Embarrassed!! How could I?
Aug 20, 2018 10:37:42 #
markngolf wrote:
Yes, that would have been nice. Oh well, it won't happen again.
Mark
Mark
Famous Last Words!! At our age, Intellectual Interludes kick in when least expected. I've enjoyed a similar problem trying to remember to turn off
vibration when using a tripod. Still getting slightly fuzzy pictures of "important happenings"
Also, since I'm probably at least a decade older than you, it don't get any better.
However, being on the green side of grass is appreciated.
Aug 20, 2018 10:40:20 #
When I get a new camera, I two changes in the settings. I want the camera to take a picture when I push the shutter button, whether it's in focus or not. The second thing I do is not let it take a picture if there is no memory card.
My sympathies for your predicament.
My sympathies for your predicament.
Aug 20, 2018 10:42:53 #
markngolf wrote:
I've posted a few images and comments about my Son... (show quote)
Very Sorry for your terrible misfortune, hope you may have another opportunity to recapture those lost images in your future travels. They say; "A lesson learned is a lesson remembered" I have made many Photography mistakes and some I have repeated and some I have not, so as you see, I am still learning too.
Aug 20, 2018 10:43:04 #
AZNikon wrote:
OMG, why wouldn't the warning be the default? I am so sorry for your loss. Wow!
One of the videos on lynda.com recommends spending a day shooting without a card. Don't worry about the results. Concentrate on composition and technique.
Aug 20, 2018 10:43:08 #
Hi,
Thanks for the reply. The only plausible explanation is we were running a bit late for those daily tours and in a rush. It was careless on my part. I do not always format a card after a days shoot. I had my laptop with me and uploaded images each day. I left the card in the laptop's reader. Mark
Thanks for the reply. The only plausible explanation is we were running a bit late for those daily tours and in a rush. It was careless on my part. I do not always format a card after a days shoot. I had my laptop with me and uploaded images each day. I left the card in the laptop's reader. Mark
mwsilvers wrote:
That's very unfortunate, I'm a bit confused though... (show quote)
Aug 20, 2018 10:43:46 #
Why would you admit this to the whole world if you didn't expect to get some ribbing from us. Canon cameras have the same feature. Why don't you start doing what I do before you leave to take pictures? It only takes a minute to check your equipment and settings. Or make a list and check it off.
markngolf wrote:
I've posted a few images and comments about my Son... (show quote)
Aug 20, 2018 10:44:49 #
Feel for you, Mark. No regrets, Dude. Regret is a waste of time. Just learn from it and make some more terrific images to share with us.
Aug 20, 2018 10:45:23 #
I'm afraid I'm expert at being human!!
Thanks,
Mark
Thanks,
Mark
revhen wrote:
To err is human, to really screw up takes a memory card. The thing is you still have the experience in Europe and, most important, your wife. You've just proven your humanity.
Aug 20, 2018 10:47:03 #
LA
Loc: Little Rock, AR
Wait a minute! Wait just a goldarned minute!!
I just checked my RX10 iv after removing the card. First, there was a flashing msg on the screen and in the viewfinder, "NO CARD." Then I tried to take a photo and it would not. Instead I got a msg that filled the screen, "Cannot open the shutter since the memory card is not inserted." I have not changed any such setting since getting the camera, did not know you could so AFAIK the default is to show the msg and prevent taking a pic w/o the card.
My theory is that you got a camera that was returned within a free trial period and the person had changed the setting to NOT display msgs as a kind of cruel practical joke.
I just checked my RX10 iv after removing the card. First, there was a flashing msg on the screen and in the viewfinder, "NO CARD." Then I tried to take a photo and it would not. Instead I got a msg that filled the screen, "Cannot open the shutter since the memory card is not inserted." I have not changed any such setting since getting the camera, did not know you could so AFAIK the default is to show the msg and prevent taking a pic w/o the card.
My theory is that you got a camera that was returned within a free trial period and the person had changed the setting to NOT display msgs as a kind of cruel practical joke.
Aug 20, 2018 10:48:42 #
Thanks. I do not hold on for very long. I'm not laboring in guilt. Tomorrow affords another opportunity to screw up.
Mark
Mark
cameraf4 wrote:
Feel for you, Mark. No regrets, Dude. Regret is a waste of time. Just learn from it and make some more terrific images to share with us.
Aug 20, 2018 10:51:39 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
markngolf wrote:
Hi,
Thanks for the reply. The only plausible explanation is we were running a bit late for those daily tours and in a rush. It was careless on my part. I do not always format a card after a days shoot. I had my laptop with me and uploaded images each day. I left the card in the laptop's reader. Mark
Thanks for the reply. The only plausible explanation is we were running a bit late for those daily tours and in a rush. It was careless on my part. I do not always format a card after a days shoot. I had my laptop with me and uploaded images each day. I left the card in the laptop's reader. Mark
I feel your pain.
Aug 20, 2018 10:52:48 #
Hell no, I would never admit to that. :-)
markngolf wrote:
I've posted a few images and comments about my Son... (show quote)
Aug 20, 2018 10:52:51 #
markngolf wrote:
I've posted a few images and comments about my Son... (show quote)
Sorry for your misfortune. Hope the memories will provide some solace. But why the heck after the first misstep didn't you do a visual check of the card slot before venturing out?
Aug 20, 2018 10:53:15 #
Well Mark, you know have an excuse to do it all again. 
Aug 20, 2018 10:58:55 #
markngolf wrote:
Thanks. I do not hold on for very long. I'm not laboring in guilt. Tomorrow affords another opportunity to screw up.
Mark
Mark
Mark, my motto: I have learned from my mistakes, and I can repeat them EXACTLY!
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