B. Douglas Jensen wrote: > > "If I had been using any other DEPENDABLE camera, (and I own plenty of > them), I would have gotten the shot. Doesn't matter if the camera costs > $5 or $5000, you have to "get the shot". Will I use the Minolta XK again? > Yes, but if it's an important shot I'll set the exposure system to > "manual" instead of automatic. > > Any similar stories out there? " >
I have a huge list of photos...the GREATEST SHOTS NEVER TAKEN...that were botched by me (mostly) my equipment (mostly operator error again) or otherwise screwed up in some way, since I began to seriously shoot trains in 1968. There is no way to download the list out of my gray matter, but I have plenty on that list and while it isn't growing rapidly, it continues to exist in my mind. There is a video secton as well. Rule #1 to avoid getting an entry on this list (and again, this was burned into my mind the hard way). "Always make sure you have film in the camera." -David R. Busse Diamond Bar, Calif. -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved
