pentax and the actual kit however this sorry incident has left a bitter taste in the mouth.
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I'm sure other manufacturing defects happen, and of course fake cards are made by people who don't care about specifications.