How did the settings get changed?
Nov 17, 2017 10:22:19 #
rmalarz wrote:
Nope. I always "pre-flight" and "post-flight" check my settings every time. I have several settings that I always check prior to taking the camera out for a shoot and after I return from a shoot. More importantly, I never leave my camera any place I wouldn't leave me.
--Bob
--Bob
This is some of the best advice I have received on this forum...
Has saved me from many embarrassments and disappointments.
Nov 17, 2017 10:46:46 #
Quite possibly it was simply due to a computer glitch that occurred when you turned on or previously turned off the camera. Today's digital cameras are essentially small, sophisticated computers. As with any electronic computer, glitches can happen - no magic necessary. Generally, the older and more used a computer, the more likely for glitches to occur. The D7100 isn't exactly a new model.
Nov 17, 2017 10:47:35 #
Nov 17, 2017 11:05:54 #
Every above statement is wrong. Answer is quite obvious. You, somehow, pi$$ed off the God of Photograpic dial settings=F- Stopius . He commanded you to change the settings, when you were using the camera. You weren't even aware of your actions. This commandment of F-Stopius affects all photographers. It often results in screaming "Oh $hit" when a photo is ruined by the wrong setting. Sometimes it even results of the dreaded lens cap photo. Or when the burst function is set to one shot. The most common afliction commanded by F-stopius is too low an ISO setting, which leads to an even louder "Oh $hit"
Nov 17, 2017 11:47:14 #
kb6kgx
Loc: Simi Valley, CA
rook2c4 wrote:
Quite possibly it was simply due to a computer glitch that occurred when you turned on or previously turned off the camera.
So... it WASN’T a gremlin?
How do I do s firmware update? Do I have to take it in?
Nov 17, 2017 11:48:35 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Yeah - belonging to the guy he had tied up in the trunk. 
He had Ansel Adams in the trunk?? :-)
Nov 17, 2017 11:48:48 #
kb6kgx
Loc: Simi Valley, CA
boberic wrote:
Every above statement is wrong. Answer is quite ob... (show quote)
Now THAT makes MORE sense!!!
Nov 17, 2017 11:51:28 #
boberic wrote:
Every above statement is wrong. Answer is quite ob... (show quote)
F-Stopius, and his evil minion Aperturius, have conspired to destroy a number of my shots which, I am certain, were otherwise destined for inclusion in the Greatest Photos of All Time Traveling Circus. *sigh*
Nov 17, 2017 11:56:56 #
kb6kgx wrote:
I have a Nikon D7100. I was in San Francisco this ... (show quote)
Well lesson learned and its time you learn to shoot in manual & raw, where you eliminate the cameras intrusion.
Nov 17, 2017 12:12:58 #
kb6kgx wrote:
So... it WASN’T a gremlin?
How do I do s firmware update? Do I have to take it in?
How do I do s firmware update? Do I have to take it in?
Take it in only if the problem happens over and over again.
For example, if you turn on your desktop computer and a driver fails to load or one of the many settings has been altered since last use, this doesn't necessarily mean the computer has a problem and needs fixing. Electronic components sometimes become fatigued over years of use, and thereby become a little more prone to glitches - especially during powering down or powering up of the computer, when they are most stressed.
Nov 17, 2017 12:37:01 #
kb6kgx
Loc: Simi Valley, CA
canon Lee wrote:
Well lesson learned and its time you learn to shoot in manual & raw, where you eliminate the cameras intrusion.
Which I can do, having cut my photographic teeth on a Nikon F, and an Agfa-Karat 36 before that.
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