issue making B&H credit card purchases

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ps great deal on Lexar compact flash cards ..4 gb 133x on sale for
$154 with a $110 rebate =4 gb for $44!!!!

Just bought one myself, and with a non-BoA card but it was a Visa and
it asked me to create an account. So I stand corrected, it's Visa, not
just BoA.

Just cancelled my order. Many people on dpreview having trouble with
newer Lexar and 1D2N, which is my camera. I've used Lexar 40x and 80x
forever with older 1D but everyone with newer Canon says Lexar has
problems - it is not worth $50 (Sandisk price diff) to find out for
myself.

I have a 1D Mark II and have several Lexar 40x and 80x cards,
and 10 lexar 133x cards. I have never had a problem with
any lexar cards. I have had problems with sandisk extreme II
cards (failures). I bought another lexar card with the above
rebate.

Good for you. But I have the N version, which a lot of people have found
trouble with.

Here is a thread I found. Again, I decided it was not worth the $50
savings to take a chance.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...ssage=18136590

That's hardly damming evidence. There are poeple in that
thread that had no problems with lexar cards. You can also
find on the web similar threads about sandisk problems,
and other card manufacturers too. Has any amnufacturer
been perfect?


I've never liked Sandisk as a company and reluctantly using them now.
However I'm told their customer support is much better.

BTW, here is more on Canon and Lexar problems.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...lexar+problem+

I'm still skeptical, but unwilling to take a chance.

Can you elaborate on the absolition of all responsibility? If someone
steals your card numbers and buys something, is the consumer left holding
the bill? Or will VISA still back you up and absorb costs of theft? I see a
credit card as a form of insurance, not so attractive if that is lost.

Dave

just bob wrote:

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just bob wrote:


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just bob wrote:


"just bob" kilbyfan@aoldotcom wrote in message
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ps great deal on Lexar compact flash cards ..4 gb 133x on sale for
$154 with a $110 rebate =4 gb for $44!!!!

Just bought one myself, and with a non-BoA card but it was a Visa and
it asked me to create an account. So I stand corrected, it's Visa, not
just BoA.

Just cancelled my order. Many people on dpreview having trouble with
newer Lexar and 1D2N, which is my camera. I've used Lexar 40x and 80x
forever with older 1D but everyone with newer Canon says Lexar has
problems - it is not worth $50 (Sandisk price diff) to find out for
myself.

I have a 1D Mark II and have several Lexar 40x and 80x cards,
and 10 lexar 133x cards. I have never had a problem with
any lexar cards. I have had problems with sandisk extreme II
cards (failures). I bought another lexar card with the above
rebate.

Good for you. But I have the N version, which a lot of people have found
trouble with.

Here is a thread I found. Again, I decided it was not worth the $50
savings to take a chance.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...ssage=18136590

That's hardly damming evidence. There are poeple in that
thread that had no problems with lexar cards. You can also
find on the web similar threads about sandisk problems,
and other card manufacturers too. Has any amnufacturer
been perfect?

I've never liked Sandisk as a company and reluctantly using them now.
However I'm told their customer support is much better.

BTW, here is more on Canon and Lexar problems.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...lexar+problem+

I'm still skeptical, but unwilling to take a chance.

Do the same search with:

Canon sandisk problem

and you get many links too.

All manufactured products will have a certain failure rate,
and some fraction of those products will fail early.

Roger

just bob wrote:

BTW, here is more on Canon and Lexar problems.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...lexar+problem+

I'm still skeptical, but unwilling to take a chance.



The Canon alert and Lexar notices he

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0505/05...lexaralert.asp

remove my skepticism.

But my Lexar CFs are 40x, not 80x, so maybe I'm OK.

Phil

"Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark)" wrote in
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BTW, here is more on Canon and Lexar problems.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...lexar+problem+

I'm still skeptical, but unwilling to take a chance.

Do the same search with:

Canon sandisk problem and you get many links too.

I shoud have seen this coming!

All manufactured products will have a certain failure rate,
and some fraction of those products will fail early.

I agree. The posters just have me spooked, and with my luck there will be an
issue with Sandisk next.

"Phil Wheeler" wrote in message
...
just bob wrote:

BTW, here is more on Canon and Lexar problems.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...lexar+problem+

I'm still skeptical, but unwilling to take a chance.

The Canon alert and Lexar notices he

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0505/05...lexaralert.asp

remove my skepticism.

But my Lexar CFs are 40x, not 80x, so maybe I'm OK.


Yes, but that is an older issue. I'm not worried about that one. In 2006
some people are claming on dpreview and sportsshooter there is *another*
issue with Lexar and Canon with the 5D and the 1DN. I am skeptical but
worried. I always format in camera, never move a card from one camera model
to another without reformatting, so I'm doing everything right (I've see
problems when I didn't follow the rules). I'm skeptical because I think some
of these people are not following these rules, but I can no longer ignore
the posts which say they are following the rules. I'm spooked.

just bob wrote:
"Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark)"
wrote in message
BTW, here is more on Canon and Lexar problems.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...lexar+problem+

I'm still skeptical, but unwilling to take a chance.

Well, I'm not normally a risk-taker, but this time I'm willing, since
the way I figure it Mr Lexar and/or Mr BHPV will see I get my money
back if the card does fail. Besides, my pictures aren't all that
crucial. We'll see.


Do the same search with:

Canon sandisk problem and you get many links too.

I shoud have seen this coming!

All manufactured products will have a certain failure rate,
and some fraction of those products will fail early.

I agree. The posters just have me spooked, and with my luck there
will be an issue with Sandisk next.

Never had a SanDisk problem. Knock knock on wood.

--
Frank ess

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Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark) wrote:
just bob wrote:

"Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark)"
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just bob wrote:


"Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark)"
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just bob wrote:


"just bob" kilbyfan@aoldotcom wrote in message
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ps great deal on Lexar compact flash cards ..4 gb 133x on sale
for $154 with a $110 rebate =4 gb for $44!!!!

Just bought one myself, and with a non-BoA card but it was a Visa
and it asked me to create an account. So I stand corrected, it's
Visa, not just BoA.

Just cancelled my order. Many people on dpreview having trouble
with newer Lexar and 1D2N, which is my camera. I've used Lexar 40x
and 80x forever with older 1D but everyone with newer Canon says
Lexar has problems - it is not worth $50 (Sandisk price diff) to
find out for myself.

I have a 1D Mark II and have several Lexar 40x and 80x cards,
and 10 lexar 133x cards. I have never had a problem with
any lexar cards. I have had problems with sandisk extreme II
cards (failures). I bought another lexar card with the above
rebate.

Good for you. But I have the N version, which a lot of people have
found trouble with.

Here is a thread I found. Again, I decided it was not worth the $50
savings to take a chance.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...ssage=18136590

That's hardly damming evidence. There are poeple in that
thread that had no problems with lexar cards. You can also
find on the web similar threads about sandisk problems,
and other card manufacturers too. Has any amnufacturer
been perfect?

I've never liked Sandisk as a company and reluctantly using them now.
However I'm told their customer support is much better.

BTW, here is more on Canon and Lexar problems.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...lexar+problem+

I'm still skeptical, but unwilling to take a chance.

Do the same search with:

Canon sandisk problem

and you get many links too.

All manufactured products will have a certain failure rate,
and some fraction of those products will fail early.

Yes. Over 1 Million hits for Sandisk problems and only 350 Thousand
for Lexar problems on Canon! Now without some testing, who is to
say who is to blame. Don't buy any make, then you will not have
problems with them. ;-)




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"Dave" wrote in message
news:qRBih.505651$1T2.214223@pd7urf2no...

Can you elaborate on the absolition of all responsibility? If someone
steals your card numbers and buys something, is the consumer left holding
the bill? Or will VISA still back you up and absorb costs of theft? I see
a credit card as a form of insurance, not so attractive if that is lost.

I believe that in the USA there are laws that say that if your credit card
is lost or stolen, you do not have to pay for charges that occur after you
have reported the loss or theft, and even before you report it, you do not
have to pay more than $50 per card.

Some credit cards say in their cardholder agreements that you are not even
liable for that $50.

On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 16:31:18 GMT, "Andrew Koenig" wrote:

"Dave" wrote in message
news:qRBih.505651$1T2.214223@pd7urf2no...

Can you elaborate on the absolition of all responsibility? If someone
steals your card numbers and buys something, is the consumer left holding
the bill? Or will VISA still back you up and absorb costs of theft? I see
a credit card as a form of insurance, not so attractive if that is lost.

I believe that in the USA there are laws that say that if your credit card
is lost or stolen, you do not have to pay for charges that occur after you
have reported the loss or theft, and even before you report it, you do not
have to pay more than $50 per card.

Some credit cards say in their cardholder agreements that you are not even
liable for that $50.


Not the case for debit cards!