larry why dont you just get a bright neon "sock" that you can pull over the card door when you take the card out? keep it with your card reader and you're all set. or how about making it a habit to always take one picture right before you leave?
2011/7/9 George Sinos <gsi...@gmail.com>: > Whenever I take one memory card out of the camera I replace it with > another card. > > GS > > George Sinos > -------------------- > gsi...@gmail.com > www.georgesphotos.net > > > > On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 11:00 AM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: >> The door breaking off is not uncommon. It doesn't even have to be because >> you mishandled the equipment. >> >> And since there's a little switch inside that turns the camera off whenever >> the door is open (or missing), I can see his point. >> >> Back when my *ist-D was my only DSLR, I was walking through the woods one >> day when the door just broke off. The door was not open at the time, it just >> BROKE OFF! >> >> Fortunately, I heard the noise it made when it broke & stopped walking, so >> it only took about a half hour sifting through the layer of dead leaves on >> the forest floor to find it. I was able to tape it back in place so the >> camera was usable until the replacement part came from Pentax. >> >> I'm still paranoid about how sturdy the doors are, because the cameras won't >> work without them. >> >> So I can understand where Larry's coming from. >> >> Do you need to paint the whole inside of the door, or only add something to >> make it really visible when the door is open just for a reminder? >> >> If the latter, you might be able to put a couple of spots of fluorescent >> fingernail polish on the inside. Or maybe high-light the inside edge. >> >> From: Miserere >>> >>> Larry, >>> >>> Some of the problems you get in to.....I just don't know, man; they >>> seem to looney to me Sometimes I see you as Wile E. Coyote with a >>> camera. >>> >>> I have NEVER left my SD card door open in the 4 years or so I've >>> owned a DSLR. I can't even imagine how or why that would happen. What >>> do you get up to, man!!?? >>> >>> Why not paint it prison-suit orange? Just use a paint that won't >>> flake off, cos that's the last thing you need, paint flakes going >>> into the card slot. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> On 9 July 2011 04:07, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Once again, I moved my camera while leaving the SD card door open. >>>> ?Fortunately, no damage was done. >>>> >>>> It occurred to me that it being open might be more noticeable if >>>> the inside of the cover were more visible, white paint, reflective >>>> tape or something. >>>> >>>> Has anyone tried this? ?Is there any obvious reason why I shouldn't >>>> try this? >> >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 10.0.1388 / Virus Database: 1516/3751 - Release Date: 07/08/11 >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> 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 > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
