Why do people drop their cameras?
Jul 31, 2022 12:42:54 #
RonDavis wrote:
I have to agree with Ed, neck straps have their pl... (show quote)
My pilot could not get clearance for a low-altitude flight due to proximity to the tower cranes and high-tension electrical lines over the adjacent roadway. To get the serial shot" of the scope of the site and the who tower cranes, I am going for a ride on a giant Sky-Jack kida rig that is booked for next week. 2 cameras and a neck seam and a chest harness as well as the required safety belt.
Jul 31, 2022 12:44:59 #
Jul 31, 2022 12:49:11 #
nealbralley
Loc: Kansas
Dropping a camera is pretty much an inevitability. If you become careless for even a moment, it can happen!
Personally, I use the strap over my shoulder, around my neck, or with smaller cameras a wrist strap.
You have to be careful. If you carry a camera while it is mounted to a tripod, absolutely have the strap secured to you in some fashion. A camera can readily come unfastened to a tripod while you move the tripod!
Personally, I use the strap over my shoulder, around my neck, or with smaller cameras a wrist strap.
You have to be careful. If you carry a camera while it is mounted to a tripod, absolutely have the strap secured to you in some fashion. A camera can readily come unfastened to a tripod while you move the tripod!
Jul 31, 2022 12:55:49 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Alas, one might think I was callous and dismissive of someone else's grief and loss of a friend. Rather, I was only dismissive of the idea that now anyone has editorial authority over the entire covid idea.
Kinda Shakesperian.
Jul 31, 2022 12:57:00 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Alas, one might think I was callous and dismissive of someone else's grief and loss of a friend. Rather, I was only dismissive of the idea that now anyone has editorial authority over the entire covid idea.
Kinda Shakespearian.
Jul 31, 2022 14:32:28 #
Urnst
Loc: Brownsville, Texas
recb wrote:
Why do people drop their cameras? Because gravity still works?
Jul 31, 2022 15:39:44 #
bikinkawboy
Loc: north central Missouri
I guess it’s due to being what would be considered an old timer, but one of my biggest complaints about young men these days are that far too many are whining wimps. After daughter #2 got rid of the whining ball and chain around her neck and married a man with some backbone, I can now say all my girls have men for husbands.
Someone lightheartedly mentioning Covid to someone who has lost someone close can hit a nerve I admit, but I don’t get worked up over someone joking about having a stroke. That’s what killed my mother but even I will joke about it.
I suspect that that any veterans that experienced combat and lost people isn’t going to make a big deal about Covid. When you’ve seen guys with limbs blown off, intestines hanging out and pieces of liver in a tree, making a joke about Covid means nothing. Which probably explains why some people disrespect those that are so easily offended.
I’ve looked down into a gash on my arm and seen my own bone and the end of my finger flopping around held on by a thin flap of skin. Losing a friend to Covid isn’t high on my list of traumatic events nor were my exposed bones. Nor is my aged mom having a major stroke and me caring for her until she died not three feet from where I lay. Life can be tough so a real man needs to get tough as well. That doesn’t mean that he doesn’t feel the hurt and loss, just that he knows his family and especially kids need him being strong no matter how much it hurts inside.
Someone lightheartedly mentioning Covid to someone who has lost someone close can hit a nerve I admit, but I don’t get worked up over someone joking about having a stroke. That’s what killed my mother but even I will joke about it.
I suspect that that any veterans that experienced combat and lost people isn’t going to make a big deal about Covid. When you’ve seen guys with limbs blown off, intestines hanging out and pieces of liver in a tree, making a joke about Covid means nothing. Which probably explains why some people disrespect those that are so easily offended.
I’ve looked down into a gash on my arm and seen my own bone and the end of my finger flopping around held on by a thin flap of skin. Losing a friend to Covid isn’t high on my list of traumatic events nor were my exposed bones. Nor is my aged mom having a major stroke and me caring for her until she died not three feet from where I lay. Life can be tough so a real man needs to get tough as well. That doesn’t mean that he doesn’t feel the hurt and loss, just that he knows his family and especially kids need him being strong no matter how much it hurts inside.
Jul 31, 2022 18:53:53 #
It doesn't take much to bump your funny bone & lose grip as well as many other ways to cause a drop. I always have a strap over my neck/shoulder - even when attaching/removing camera from tripod. It's a minor inconvenience that eliminates my angst.
Jul 31, 2022 22:50:40 #
ecobin wrote:
It doesn't take much to bump your funny bone & lose grip as well as many other ways to cause a drop. I always have a strap over my neck/shoulder - even when attaching/removing camera from tripod. It's a minor inconvenience that eliminates my angst.
I might not be using a harness but I ALWAYS wear skaters padded elbow guards over my funny bone.
Aug 1, 2022 20:31:42 #
Urnst wrote:
From time to time people report that they dropped their cameras, causing damage to the camera or lens. Don't they use neck or wrist straps? Failing to use neck or wrist straps seems to me to be like riding in a car without wearing a seatbelt. What am I missing here?
REALLY!!!!!! To upgrade of course.
Aug 1, 2022 21:53:47 #
bikinkawboy
Loc: north central Missouri
Hey, considering how wonderfully state of the art mirrorless cameras are, I bet one wouldn’t be damaged if you drop it. We need all you mirrorless people to drop your cameras tonight at midnight. If the world stops turning, we will know that at least one broke.
Aug 1, 2022 21:55:49 #
Luck has a lot to do with how you select your camera. Don't let it be bad luck.
Aug 1, 2022 22:58:48 #
Aug 1, 2022 23:36:13 #
I was standing in line to get tickets for a whale watching trip in Maui. The camera strap was over my shoulder and not around my neck. I reached for my wallet, heard a terrible crashing sound folllowed by the groan of a couple dozen people standing in line around me. I saw my camera in pieces on the floor and made a joke about how I'd been thinking about getting a new camera anyway. I was lucky. The only thing that happened was the battery door came off and the battery skittered across the floor. I picked it all up and managed to put it all back together. I went outside and took a few test shots and, amazingly, everything was fine. Nice sharp shots. I don't know how or why but my old Canon 60D survived a hard fall just fine.
Aug 2, 2022 00:09:29 #
E.L.. Shapiro wrote:
My pilot could not get clearance for a low-altitude flight due to proximity to the tower cranes and high-tension electrical lines over the adjacent roadway. To get the serial shot" of the scope of the site and the who tower cranes, I am going for a ride on a giant Sky-Jack kida rig that is booked for next week. 2 cameras and a neck seam and a chest harness as well as the required safety belt.
Wow High Voltage is not something you want to tangle with. Glad it worked out Ed. I guess that was before drones?
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