So I used to have this cheap CF card-reader for my HD-P2. I'd pull the card, then stick it in the reader and do a USB transfer to the PC. It is a lot quicker than the Firewire, and my new hand-me-down PC doesn't ahve FW anyways...
Anyways, I say I "used to own" because I threw it away. The other night while I was sliding the card into it, I bent one of the pins. I didn't realize this at first, and tried to reinsert the card. After a couple of tries, I realized what was happening and was able to use a small screwdriver to bend the pin back into place and get it to work correctly. After I was done transfering the tracks, I pulled the card and realized that the leading edge got chewed up a little. Not enough to matter, but it put the thought into my head that the pins in the HD-P2 may bend with all the in and out...
So I did a little Googling and found this:
http://www.buy.com/prod/konica-minolta-compactflash-pc-card-adapter-secure-digital-sd-card/q/loc/101/10346823.htmlI wonder if anyone has any experience with a device like this... I'dd like to insert the adapter into the HD-P2 and take the SD in and out instead. Since there are no pins, and only contact points, there is a much smaller chance of damage, and any damge would be to the card and adapter and not to the HD-P2...
Any thoughts???
Thanks,
Terry