Re: Canon EOS 300D, Rebel, CF Repair, Covington
From: John Shakespeare (shakespeareCUT-THIS-OUT_at_mbnet.fi)
Date: 01/21/05
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Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 20:51:15 +0200
Hi W. Wat son,
FYI recovery software is bundled with some devices, such as card
readers. One of our card readers (costing less than €30) came with
SanDisk RescuePro. It has not yet been used, so I can't comment on its
effectiveness.
Best Regards,
John.
W. Wat son wrote:
> Thought I'd throw this into the thread while the link is still fresh in
> my "Copy". Came across Covington's astronomy page on the digital EOS.
> <http://www.covingtoninnovations.com/dslr/EOS300Dastro.html>.
>
> I accidentally erased my CF and a discussion of how to recover was taken
> up in the thread titled " Battery Drain on Canon EOS Digital Rebel". I
> tried a trial version of PhotoRescue suggested there, and reported on it
> as a somewhat obscure part of that thread. The net of the trial is that
> it did recover the images, but if I really wanted them, I would have to
> pay $29.95 for the software. I expressed some dismay at that approach to
> marketing, but see others have a similar policy. I mused about why Canon
> and other camera mfgers didn't provide it. More grumping below in the
> second to last paragraph. Ah, the pentultimate paragraph. :-)
>
> I thought I'd give Lexar, the CF mfger, a call. And found two things:
> They have a software product called Image Restore for $29.95 (phone
> contact) and they also have the same product for free (got this from an
> e-mail I sent them). Interesting marketing. From the descriptions, I
> don't see any difference. Here's the link to the free version
> <http://outbox.lexarmedia.com/son-download042107/PcIR2.0.zip>. It's
> 8Meg. It does work. Maybe it's better on Lexar cards. I have no idea. I
> suggest reading the pdf that comes with it. See the Start Menu for
> Lexar. Also see what the pdf has to say about removing the CF and
> turning off the reader. Look at the Preference under File. You may want
> to uncheck thumbnail. If you don't you get thumbnails.
>
> Well, it just finished my second attempt (without the thumbnail
> checked), and looks like it delivered the goods. I don't think it
> restored the images on the CF, but they are certainly on my HD.
>
> Start of grumpa-grumpa.
> It seems there's a lot of emphasis by mfgers to provide minimal manuals.
> I guess that's good for writers. Some of the software I've seen of late,
> actually for some time, looks like they really never considered the
> public might want to use it.
> End of grumpa-grumpa.
>
> Well, now I can put the CF back in the camera, and try some solar
> pictures while the sun is still up. A very unusual event here in Calif.
>
>
>
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