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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-09-2014, 11:57 AM
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Hi All, Hope this info helps someone trying to recover lost files on an SD card.
During a shoot someone touched some buttons on my K20D,
and the shots we had taken disappeared! Camera would not display them anymore.
I figured they were still on the card since we had seen each one as we took it.
I took out the card and locked it- and used a new formatted card for the remainder of the shoot.
When I transferred the SD card to my PC-
the shots from previous shoots were STILL there,
but today's shots showed as an EMPTY folder.
I tried a bunch of recovery tools and the one that finally worked
for me was CardRecovery v6.10- I found it on an old
Tom's Hardware post which listed the top 5 FREE programs.
It is not free anymore.
After I saw the files -I had to pay $39.95 for the license and the files were recovered.
Each shot has the JPG /and the DNGs are PEFs- but seem to be fine.
Recuva did not show any missing files for me.
ZAR- files did show up in a folder for free- but are not usable/
Raw DNGs showed as TIFFs.
Photorec CGSecurity, scanned, but I could not get files to save to a folder.
CardRecoveryPro (not free) only found a few files-
and some of those JPGs were missing their RAW file.
Before you start any recovery attempts:
Lock the memory card tab.
Do not use the card to take any new shots,
or write anything to the card.
Always save recovered files to a new/separate folder-
NOT back onto the same SD card.
I read that I should put the card into a card reader to do the scans,
but in the end- connecting my camera to the PC worked for me.
Hope this helps someone- I'd like to hear what works for you.
*I read a closed post by ljlayne which had some good info.
*And- Do not let anyone touch your camera ;)
Darla |
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
09-13-2013, 06:41 AM
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"Thanks" - I will look into the links...
I thought I had searched it, and saw only a sold lens post.
Of course I have read lots of reviews...but thought it is good
to hear it from people who do love Pentax equipment.
I will be using the new lens on Sunday.
D
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Forum: Photographic Technique
09-13-2013, 06:39 AM
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All good advice to read, Thanks so much for the replies.
I do have my new gray card set, and will use it this week.
D
ANOTHER thing to ponder is-
when a certain item like a green or blue shirt- reflects light onto a face!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
09-12-2013, 07:24 AM
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Hi, I'd like to hear comments on this lens for portraits.
PENTAX SMCP-DA 70 f/2.4 (PANCAKE) LENS
I really would love to have a lighter lens for long shoots!
Darla
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Forum: Photographic Technique
09-12-2013, 07:13 AM
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Hi,
I am using a K20D, Photoshop Cs5 ( and possibly getting a K5II this week).
I shoot RAW DNG, human faces in daylight, mostly back-lit w/white bounce cards,
on a clear sunny day (no added flash).
Ideas for better WB for RAW PP.
I just read on forum to set my WB to SHADE instead of DAYLIGHT or AWB- for back-lit shots.
1) I would love to hear your experiences on this.
2) Do you set your camera to sRGB or Adobe RGB?
3) I am also going to start using a Gray card set for the first shot of each location.
Hoping this will help in PP.
AND also- Do you see a BIG improvement in the K5/ or K5II for AWB/ daylight-only portraits.
Any suggestions for better shooting for PP.
Thanks, Darla |
