dannyboi 10 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Ok.Where do i start.Went to my daughters school carrol service today.Was doing the photo's,for the school.Came home.Put photo's on my laptop.Took out my new Sandisc Extreem Compact Flash card.Put it in the camera.Which told me to format the card with this camera.Went to format,and got the error message that the card wouldnt format.Tried a few times,with no luck.So i just reached for the card id taken out,with all the carrol service pix on,and guess bloody what.Got the same message.Summit funny here i thought.So i put in another card,that ive also been using regularly.Samr thing.Please format card to this camera.So again i tried.Same message.ERROR CF,appeared.Now ive no bloody camera.Searched the house for my receipt.Which i think,is either out of guarantee.Or runs out,on 29th DEC.3 DAYS TIME.pROBLEM IM NOW FACING,IS THAT IM SUPPOSED TO BE TAKING ALL THE santa PIX,AT MY DAUGHTERS SCHOOL.tOMORROW MORNING,AT 10 OCLOCK.Raging,or what.Lucky for me maybe.That i have my wee SONY 200A.To fall back on.Have no flash gun though.So it's gona be a little more difficult to get good portraits,of the kids n Santa.With no stupid shadows behind them.Just hope i have god lighting.No sleep for me tonight,as im now petrified,about this photshoot,in the morning.Anyone ever come across this problem.Need help fast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ghillies 209 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 (edited) Ok.Where do i start.Went to my daughters school carrol service today.Was doing the photo's,for the school.Came home.Put photo's on my laptop.Took out my new Sandisc Extreem Compact Flash card.Put it in the camera.Which told me to format the card with this camera.Went to format,and got the error message that the card wouldnt format.Tried a few times,with no luck.So i just reached for the card id taken out,with all the carrol service pix on,and guess bloody what.Got the same message.Summit funny here i thought.So i put in another card,that ive also been using regularly.Samr thing.Please format card to this camera.So again i tried.Same message.ERROR CF,appeared.Now ive no bloody camera.Searched the house for my receipt.Which i think,is either out of guarantee.Or runs out,on 29th DEC.3 DAYS TIME.pROBLEM IM NOW FACING,IS THAT IM SUPPOSED TO BE TAKING ALL THE santa PIX,AT MY DAUGHTERS SCHOOL.tOMORROW MORNING,AT 10 OCLOCK.Raging,or what.Lucky for me maybe.That i have my wee SONY 200A.To fall back on.Have no flash gun though.So it's gona be a little more difficult to get good portraits,of the kids n Santa.With no stupid shadows behind them.Just hope i have god lighting.No sleep for me tonight,as im now petrified,about this photshoot,in the morning.Anyone ever come across this problem.Need help fast. you might be able to get hold of a slave flash trigger for about a tenner ish...sits under your other flash in the shoe socket and the flash off your alfa will trigger it... two flash's though but it's an option at short notice. tri pod the camera flash up on timer and if needs be hold tother flash in your hand while pointing it where you want it....works on macro too.(pod the flash and hold the camera..stand back a little if you want to minimise the puney on board flash...) Edited December 18, 2009 by ghillies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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