On 31 Jan 2003 at 23:13, Marius Sundbakken wrote:
>
> (I know this is off-topic, but...)
>
> I was invited to a fashion show to shoot some pictures of a friend who
> would be walking. I had my EOS 3 with the PB-E2 and the 550EX, the
> 28-105/3.5-4.5 and the 70-200/2.8L and some ISO 800 film.
>
> Happily shot the first 36 pictures (the show was about to end), but in
> the stress of more models coming and the roll was finished, I managed
> to open the door before the film was rewinded...
>
> That's when you know you're an amatur. Or an idiot.
>
> Good thing there was a professional there who got the pictures.
>
> *bangs head on table*
>
> I did put in another roll which I got about 10 pictures on before the
> show ended, but those were shots made in desperation. This is the
> first time I've opened the door too soon. Of course, it has to happen
> at such a moment.
In a stressy/noisy environment, the only way to prevent this is
either experience & almost instinctive safety procedures (, or
holding the body in your hand, so that you can *feel* the rewind-
motor operating....
Also, one gets much more respect for open doors when operating Kodak
HIE infrared (darkloading)....the mental threshold to open that door
is very high, even with normal films....;))
PS: *real* amateurs get bodies that expose the film in reverse,
winding it back into the cartridge with each shot....;))
Actually, it's baffling why Canon didn't make *this* 'feature'
subject to a CF or SCF on the higher grade bodies....
(of course, you probably still wouldn't have selected it, as you were
no such amateur, right?....;))
--
Bye,
Willem-Jan Markerink
The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand
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