>>Old camera was a Minolta 7Hi "prosumer" 5 MP. Very nice camera. Now >>dead after 200,000+ photos. How many insertion have the card cycled through? Do you think it is the interconnect, contact-wear, or weaken solder joints at the connectors. I am savaging a few of my MP3 players due to weaken solder joints at the audio connector and SD connector. The tiny parts just could not take the mechanical abuses in the players I have. Is this CF to IDE converter useful to you: If the link breaks, search for CF to IDE converter from the main page. Cheers, Ling SM -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist