Believe I've done virtually all these same things..twice. Never dumped over the tripod with camera, but forgetting to change ISO when switching films was my 'favorite.' While at a local lake recently, I herd loud splashing, thrashing, squawking and looked up to see two swans having it out about 50 yds from me. Surprisingly violent! I immediately got on them (in AF-C) and got all lathered up with excitement and gratitude for being allowed to witness this photo award winning event. When they broke it up I went to the monitor to chimp and grin. "No Card in Camera." AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Jack --- On Fri, 4/15/11, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: The silliest thing you ever did with your camera > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, April 15, 2011, 7:12 AM > oK - I'll play... I"d gone back > to lurking for a couple of days but here I am :-) > > the classic one we all did (film didnt catch, didn' t > notice the winder-side not turning, etc...) as mentioned by > Collin . > > Forgetting to change the ASA /ISO on the KX or LX > after changing from 25 or 64 k-chrome to 400.... or , more > often and more > damaging , the reverse. > > But just as bad was on the LX the auto shutter speed > on the dial was right next to the 1/2000. I'd set it > to 1/2000 when > changing film... and in the throes of excitement over what > I was seeing and trying to capture in the field (the last > best light, the beastie > that was still there but might be gone in a moment - or > whatever) I occasionally didn't get the knob > turned back to auto shutter speed, > on a windy day or in a noisy place I couldn't always hear > the "click" . Sometimes I'd only ruin a frame or two before > I realized - hmm , that doesn't sound right..... > > Once or twice I knocked over the tripod with the camera on > it... > But he worst was when I drowned the first good > digital camera I had by setting it in a bag I had used > earlier in the day to carry my lunch > in, including some ice. the inside of the bag was > shiny aluminum (using non-camerbag carrying stuff on the > streets of NY was my idea > of protecting my gear - who would steal a lunch box?) . Out > the door with the camera in bag.... it sat there for a > couple of hours at a friends > house before I realized. It killed the camera. > > ann > > > John Sessoms wrote: > > > From: Keith Whaley > > > >> Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > >> > >>> > Anyway, afterward I noticed that the film > rewound too quickly. And we > >>> > all know what that means. (Or is > that assuming too much these days? > >>> > Have people forgotten?) > >>> > > >>> > Sincerely, > Collin Brendemuehl > >> > >> Hah. Not older'n'dirt Me. > >> The leader take-up tab didn't catch or slipped > out, and the film never advanced. > >> Been there, done that... > > > > > > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
