What's your favorite dumb camera mistake?
Jan 4, 2022 12:08:48 #
Dikdik
Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
jeryh wrote:
Climbing up a mountain in Wales-Was with a Leica M6 to take a series of photos of the sunrise on the slopes; gaily took a roll of 50 ASA, got back down again, and found that the film hadn't advanced correctly; took a long time to live that one down with Leica !
Mine was a 'user errror'... went from the Nikkormat to an F2 camera, and never looked back, and never repeated the error.
Jan 4, 2022 12:39:33 #
A couple of times my card was not properly inserted and I just went on blissfully unaware
Jan 4, 2022 13:28:50 #
I was in Bangkok for a weekend 0f R & R when I was in Vietnam in '67. I was on a river photo cruise and our guide said that when we go around this bend, be prepared for some great color shots of silk displays from sampams. I quickly reloaded my Topcon and started shooting some great photos. I thought. In my rush I failed to secure the film to the takeup pin. When I got to 36 on my counter and could still advance the film, I realized what I had done. I missed what could have been the highlight of my entire trip!
Jan 4, 2022 13:29:07 #
I was in Bangkok for a weekend 0f R & R when I was in Vietnam in '67. I was on a river photo cruise and our guide said that when we go around this bend, be prepared for some great color shots of silk displays from sampams. I quickly reloaded my Topcon and started shooting some great photos. I thought. In my rush I failed to secure the film to the takeup pin. When I got to 36 on my counter and could still advance the film, I realized what I had done. I missed what could have been the highlight of my entire trip!
Jan 4, 2022 15:15:20 #
goldenyears
Loc: Lake Osewgo
When disembarking from the tour bus that took us from the cruise port at Valparaiso to Santiago airport, the tour guide jokingly told passengers to make sure they had all their belongings because anything left behind was going to go in his garage sale. My camera was stowed under the bus seat, and I got off without it. (my dumb mistake)
When I realized that I rushed out to find the tour bus was gone, of course. The cruise line had contracted with a service to help passengers from the cruise ship get on their various flights back home. One of them found out what tour bus I had been on and that it had been returned to the company garage some 20 miles away.
Fortunately I had several hours before my flight home was scheduled to depart. The young man who was helping me phoned the garage and they found my camera. He called a personal friend who drove to the garage, picked up the camera and brought it to the airport! He would not take the $40 I offered and told me, instead, to give it to his friend who had retrieved the camera from the garage.
When I realized that I rushed out to find the tour bus was gone, of course. The cruise line had contracted with a service to help passengers from the cruise ship get on their various flights back home. One of them found out what tour bus I had been on and that it had been returned to the company garage some 20 miles away.
Fortunately I had several hours before my flight home was scheduled to depart. The young man who was helping me phoned the garage and they found my camera. He called a personal friend who drove to the garage, picked up the camera and brought it to the airport! He would not take the $40 I offered and told me, instead, to give it to his friend who had retrieved the camera from the garage.
Jan 4, 2022 15:54:34 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
Resetting a camera to factory defaults and forgetting that the default was JPG and not Raw.
Jan 4, 2022 16:27:08 #
Amadeus
Loc: New York
Shot granddaughters gym meet. I use BBF and servo focus mode on a Canon 80D. Forgot that previously, for some reason, I changed focus to one shot. So I’m holding the back button and shooting bursts and whatever of the meet. And the only focus point I had was when I first pushed the back button. Needless to say, 80% of my pics had to be deleted. Shame on me.
Jan 4, 2022 16:28:06 #
Jan 4, 2022 17:21:31 #
Not checking the mode before I start shooting. Makes me feel like an idiot. Always time to check your settings after a bad shot, but never before. LOL
Jan 4, 2022 23:26:53 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
There's only you and your camera, guess I forget the memory card again ...
I've done that one!
Jan 5, 2022 08:52:05 #
Jan 5, 2022 09:44:06 #
cascom
Loc: Redmond
I was in Alaska and drove to Fairbank for a chance to see a moose with a rack. As I got to the pipeline I got my chance. He was standing in the middle of the road and I reached for my camera only to find that it had a 35 mm lens attached. While I rushed to switch lenses he walked away. Never got a second chance. I still have the slide but have to point out the moose because it is so difficult to see.
As a high school yearbook photographer, I often failed to ensure that my film caught the sprockets of my Leica IIIf. I would spend the afternoon creating art only to find that the film never advanced.
As a high school yearbook photographer, I often failed to ensure that my film caught the sprockets of my Leica IIIf. I would spend the afternoon creating art only to find that the film never advanced.
Jan 5, 2022 12:31:12 #
xt2
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
Not having a camera at the ready and then forced to use an iPhone... Happy New Year!
Jan 5, 2022 15:23:57 #
Stu A
Loc: Portsmouth, Ohio
JD750 wrote:
Let's have some fun. Be honest and let us all la... (show quote)
This happens to me way more often then i'd care to admit.
Jan 5, 2022 17:37:04 #
My newest grand daughter lives almost 6 hours away. I planned a weekend trip to do newborn photography. I charged batteries…and meticulously packed props and camera gear prior to leaving home checking that I had brought everything I needed for planned shots. As I was getting off the exit after a long drive from home…I realized that in my obsession to include all my gear for the trip…I forgot my suitcase with all my clothing! Got the newborn shots…
Signed
The naked grandma
Signed
The naked grandma
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