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Im so sad right now i could CRY!

Just got my D7D, inserts the CF-card. The camera finds it, and im formatting the card. I accidently press the shutter release, and the format is aborted. After this, the camera does not find the CF at all!!!!! Ivé tried 3 different cards, and the same resualt, just a - in the lower right corner of the display, and the format-menu can´t be accessed. Ive tried to take out the batteries, format the CF in my computer. Nothing works!

Ivé waited for SO long, and now i can´t use it! If i have to send it back, ill problably have to wait atleast a month to get a new or for them to repair it!

Have anyone any suggestions or similar experiences?

Please help me before i cry like a babie!
 
If you can acces the menu, try to set the camera back to DEFAULT SETTINGS. Perhaps that helps??

Ron
http://www.amazingnature.nl
SunKi said:
Im so sad right now i could CRY!
Just got my D7D, inserts the CF-card. The camera finds it, and im
formatting the card. I accidently press the shutter release, and
the format is aborted. After this, the camera does not find the CF
at all!!!!! Ivé tried 3 different cards, and the same resualt, just
a - in the lower right corner of the display, and the format-menu
can´t be accessed. Ive tried to take out the batteries, format the
CF in my computer. Nothing works!

Ivé waited for SO long, and now i can´t use it! If i have to send
it back, ill problably have to wait atleast a month to get a new or
for them to repair it!

Have anyone any suggestions or similar experiences?

Please help me before i cry like a babie!
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I just tried that, did not work!

;(
Ron van Elst said:
Ron
http://www.amazingnature.nl
SunKi said:
Im so sad right now i could CRY!
Just got my D7D, inserts the CF-card. The camera finds it, and im
formatting the card. I accidently press the shutter release, and
the format is aborted. After this, the camera does not find the CF
at all!!!!! Ivé tried 3 different cards, and the same resualt, just
a - in the lower right corner of the display, and the format-menu
can´t be accessed. Ive tried to take out the batteries, format the
CF in my computer. Nothing works!

Ivé waited for SO long, and now i can´t use it! If i have to send
it back, ill problably have to wait atleast a month to get a new or
for them to repair it!

Have anyone any suggestions or similar experiences?

Please help me before i cry like a babie!
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So sorry to hear whats happened to your camera & cards, Not sure what to suggest bar dropping KM an email and ask if they have a solution. This does appear to be a serious issue. KM needs to be made aware of this problem if one exists, It's not something i'm prepared to try myself but I can see others doing this unwittingly and damaging their camera's... KM needs to fix this issue in a firmware update if its repeatable on other D7D's... Wish you luck on sorting out your camera.

Peter.

ps... It was a very easy mistake to have made.
SunKi said:
;(
Ron van Elst said:
Ron
http://www.amazingnature.nl
SunKi said:
Im so sad right now i could CRY!
Just got my D7D, inserts the CF-card. The camera finds it, and im
formatting the card. I accidently press the shutter release, and
the format is aborted. After this, the camera does not find the CF
at all!!!!! Ivé tried 3 different cards, and the same resualt, just
a - in the lower right corner of the display, and the format-menu
can´t be accessed. Ive tried to take out the batteries, format the
CF in my computer. Nothing works!

Ivé waited for SO long, and now i can´t use it! If i have to send
it back, ill problably have to wait atleast a month to get a new or
for them to repair it!

Have anyone any suggestions or similar experiences?

Please help me before i cry like a babie!
Click to expand...
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I now know whats wrong! Just used a flashlight and looked down in the cf-card-place, when i tried to put in the CF the first time i accidently (it was dark, OK!) put it the wrong way.

And one of the little pins is bent!
Ill have to try to bend it back!
 
OUCH... good luck with that...
SunKi said:
I now know whats wrong! Just used a flashlight and looked down in
the cf-card-place, when i tried to put in the CF the first time i
accidently (it was dark, OK!) put it the wrong way.

And one of the little pins is bent!
Ill have to try to bend it back!
Click to expand...
 
Well @ least you now know why..... Seems as tho we don't have to worry about KM fixing this issue with a firmware update :) Good luck...

Peter
SunKi said:
I now know whats wrong! Just used a flashlight and looked down in
the cf-card-place, when i tried to put in the CF the first time i
accidently (it was dark, OK!) put it the wrong way.

And one of the little pins is bent!
Ill have to try to bend it back!
Click to expand...
 
I'd advise taking it to a camera repair shop and NOT attempting to repair it yourself (even if it looks like a simple fix). I've attempted to fix what appear to be simple little things on my cameras and then regretted it as I made the problem worst by breaking or scratching something.

At the very least take it to the place you bought it from and get their advice.
bluepeter said:
Peter
SunKi said:
I now know whats wrong! Just used a flashlight and looked down in
the cf-card-place, when i tried to put in the CF the first time i
accidently (it was dark, OK!) put it the wrong way.

And one of the little pins is bent!
Ill have to try to bend it back!
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
SunKi said:
I now know whats wrong! Just used a flashlight and looked down in
the cf-card-place, when i tried to put in the CF the first time i
accidently (it was dark, OK!) put it the wrong way.

And one of the little pins is bent!
Ill have to try to bend it back!
Click to expand...
Be carefull SunKi, if the pin is bend heavely, it may break when you try to bend ik back. As others said before: let they do it for you!

The more: I hope the electronics are not damaged. To be sure, try a new card to test, the others maybe damaged also.

Good luck!
Willem
 
SunKi said:
I now know whats wrong! Just used a flashlight and looked down in
the cf-card-place, when i tried to put in the CF the first time i
accidently (it was dark, OK!) put it the wrong way.

And one of the little pins is bent!
Ill have to try to bend it back!
Click to expand...
My buddy did that with a digicam we used for our business. Not good. Had to send it back. You may succeed but you may also succeed in bending some other pin while you're at it (I tried straightening our bent pin for quite a while).

Larry
 
Willem Steurbaut said:
SunKi said:
I now know whats wrong! Just used a flashlight and looked down in
the cf-card-place, when i tried to put in the CF the first time i
accidently (it was dark, OK!) put it the wrong way.

And one of the little pins is bent!
Ill have to try to bend it back!
Click to expand...
Be carefull SunKi, if the pin is bend heavely, it may break when
you try to bend ik back. As others said before: let they do it for
you!
The more: I hope the electronics are not damaged. To be sure, try a
new card to test, the others maybe damaged also.

Good luck!
Willem
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In fact, this again is a proof that some things are ergonomically bad designed!

It should simply not be possible to reverse a card, even if someone uses force to do that. We cannot blaim SunKi for his mistake. The same when someone put batteries in the wrong way in a device: it may not work, OK , but it should not be damaged.

Willem (angry about the horror done to SunKi).
 
Willem Steurbaut said:
Willem Steurbaut said:
SunKi said:
I now know whats wrong! Just used a flashlight and looked down in
the cf-card-place, when i tried to put in the CF the first time i
accidently (it was dark, OK!) put it the wrong way.

And one of the little pins is bent!
Ill have to try to bend it back!
Click to expand...
Be carefull SunKi, if the pin is bend heavely, it may break when
you try to bend ik back. As others said before: let they do it for
you!
The more: I hope the electronics are not damaged. To be sure, try a
new card to test, the others maybe damaged also.

Good luck!
Willem
Click to expand...
In fact, this again is a proof that some things are ergonomically
bad designed!
It should simply not be possible to reverse a card, even if someone
uses force to do that. We cannot blaim SunKi for his mistake. The
same when someone put batteries in the wrong way in a device: it
may not work, OK , but it should not be damaged.

Willem (angry about the horror done to SunKi).
Click to expand...
Another fact is that when I try to insert a card in a device I intuitively want to see the label faced to me. In Minolta cameras (I don't know with other brands) you must insert the card with the label away from you. Maybe that sounds logical, but it's psychological not evident.

Willem
 
Willem Steurbaut said:
Willem Steurbaut said:
Willem Steurbaut said:
SunKi said:
I now know whats wrong! Just used a flashlight and looked down in
the cf-card-place, when i tried to put in the CF the first time i
accidently (it was dark, OK!) put it the wrong way.

And one of the little pins is bent!
Ill have to try to bend it back!
Click to expand...
Be carefull SunKi, if the pin is bend heavely, it may break when
you try to bend ik back. As others said before: let they do it for
you!
The more: I hope the electronics are not damaged. To be sure, try a
new card to test, the others maybe damaged also.

Good luck!
Willem
Click to expand...
In fact, this again is a proof that some things are ergonomically
bad designed!
It should simply not be possible to reverse a card, even if someone
uses force to do that. We cannot blaim SunKi for his mistake. The
same when someone put batteries in the wrong way in a device: it
may not work, OK , but it should not be damaged.

Willem (angry about the horror done to SunKi).
Click to expand...
Another fact is that when I try to insert a card in a device I
intuitively want to see the label faced to me. In Minolta cameras
(I don't know with other brands) you must insert the card with the
label away from you. Maybe that sounds logical, but it's
psychological not evident.

Willem
Click to expand...
Have you tried inserting it the wrong way around. No offence to SunKi, but you've got to apply an aweful lot of force to get it to go in the wrong way around - not that I did apply such force but you get my drift.

daveR
 
used the same memory card from the Canon 10d and never formatted it for my D7 but it worked..I was also able to view the images on my 7D lcd that were shot from the 10d..
SunKi said:
;(
Ron van Elst said:
Ron
http://www.amazingnature.nl
SunKi said:
Im so sad right now i could CRY!
Just got my D7D, inserts the CF-card. The camera finds it, and im
formatting the card. I accidently press the shutter release, and
the format is aborted. After this, the camera does not find the CF
at all!!!!! Ivé tried 3 different cards, and the same resualt, just
a - in the lower right corner of the display, and the format-menu
can´t be accessed. Ive tried to take out the batteries, format the
CF in my computer. Nothing works!

Ivé waited for SO long, and now i can´t use it! If i have to send
it back, ill problably have to wait atleast a month to get a new or
for them to repair it!

Have anyone any suggestions or similar experiences?

Please help me before i cry like a babie!
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
David Race said:
Willem Steurbaut said:
Willem Steurbaut said:
Willem Steurbaut said:
SunKi said:
I now know whats wrong! Just used a flashlight and looked down in
the cf-card-place, when i tried to put in the CF the first time i
accidently (it was dark, OK!) put it the wrong way.

And one of the little pins is bent!
Ill have to try to bend it back!
Click to expand...
Be carefull SunKi, if the pin is bend heavely, it may break when
you try to bend ik back. As others said before: let they do it for
you!
The more: I hope the electronics are not damaged. To be sure, try a
new card to test, the others maybe damaged also.

Good luck!
Willem
Click to expand...
In fact, this again is a proof that some things are ergonomically
bad designed!
It should simply not be possible to reverse a card, even if someone
uses force to do that. We cannot blaim SunKi for his mistake. The
same when someone put batteries in the wrong way in a device: it
may not work, OK , but it should not be damaged.

Willem (angry about the horror done to SunKi).
Click to expand...
Another fact is that when I try to insert a card in a device I
intuitively want to see the label faced to me. In Minolta cameras
(I don't know with other brands) you must insert the card with the
label away from you. Maybe that sounds logical, but it's
psychological not evident.

Willem
Click to expand...
Have you tried inserting it the wrong way around. No offence to
SunKi, but you've got to apply an aweful lot of force to get it to
go in the wrong way around - not that I did apply such force but
you get my drift.

daveR
Click to expand...
I agree daveR, but some people have a lot of force in there hands! It should not be possible to insert the card from the beginning, not at the end of it, where the only thing you have to do is to bend a pin!!
I have small hands, without any force, but I understand what happend.

Normally, when you want to place a new film, you are looking at the back of the camera. The same with a card: you want to see the label at the moment you insert the card, as a last control over what you do. Very human I think. Minolta should repair the unit for free.

Willem
 
YEEEEEEEEEES!

Ive solved the problem, with a rusty nail, a flashlight and some panic!

I figured that if i was to leave it to service, it could be 10 pins broken or one bent, it would probably take a month atleast for me to get it back.

At first i didnt belive in it myself, it is VERY tight of space "down there", i almost couldent see what i was doing.

Btw, i did not insert the CF backwards, i accidently put it in with the short side first, or something. I was really excited and in a hurry, something went wrong.

Now im a happy D7D-owner, the cam feels great! Just tested and all of my lenses works just fine, Sigma, Tamron and Cosina.... and, yeah ofcourse Minoltalenses too.

The only thing that im dissapointed with is that they did not make the verticalgrip of the same material as the camera. ;(
 
SunKi said:
YEEEEEEEEEES!

Ive solved the problem, with a rusty nail, a flashlight and some
panic!
I figured that if i was to leave it to service, it could be 10 pins
broken or one bent, it would probably take a month atleast for me
to get it back.

At first i didnt belive in it myself, it is VERY tight of space
"down there", i almost couldent see what i was doing.

Btw, i did not insert the CF backwards, i accidently put it in with
the short side first, or something. I was really excited and in a
hurry, something went wrong.

Now im a happy D7D-owner, the cam feels great! Just tested and all
of my lenses works just fine, Sigma, Tamron and Cosina.... and,
yeah ofcourse Minoltalenses too.

The only thing that im dissapointed with is that they did not make
the verticalgrip of the same material as the camera. ;(
Click to expand...
I feel happy for you SunKi. Now, the pins will be automatically aligned by several card inserts. Very well done!!

Enjoy the camera I cannot afford me (yet). I have the feeling that most people are very happy with this camera as an object and are very pleased with it's appearence. It seems as is is there "precious" as in The Lord of the rings. :-), but one without evil.

Most pictures on this forum could have been made with a less then 1 MP camera, but some full resolution uploads are realy beautiful.
Waiting to see your first postings.

Willem
 
Willem Steurbaut said:
Another fact is that when I try to insert a card in a device I
intuitively want to see the label faced to me. In Minolta cameras
(I don't know with other brands) you must insert the card with the
label away from you. Maybe that sounds logical, but it's
psychological not evident.

Willem
Click to expand...
The Caio Cameras take the card with the Label the wrong way also. I don't know how many times I tried to put the card in wrong.
 
SunKi said:
YEEEEEEEEEES!

Ive solved the problem, with a rusty nail, a flashlight and some
panic!
I figured that if i was to leave it to service, it could be 10 pins
broken or one bent, it would probably take a month atleast for me
to get it back.

At first i didnt belive in it myself, it is VERY tight of space
"down there", i almost couldent see what i was doing.

Btw, i did not insert the CF backwards, i accidently put it in with
the short side first, or something. I was really excited and in a
hurry, something went wrong.

Now im a happy D7D-owner, the cam feels great! Just tested and all
of my lenses works just fine, Sigma, Tamron and Cosina.... and,
yeah ofcourse Minoltalenses too.

The only thing that im dissapointed with is that they did not make
the verticalgrip of the same material as the camera. ;(
Click to expand...
 
Check to make sure one of your cards doesn't have a plugged socket. Might keep that from happening again.

Enjoy your new cam mine's wonderful.

Joe
 
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