Steven M. Scharf wrote:
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Camera makers love SD because it's small and cheap, but Compact Flash
is much better.

You could try blasting some air in there, as someone else suggested,
but this is a long shot. OTOH, you don't have much to lose!

What makes you say that CF is much better? SD can be made without the
troublesome switch, e.g.:

http://www.kingmaxdigi.com/news/news..._p20040303.htm

and the contact arrangement strikes me as much better than CF. The OP
could try this brand of card in his camera. (We've used them without
problems).

David