Sticky SD Card Slot

monoloco · 02-27-2013, 03:39 PM

I recently purchased a K-5 and was wondering if it's normal to have to grasp the SD card by the edges and wiggle it back and forth a bit to remove it from the camera?

bluenose · 02-27-2013, 03:54 PM

If the K-5 is like my K-30, the card slot is a tight fit. When you want to remove the card, push it down and then quickly remove your finger. Most of the time the card will pop up far enough to remove easily. The Lexar cards I use have a raised ridge near the bottom which can be used to grab with a fingernail. Check and see if your cards have something similar.

Regards

aoeu · 02-27-2013, 04:01 PM

It is on mine. I suspect it has to do with better cooling performance.

kcmadr · 02-27-2013, 04:21 PM

Yeah. It almost feels as if you have to break it free from the K-5.

The solution I have implemented with my K-5 is to open the door, using my nail I push the SD card in, and while still pshing the card in I slide my nail off to the side giving it a spring loaded launch making it protrude further for removal. So far I haven't been able to launch it right out of the slot. Of course, please only try this at home with the drain plugs in, windows closed, your mouth closed, etc etc etc, and also not near the railing on top of a skyscraper or on a bridge over the river/sea/canal.

Last edited by kcmadr; 02-27-2013 at 04:21 PM. Reason: Because I felt like it.

monoloco · 02-27-2013, 04:25 PM

Thank's for the replies, I'm glad to know it's normal for the K-5.

forensicscientist · 03-03-2013, 05:25 PM

Mine has gotten better as time has passed.....almost like it's "lossed-up" a bit......

runintotherain · 03-06-2013, 07:31 PM

Mine is like this too. Some SD cards seem to free up better than others. It doesn't really bother me so I haven't noticed which ones free up better. I know my Eye-Fi Pro SD Card gets stuck really bad though!

I let my mentor borrow my camera, he called me up shortly after he started using it and asked me if the SD card was hard to remove.

**Lowell Goudge** · 03-07-2013, 08:51 AM

just a thought here, I bought a cheap (probably counterfit) micro SD card with adaptor, and it was also really tight in the slot. what I discovered is the fake label was so thick it was making it almost impossible to get out of the camera. the solution was simple, remove the label!

02-27-2013, 03:39 PM	#1
monoloco Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Pescadero BCS Mexico Posts: 286	Sticky SD Card Slot I recently purchased a K-5 and was wondering if it's normal to have to grasp the SD card by the edges and wiggle it back and forth a bit to remove it from the camera?

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02-27-2013, 03:54 PM	#2
bluenose Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: S. Ontario Posts: 227	If the K-5 is like my K-30, the card slot is a tight fit. When you want to remove the card, push it down and then quickly remove your finger. Most of the time the card will pop up far enough to remove easily. The Lexar cards I use have a raised ridge near the bottom which can be used to grab with a fingernail. Check and see if your cards have something similar. Regards

02-27-2013, 04:01 PM	#3
aoeu Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 496	It is on mine. I suspect it has to do with better cooling performance.

02-27-2013, 04:21 PM	#4
kcmadr Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Photos: Albums Posts: 614	Yeah. It almost feels as if you have to break it free from the K-5. The solution I have implemented with my K-5 is to open the door, using my nail I push the SD card in, and while still pshing the card in I slide my nail off to the side giving it a spring loaded launch making it protrude further for removal. So far I haven't been able to launch it right out of the slot. Of course, please only try this at home with the drain plugs in, windows closed, your mouth closed, etc etc etc, and also not near the railing on top of a skyscraper or on a bridge over the river/sea/canal. Last edited by kcmadr; 02-27-2013 at 04:21 PM. Reason: Because I felt like it.

02-27-2013, 04:25 PM	#5
monoloco Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Pescadero BCS Mexico Posts: 286 Original Poster	Thank's for the replies, I'm glad to know it's normal for the K-5.

03-03-2013, 05:25 PM	#6
forensicscientist Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: DFW Texas and Michigan - I commute :) Posts: 1,012	Mine has gotten better as time has passed.....almost like it's "lossed-up" a bit......

03-06-2013, 07:31 PM	#7
runintotherain New Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Maryland Photos: Albums Posts: 14	Mine is like this too. Some SD cards seem to free up better than others. It doesn't really bother me so I haven't noticed which ones free up better. I know my Eye-Fi Pro SD Card gets stuck really bad though! I let my mentor borrow my camera, he called me up shortly after he started using it and asked me if the SD card was hard to remove.

03-07-2013, 08:51 AM	#8
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,892	just a thought here, I bought a cheap (probably counterfit) micro SD card with adaptor, and it was also really tight in the slot. what I discovered is the fake label was so thick it was making it almost impossible to get out of the camera. the solution was simple, remove the label!