Thanks, I'm sure it turned out fine...I think. -- Thomas Van Veen Photography www.bigdayphoto.com 301-758-3085
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bruce Dayton > Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 8:04 PM > To: tom > Subject: Re: The Mounting Carnage > > > Tom, > > Sorry all that happened but it was an amusing story. I > could just see > myself getting into the same situation. That is probably > the biggest > plus to digital - buy a huge card or two and not worry so much about > film changes. > > Hope the wedding turned out ok. > > > Bruce > > > > Monday, May 27, 2002, 9:25:03 AM, you wrote: > > t> Yesterday I ran out of film during the processional and > had to reload > t> film right as the bride and father were walking down the aisle. I > t> loaded too fast, and the MZ-S jammed. I quickly handed > the unit off to > t> my assistant, grabbed the other body and shot away. > > t> Apparently I handed the thing off a little too hard, > because I snapped > t> the shoe on the hot shoe adapter. > > t> So she gets up there, and they're saying what they say, > and I have a > t> moment to try and get the other MZ-S online. I don't > have a pen handy, > t> so I use the corkscrew on my swiss army knife to depress > the rewind > t> button. In my rush I stab myself on my finger. Now I'm > bleeding, and > t> of course, the damned thing is is still jammed. I *do* > have 2 or 3 > t> shots of her coming down the aisle with her dad, so I > can't just open > t> the thing up - it's out of commission for the ceremony. > > t> Now I notice that I'm actually bleeding on my gear. > > t> I have no tissues or towels, and I'm not about to let > blood dry on my > t> lens, so, yes, I lick it off right in the middle of the ceremony. > > t> I glance up to see all the bridesmaids staring at me as I lick my > t> 28-70/2.8. > > t> Otherwise it went swimmingly, except for the flash I broke. > > t> tv > t> - > t> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To > unsubscribe, > t> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. > Don't forget to > t> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
