My camera died!! Need help!

[Walter Schulz]

Do you own a decent cardreader? Try running some benchmark test.
Windows: CrystalDiskMark or ATTO.
OS X: Blackmagic Disk Speed Test.

Compare with ML's benchmark. Photo mode, global draw off. Debug tab -> Benchmark -> Card R/W benchmark (5 min)
Press play button after benchmark start.

[Jyoti]

I have a card reader by Anker. It's quite old I guess. Don't know what qualifies as decent so can't really answer that.

I will try some benchmarks today.

My main concern right now is how to proceed though.

[Walter Schulz]

Decent CF-card reader = Supports UDMA-7. Has an interface on par with UDMA-7: USB 3.x, IEEE 1394–2008 (,,FireWire S3200"), ExpressCard, eSATA ...
Look at http://www.cameramemoryspeed.com/reviews/card-readers/
I'm using Kingston FCR-HS3 and think about replacing it with FCR-HS4.

[Jyoti]

To be honest I had no idea it matters.
I just assumed it's simple file transferring. I wasn't aware that there are differences.

My CF card is UDMA-7 by Kingston, 64gig but like I said I didn't know the card reader needs to be "special".

[Walter Schulz]

The only company I know having a disclaimer about cardreader compatibility is Komputerbay. Their CF-cards may get permanently damaged if used in cardreaders not compatible with UDMA-7.
Other manufacturers may not have this problem.

[Jyoti]

i also have this one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-Media-Reader-Writer-Grey/dp/B00007LSWN/ref=sr_1_24?ie=UTF8&qid=1453630608&sr=8-24&keywords=belkin+card+reader

if it's any better

[Walter Schulz]

This reader is slow as hell (USB 1.1 -> 1.5 MByte/s theoretical bandwidth) and direct transfer cam->PC will actually do better. And outdated as hell, too.
But a decent USB 3.x cardreader will do about 150 MByte/s (9-10 x cam's USB speed) if connected to USB 3.x interface and card is up to this speed. And most UDMA-7 cards are.

[Jyoti]

Juts came back from a park.
Took pictures, made videos (with ML)...

So what should I do?
Leave it as is?
Re-install ML?

How do I prevent these problems from happening again?
Not copy from camera but get a card reader?

BTW, can you format the card via the cam or not?
Otherwise if I have hundreds to thousands of pictures how are you supposed to delete them? Go one by one and delete manually?

[Jyoti]

I live in London.
If you could tell me a few of the best card readers to buy from Amazon UK I'll just buy one 8^)

[Walter Schulz]

So what should I do?

Doing some benchmark runs first and contacting Kingston support. Ask for card replacement.
Cardreader: http://pricespy.co.uk/product.php?p=3100126

[Jyoti]

Crystaldisk:
550.9 | 533.6
218.9 | 204.4
513.9 | 507.8
32.48 | 57.60

[Walter Schulz]

Fine. You tested your SSD.

[Jyoti]

At the risk of sounding even more silly... then I don't know how to do it because when I choose it from the folder option and test while the light of the card reader blinks to indicate that it's running nothing happens no matter how long it lasts.

[Walter Schulz]

I think this card has left us. Contact Kingston and ask for replacement.

[DeafEyeJedi]

I have two of the Kingston FCR-HS4 which has been serving me well ever since my Hoodman died out on me earlier this year.

Plus FCR-HS4 has a deep pocket for CF to slide into which feels safer and less prone to damaging the pins internally.

Thanks for recommending a fine tool for such a low price, @Walter Schulz!

[Jyoti]

Just wanted to say... I didn't disappear.
I broke my leg a few days ago and had to redo my computer as well.

OK.
So I'll get a new card.
Once I do, what do I do?
Copy ML files to it and re-install the FW?