Stupid things you've done while using your camera (Page 5): Well, that's pretty sad but I laughed out loud at your last sentence. Good that you can keep a sense of humor about it.

broncomaniac Loc: Lynchburg, VA

brooklyn-camera I wrote:

Lens cap left on, that's number one. Battery grip ... (show quote)

Well, that's pretty sad but I laughed out loud at your last sentence. Good that you can keep a sense of humor about it.

broncomaniac Loc: Lynchburg, VA

GrannyAnnie wrote:

Back in the days of film, when you couldn't see th... (show quote)

Sounds like a happy ending.

broncomaniac Loc: Lynchburg, VA

rabbitslayer wrote:

During the local bicentennial parade in 76 I took several pictures with my agfa film camera before I realized I didn’t have any film in my camera.

That's akin to the apparently common empty card slot. Sorry you missed the parade.

Ron Dial Loc: Cuenca, Ecuador

Years ago, using film in a 35mm camera, I got distracted talking to someone and opened the camera back with film in the camera, then quickly shut it. Friend of mine said " you think you closed that in time".

broncomaniac Loc: Lynchburg, VA

Ron Dial wrote:

Years ago, using film in a 35mm camera, I got distracted talking to someone and opened the camera back with film in the camera, then quickly shut it. Friend of mine said " you think you closed that in time".

Thanks for the chuckle. Sorry for your mishap.

WayneL Loc: Baltimore Md

broncomaniac wrote:

I took some shots of birds at my feeder today using single point autofocus. They turned out to my liking, mostly. Then I went out to shoot the sunset and never changed the AF setting. I'm sure you can imagine the results. Doh! Aah, well... I've got lots of other chances. It got me thinking though.

I'd be interested in reading about the faux pas of other members. I know mine isn't the most substantial or least common mistake. Please do share if you're so inclined.

I don't understand what AF setting would have to do with taking a photo of the sunset. Did you mean the metering ? I have forgot to watch the film spool move on my 35mm, but that's the worst for me.

CamB Loc: Juneau, Alaska

broncomaniac wrote:

I took some shots of birds at my feeder today using single point autofocus. They turned out to my liking, mostly. Then I went out to shoot the sunset and never changed the AF setting. I'm sure you can imagine the results. Doh! Aah, well... I've got lots of other chances. It got me thinking though.

I'd be interested in reading about the faux pas of other members. I know mine isn't the most substantial or least common mistake. Please do share if you're so inclined.

The little ring that held the strap to the camera on older cameras somehow came loose. At the top of a long set of stairs. Concrete. With a radiator at the bottom. The camera bounced three or four times, losing parts with every bounce, before meeting the radiator at the bottom. Almost needless to say, but it never took another shot.
...Cam

Retina Loc: Near Charleston,SC

Paul Buckhiester wrote:

Leaving 2sec delay on and wondering why camera is so slow!

How about forgetting to turn it on for a long exposure and having to wait to do it all over again.

gessman Loc: Colorado

broncomaniac wrote:

I took some shots of birds at my feeder today using single point autofocus. They turned out to my liking, mostly. Then I went out to shoot the sunset and never changed the AF setting. I'm sure you can imagine the results. Doh! Aah, well... I've got lots of other chances. It got me thinking though.

I'd be interested in reading about the faux pas of other members. I know mine isn't the most substantial or least common mistake. Please do share if you're so inclined.

Here's mine: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-1643-1.html

CamB Loc: Juneau, Alaska

Paul Buckhiester wrote:

Leaving 2sec delay on and wondering why camera is so slow!

Done this too.

broncomaniac Loc: Lynchburg, VA

WayneL wrote:

I don't understand what AF setting would have to do with taking a photo of the sunset. Did you mean the metering ? I have forgot to watch the film spool move on my 35mm, but that's the worst for me.

I'm actually shooting clouds and I get the results I prefer with zone.

You've had good fortune if that's the worst.

tinwhistle

Pretty common mistake: out taking pictures of who knows what, set WB on Sunny" ISO at 800, And exposure meter at -1. Next day I'm at the lake, cloudy, windy, etc., and the local eagle starts to hunt the lake. I get a half dozen shots of eagle diving, coming up with a fish and taking off. Left yesterdays settings on the camera. So bad that even RAW processing couldn't save them. Seems I do this a couple times a year...

aellman Loc: Boston MA

awis01 wrote:

Back in the film days didn't properly engage the leader in the sprocket. In digital failed to check setting a few times and wondered why the camera didn't do what I wanted it to.

It is a continuing human frustration that digital devices don't always do what you WANT them to do. They do what you TELL them to do.

nikonnate Loc: Woodbury MN

Oh, there's a bunch:

left the lens cap on

left the camera shooting bracketed

left the time delay/ repeated shots on

replaced my SD card with a filled one

grabbed the dead battery instead of the freshly charged one

took the raw file on a flash drive to the printers instead of the TIF or JPEG

complained about washed out colors before finding the hues sliders in Lightroom (and general post processing)

More coming, just give me time.

EdR Loc: Gig Harbor, WA

Was doing some deliberate double exposures, and forgot to change back to singles.