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Interesting observation Tom. I use compact flash cards to shoot images on my Olympus C-2500L in three size formats 32Mg, 40Mg, and 94Mg. I transfer them to both a G3 Mac notebook and a G4 Desktop machine using a PC card and sandisc USB reader respectively. To date, after transferring what must be several thousand images, and disposing of images from the disks using the trash I have yet to use the resident software for emptying the disk, but have as yet to experience the difficulty that you describe. I did have one disk inexplicably fail one time but rejuvinated it by reformatting the disk. Are you using smart media or compact flash disks? After how many images did this malfunction occur? On another note to add to the discussion, although I love my Olympus I think that if I were to go out and purchase a new digital camera today I would, depending on my budget, probably buy either the Minolta Dimâge 5 or the Minolta Dimâge 7 that Stefan was describing. Tim > > > One cautionary note that I think applies to camera cards used with Macs: > dragging image files from a window on the computer desktop to the trash is > apparently not recommended; not everything leaves the camera card; the card > eventually fills; and ultimately the camera appears not to work when the card > is loaded and seemingly empty. Image files need to be removed with software > resident on the camera while the card is loaded in the camera. > > Tom DeVries -- ___________________ Dr. R. Timothy Patterson Professor of Geology Department of Earth Sciences 2240 Herzberg Building College of Natural Sciences Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6 CANADA ___________________ (613) 520-2600 ex 4425 Fortress of Solitude: (613) 228-0012 FAX: (613) 520-2569 tpatters@ccs.carleton.ca www.carleton.ca/~tpatters Personal Web Page http://www.carleton.ca/~tpatters NSERC Strategic Fisheries Initiative http://www.earthsci.carleton.ca/Museum/strategicfisheriesproject/ Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum http://www.earthsci.carleton.ca/Museum/hvpmdoor.html Climate Change: A Geological Perspective WWW Course http://www.carleton.ca/courses/67.242/ Message generated on a Apple Macintosh 450Mhz G4/System 9.04 This e-mail message may contain privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not disclose, use, distribute, or copy this message or attachment in any way. If you received this e-mail message in error, please delete the e-
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