Same here. My cards have a little tiny lip on the exposed side where I can fit a fingernail and just slide it right out. I suspect that some cards would be more difficult if the surface was completely smooth.
Bruce Tuesday, December 30, 2003, 8:00:03 PM, you wrote: MC> At 11:35 AM 12/31/2003 +1000, you wrote: >>The stupid design of the memory card access port is probably another >>compromise >>due to the design size constraints. Unfortunately the *ist D review on >>luminous- >>landscape >>(http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/pentax-istd.shtml) >>highlights these problems and others and for the first occasion I tend to >>agree >>with Mr Reichmann. MC> I really don't understand the hoo-ha about the CF card slot on the MC> *ist-D. After pressing the eject button, my cards slide right out with a MC> little assist from right thumb. I've read complaints that you can't grasp MC> the cards and pull it out - but you don't _need_ to grasp it to pull it out... MC> - MCC MC> ----- MC> Mark Cassino Photography MC> Kalamazoo, MI MC> http://www.markcassino.com MC> -----

