Long shot - looking for a specific memory card to help save a wedding!

[WesternGuy]

Does the card have serial number or a manufacturer's code of some sort on it? If it has a serial number, then I would look for one that has a serial number close to it as sometimes serial numbers are assigned consecutively, or in batches as they are manufactured...same may hold true for a manufacturer's code. Alternatively, sometimes the date is encoded into a serial number or other code found on the equipment. If this is the case, then this may narrow down your search. These numbers are sometimes printed or etched on one of the sides of the cards...yes I know sdhc cards are very thin, but it is amazing what they can do with lasers. I would ask the Lexar people about this. Just some thoughts I had - hoping they might help. Good luck.

Cheers,

WesternGuy

 

[table1349]

Hmmm. I'll try the link one more time. Sorry about that: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001VZ1VI8I may have actually found a contact at Lexar who can help through another forum so I'm really hoping that's going to work. I'll know more tomorrow. And seriously, no comments from the peanut gallery please What's done is done. I'm just hoping maybe everybody can have a happy ending.

Maddedy, you are correct, what is done is done. That however does not change the fact that an entire wedding is lost at this point in time. Hopefully you will be able to save it.

If however the "peanut gallery" comments make one other person that reads this thread realize that first, s#|^ happens and secondly, they need to take precautions so that when it happens to them the end result will not be the same as this one, then those comments have served a purpose. This and every other photography forum are filled with similar wedding disaster stories from ill prepared photographers. It gets tiring and a bit frustrating to continually read these kinds of posts, knowing what they damage they do for the whole business. Unfortunately, it seems that these kinds of posts are becoming more common.

I do admire your efforts and hope that you manage to save a bride and grooms memories of their special day. Best of luck in your efforts.

Perfect example of a problem instead of a disaster: http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/beyond-basics/251541-anyway-recover-memory-card.htmlAlso a thread where you may be able to provide some advice.

 

[KmH]

700 images on a 4gb card no less

I was working on that math too; I'm lucky if I can get 175 images on a 4Gb card!

Figure a 10 MP camera and shooting JPEG image files. A lot of wedding photographers, including good ones, shoot JPEG.

Of course since it was a SDHC card the, uh, 'wedding photographer' was likely using an entry-level camera, since most prosumer and pro bodies use CF cards.

And seriously, no comments from the peanut gallery please What's done is done.

And seriously, others out there in the TPF audience can learn that there can be a stiff price to pay for making uniformed/poor technical and business decisions when you are shooting a once-in-a-lifetime event, and I hope at least a hand full of aspiring pros have wondered WFT E&O insurance is.

 

[baturn]

As it does not say or even suggest that the photog in question was a "pro" maybe you guys could back off just a wee bit.

 

[Netskimmer]

As it does not say or even suggest that the photog in question was a "pro" maybe you guys could back off just a wee bit.

I'll be the first to admit that the folks here can be a bit rough but it doesn't matter if he/she was a pro. If you are going to take lots of pictures of something imoprtant than you need to take precautions. Especially if he/she wasn't a pro since amateurs are more likely to make this mistake.

 

[table1349]

As it does not say or even suggest that the photog in question was a "pro" maybe you guys could back off just a wee bit.

A wedding is a once in a lifetime event. Basically it is either a dream day or a disaster. There is not a lot of middle ground. There are no Mulligan's, no do over's, no ALL YE all YE all out's in free.

There are times when the realities of the world out weigh a person's ego. Frankly "pro" doesn't matter here. "Pro" photographers are a dime a dozen. What does matter is something far more important. Competency is what matters. A competent photographer would not put an entire wedding on one card. A competent photographer would not place themselves in a position where they have potentially turned a couples dream day into a disaster.

My daughter in law's grandmother died a couple weeks after their wedding. Want to guess which one of their pictures has a very special meaning?

It's ok if you hear the paper boy say oops after throwing your paper in the bushes. Inconvenient yes, but acceptable. You never want to hear your surgeon or your wedding photographer say oops. It always means bad things have happened.

 

[tirediron]

A wedding is a once in a lifetime event...

Outstanding post. Thank-you!