PhotoSF Member  197 posts Likes: 9 Joined Nov 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA More info | Nov 03, 2007 22:35 | #1 I have a CF card that will not be read by the card reader in my computer and when inserted into my camera I get an error message "err CF." Canon R5, Canon 5D Mark II, Lumix LX 100, Canon G11, Canon 20D, Canon EF 16-35 f/2.8L, EF 70-200 f/2.8L, EF 50mm f/1.8, Sony NEX5R, Sony 18-55 f3.5-5.6, Sony 55-210 f/4.5-6.3.
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xarqi Cream of the Crop  10,435 posts Likes: 2 Joined Oct 2005 Location: Aotearoa/New Zealand More info | Nov 03, 2007 22:53 | #2 Try some volume recovery software on the mounted card volume. In the Mac world, I'd recommend Disk Warrior. PC World - dunno.
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gjl711 Wait.. you can't unkill your own kill.  57,738 posts Likes: 4072 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Nov 03, 2007 23:00 | #3 It could be so many thing from a corrupted file to a fried card. You might try a disk scan on the card first to see if it can identify an error assuming that at least the PC sees the card in the first place. Or you can try to format the then use some recovery software to get the pictures back. The undamaged ones will usually get recovered and the damaged ones not. Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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gromeo Senior Member 981 posts Likes: 1 Joined Feb 2007 Location: Orlando, FL More info | Nov 03, 2007 23:38 | #4 Sandisk Rescue Pro or Lexar Image Rescue are 2 good programs for recovering images from a CF card, save my butt a couples years ago when I was shooting a PGA event, put the CF card in and nothing was showing on the card I used Rescue Pro and was able to retrieve the photos. Nikon D4 and 60 2.8D Micro, 24-70 2.8G, 70-200 2.8G VRII, 200-400 VRII, SB800, SB600, Pocket Wizards, 4x WL-1600, Quantum Turbo 2x2, Sekonic 358 meter, TT AS, Takeoff, Belt System
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Thanks guys! I will try the Sandisk product. What causes these corruptions? Any idea? Canon R5, Canon 5D Mark II, Lumix LX 100, Canon G11, Canon 20D, Canon EF 16-35 f/2.8L, EF 70-200 f/2.8L, EF 50mm f/1.8, Sony NEX5R, Sony 18-55 f3.5-5.6, Sony 55-210 f/4.5-6.3.
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tonylong ...winded  More info | Nov 06, 2007 12:36 | #6 It's "highly likely" to be some kind of file corruption, and that, after trying recovery software, wiping it clean with your computer and reformatting in the camera will get it back up and running... Tony
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AdamLewis Goldmember  4,122 posts Likes: 53 Joined Oct 2005 Location: Seattle, WA More info | Nov 06, 2007 14:47 | #7 tonylong wrote in post #4264455  It's "highly likely" to be some kind of file corruption, and that, after trying recovery software, wiping it clean with your computer and reformatting in the camera will get it back up and running... That being said, buy a new card, and only use this one as a last-ditch backup! Exactly what I would say. Chances are it was just some purely random glitch, but to be safe, Id get it working again and then hold on to it for purely last ditch efforts.
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