Comments on: Lexar/Canon compact flash card issues

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 22:23:59 +0000

I just got my Lexar cards back from Lexar. I have not tried them yet but will tomorrow. Hopefully that will make things better.

Oh, in other news, I have not had a single error 99 problem with the Sandisk cards I’m using now. Of course, one thing may have nothing to do with the other but as long as we’re all wondering…

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 20:44:25 +0000

Thanks LaoK, I also have two cards and I just asked for the RMA to send them back. I agree, this is not the best way for them to have delt with a product defect but I have a few other cards (Sandisk) to use in the meantime.

By: LaoK

LaoK — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 14:17:27 +0000

Lexar have finally updated their website to accomodate people who are having difficulties with the 80x card. I have had to send two cards back to Sydney at my own expense. They claim that they will upgrade the firmware. I think they should have supplied a FreePost address. Go here http://store.lexar.com/firmware/ to see if your card is one of the bad batch.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 31 May 2005 19:59:58 +0000

Diane,

I don’t think you’ll have any problems with the lexar card with your G6. From my understanding it’s only DSLRs that are having the issues because of the buffers they use and the speed with which they write to the card. I doubt you could return it past 14 days to B and H, even unopened but don’t worry, use it and for the first little while count your shots and see what’s actually on the card when you unload onto your computer.

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 31 May 2005 18:06:53 +0000

I bought a Lexar 80X 1 GB card in April but haven’t used it yet with my Canon Powershot G6. I’m wondering if I should return it to B&H before I start to use it. Are you only experiencing/hearing about problems with the Rebel XT and higher end cameras, or also my “less high-end” G6?

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 31 May 2005 10:21:11 +0000

Wow, I’ve not had this problem. What kind of camera? What kind of computer/OS?

I got my Lexar 80X cards very early on in their production; I wonder if later cards are showing more problems? Thanks for your report Jerry.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Tue, 31 May 2005 02:55:20 +0000

I have been using 32x Lexar cards for two years and never had a problem of this type. I purchased two of the 80x cards last week, and not only does this problem occur, but I find that neither of my card readers (USB & Firewire) recognize the 80x card being plugged into them. I was able to download the images directly from the camera, but that is a much slower process.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 30 May 2005 10:13:54 +0000

Dan, I doubt it’s you but be careful with any high speed card. I recommend getting a slower, lower capacity (and cheaper) card to use while this stuff sorts itself out. That way you’re safe and when the fast one’s are proven safe you can get another.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 30 May 2005 08:18:27 +0000

Thanks for this info. I returned my Lexar card to the shop after getting regularly corrupted images on it with my Rebel XT. I found the replacement card did exactly the same thing. It’s good to discover i’m not just extremely unlucky, that there is a documented problem.