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Sometimes free is very costly.
2009.01.02
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What is this? Why would someone take a picture of this? Because sometimes free things can be very, very expensive. The CF card on the left came free with my Canon D40 this summer. When I got it, at least one shot from each photo session was corrupted. I thought it'd been damaged in the mail so I called and told them. They promptly sent me a replacement. Problem is, it continued to happen with the replacement. Then... hubby took me to Cancun, Mexico for our 10th anniversary in November. It was a trip I've wanted to go on for as long as I can remember. It was heavenly. Trouble is, when I got home the card was corrupted and we can't see any of the 1,000 images that were taken. My computer won't even read that a card is attached - that's how bad it is. My only hope is to send it away to have a specialist look at it. And that will cost $150. The card on the right is the replacement that cost me $28. Too bad I didn't make that $28 investment BEFORE the trip. Bugger.
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I've heard of "counterfeit" memory cards. But I haven't heard of a vendor charging for replacing a defective item. Where did you buy your camera? Did you format the new cards before you used them?
I bought the camera at Costco.com. They have been good to me so far. The specialist would actually be through SanDisk - the competitor. When I found the card corrupted, I attempted to use retreival software to get the images off the CF card. Then I was told that if my computer doesn't even register that a card is there to be viewed, I'd have to send it in to a specialist. I guess I should check with Costco to see if they offer any such service but I doubt they do. I normally wouldn't bother with such an expensive proposition but it's pictures from a very special trip that I likely won't go on again any time soon.
