On Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:39:56 -0500, Paul wrote:


Perhaps you could take the camera to a camera store, and see if they
can identify the socket ?

Goood idea. I do see in the camera's menu a selection for format,
but when I select that it seems to want to erase and format the
internal memory wherein some old pics reside from prior user.
Of course with no CF card plugged in, what else is there to format.


I could find a few references, to people plugging something in to it,
but you're right, after browsing the manual, I can't find a reference
to it.

There is a symbol on the camera 'door' covering the slot which I swear
looks like PCMCIA, but I really would be surprised at that. A camera
store is the best bet.


The available pictures of the camera, don't show that kind of detail,
so I can't verify any of this.

On this page, the CF socket appears to be male, meaning the CF
device itself must be female. It looks like two rows of pins,
and a fair number of pins. Try comparing to the photo here.

http://www.dansdata.com/io079.htm


CF cards now for sale appear to be male to me, much resembling the
present-day SD cards. Certainly the camera slot is a receptacle
about 1 1/2 - 2 inches wide.

I don't have any CF, memory cards, or the like here. I don't
even have a digital camera. Just a webcam and that's it.

I wasted $1000 on film based camera equipment years ago and
never really used it much (just a few photos off the tops of
mountains), and I guess as a result, never got interested
in wasting more money on a digital version.

Paul

Maybe I should just forget it.

Thanks

Frederick