Memory Card Error! Pentax K10 D

madbrain · 06-17-2008, 10:54 PM

Hi,

Originally posted by skydragoness

Madbrain: Yeah I did the long format

Falconeye: It's out of warranty for sure. I think I bought the camera in Nov. of 2006 when it first started hitting the stores. I also bought it online (a mistake I won't make again, but there is only *one* independent camera shop in my area and they didn't get the K10 until the following year).

I can't image it being super expensive of a repair through Pentax because it's not something that has to do w/ the camera's sensor.

I'll give them a ring tommorow.

Thanks for all your help guys. Guess I'll have to get by with my boyfriend's Olympus E-300 with a kit lens... need to convince him to get a tele :ugh:

Did you buy your K10D with a credit card ? Some cards extend your warranty an additional year. So it may still be under warranty.

skydragoness · 06-18-2008, 02:53 PM

Originally posted by madbrain

Hi,

Did you buy your K10D with a credit card ? Some cards extend your warranty an additional year. So it may still be under warranty.

I've never heard of that before. I believe I used my visa/check card however. Don't think I get any protection with that.

madbrain · 06-18-2008, 04:22 PM

Originally posted by skydragoness

I've never heard of that before. I believe I used my visa/check card however. Don't think I get any protection with that.

Even some VISA check cards have this benefit, particularly platinum check cards. Call your bank to inquire, it doesn't cost anything.

little laker · 06-20-2008, 03:31 PM

skydragoness, How about taking your oldest, cheapest to replace card and spray some contact cleaner on the contacts.
Then when it's almost evaporated insert it into the camera, and take it out a couple of times.

Spray it again, and do the same thing.

Then try the camera again.

I'm just thinking that if the cameras contacts are dirty it might be what's causing the problems

skydragoness · 06-20-2008, 05:45 PM

I did that already, that was the last thing I did before biting the bullet.

Camera was sent via UPS insured to Colorado this morning. Should get there Wed.

skydragoness · 07-09-2008, 04:50 PM

Update: Well Pentax has it at the moment, I called a week or so ago and they said they have to replace the circuit board. Woooo! $275 .. not that bad considering the camera's original price. I can't wait to have it back. In the meantime, I bought a K100D as a backup camera.

babelphotos · 07-09-2008, 05:30 PM

I had the same issues with a bad 8gb card.
I used Active File recovery...and pluged the camera directly as the card reader.
The software succesfully recovered all my pictures in about 20 minutes and also "repaired" the card. It actually removed the bad sectors from the card so now its a 6GB

Serve me well to buy cheap cards on Ebay

reeftool · 07-21-2011, 07:39 AM

My K10D is acting up in a similar fashion. I can get a memory card error message on a brand new card, formatted in camera. Remove the card and re-install and it works again for a while. Mine only does it outside on sunny days so it is likely a heat issue causing a bad connection inside the camera. I can shoot indoors for 500 or more shots without problems. If it's showing that message with all cards, it's likely a problem in the camera. Mine is 4 years old now with 30K shots so I guess a trip to the repair shop is in order. My workaround for the moment is to leave the camera off until I want to shoot. For myself, I might just upgrade if it's going to cost $275.

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06-17-2008, 10:54 PM	#16
madbrain Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,341	Hi, Originally posted by skydragoness Madbrain: Yeah I did the long format Falconeye: It's out of warranty for sure. I think I bought the camera in Nov. of 2006 when it first started hitting the stores. I also bought it online (a mistake I won't make again, but there is only one independent camera shop in my area and they didn't get the K10 until the following year). I can't image it being super expensive of a repair through Pentax because it's not something that has to do w/ the camera's sensor. I'll give them a ring tommorow. Thanks for all your help guys. Guess I'll have to get by with my boyfriend's Olympus E-300 with a kit lens... need to convince him to get a tele :ugh: Did you buy your K10D with a credit card ? Some cards extend your warranty an additional year. So it may still be under warranty.

06-18-2008, 02:53 PM	#17
skydragoness Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Delaware, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 163	Originally posted by madbrain Hi, Did you buy your K10D with a credit card ? Some cards extend your warranty an additional year. So it may still be under warranty. I've never heard of that before. I believe I used my visa/check card however. Don't think I get any protection with that.

06-18-2008, 04:22 PM	#18
madbrain Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,341	Originally posted by skydragoness I've never heard of that before. I believe I used my visa/check card however. Don't think I get any protection with that. Even some VISA check cards have this benefit, particularly platinum check cards. Call your bank to inquire, it doesn't cost anything.

06-20-2008, 03:31 PM	#19
little laker Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,697	skydragoness, How about taking your oldest, cheapest to replace card and spray some contact cleaner on the contacts. Then when it's almost evaporated insert it into the camera, and take it out a couple of times. Spray it again, and do the same thing. Then try the camera again. I'm just thinking that if the cameras contacts are dirty it might be what's causing the problems

06-20-2008, 05:45 PM	#20
skydragoness Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Delaware, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 163	I did that already, that was the last thing I did before biting the bullet. Camera was sent via UPS insured to Colorado this morning. Should get there Wed.

07-09-2008, 04:50 PM	#21
skydragoness Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Delaware, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 163	Update: Well Pentax has it at the moment, I called a week or so ago and they said they have to replace the circuit board. Woooo! $275 .. not that bad considering the camera's original price. I can't wait to have it back. In the meantime, I bought a K100D as a backup camera.

07-09-2008, 05:30 PM	#22
babelphotos Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 57	I had the same issues with a bad 8gb card. I used Active File recovery...and pluged the camera directly as the card reader. The software succesfully recovered all my pictures in about 20 minutes and also "repaired" the card. It actually removed the bad sectors from the card so now its a 6GB Serve me well to buy cheap cards on Ebay

07-21-2011, 07:39 AM	#23
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,553	My K10D is acting up in a similar fashion. I can get a memory card error message on a brand new card, formatted in camera. Remove the card and re-install and it works again for a while. Mine only does it outside on sunny days so it is likely a heat issue causing a bad connection inside the camera. I can shoot indoors for 500 or more shots without problems. If it's showing that message with all cards, it's likely a problem in the camera. Mine is 4 years old now with 30K shots so I guess a trip to the repair shop is in order. My workaround for the moment is to leave the camera off until I want to shoot. For myself, I might just upgrade if it's going to cost $275.

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