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Safty chain?
Feb 16, 2012 11:53:42 #
Dietxanadu wrote:
One day at my chiropractors office this fellow me... (show quote)
A number of answers to your post show no compassion. One of them mentions there being no cure for stupid. My sentiments are with the man who lost an expensive piece of equipment, not those who scorn him for his loss. Yes, some measure of equipment security had been violated to allow such an incident, but that is no reason to heap abuse on the unnamed individual. It does not show that the person should be relegated to using only point and shoot cameras. I'll bet at one time or other, many excellent photographers have lost equipment because of a momentary lapse of concentration, through taking a short-cut on equipment security, or through some totally fortuitous event.
Feb 16, 2012 12:53:46 #
PJT wrote:
Correction if you please:
That is why god made simple cameras for simple people.
Maxium: If der shoe fits, vell you should vear it Ya?
:)
God created Point & Shoot cameras for some people. Simple cameras for simple people. Some people got the idea, if you don't shoot exclusivelly with a DSLR...Your not a photographer or your too simple minded to use a DSLR, such a mind set is rediculious!Nikonian72 wrote:
This is why God created Point & Shoot cameras for some people.
Correction if you please:
That is why god made simple cameras for simple people.
Maxium: If der shoe fits, vell you should vear it Ya?
:)
Feb 16, 2012 13:44:32 #
cjkorb wrote:
quote=PJT quote=Nikonian72 This is why God creat... (show quote)
Generalizations can lead to a slippery slope. One of the members of the Baytown Photo Club won prizes for his tourist photos before he bought his first SLR. The term "point and shoot" is also misleading. Most so-called P&S cameras, in addition to their various automatic modes, also allow user-set shutter speed, user-set apertures, and full manual. What some of us more supercilious photographers call a p&s is more appropriately called a fixed lens camera.
True, better equipment enhances the ability of the photographer, but some can be very good to great without the best equipment. There may also be reason why people shun an SLR besides the primeval level of their abilities. I had a 3-hour shoot last night. As usual after such affairs, I had a bit of a backache. Here's to photo enthusiasts and professionals regardless the equipment they use.
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Feb 16, 2012 16:49:09 #
Again I stand by my answer to this original posted question.!
Come on " saftey chain " on a camera lens . Now that's ridiculous !
You must use a certain amount of caution when changing lenses.
Also you must know where you are in relationship to your surroundings! It is called" Situational Awareness " I learned this from a US Army Drill Inistructor back in 1969.
It is a rule that to this day I live by. In other words ,don't handle your camera equipment or especially attempt to change lenses in any unsafe condition unless your life depends upon it!
If you must change lenses or replace a memory card know where you are and make certain that your equipment as well as yourself will be well protected !
Not to abide by this is tatamount to a disaster !
If you can't do so safely don't do it at all ,Instead use something simpler like a range finder or compact camera with zoom capabilites.
I take no pot shots at anyone. I also certainly do not imply anyones incorrect handling of thier camera gear.
In conclusion :
If just one person reads this and applies what I have stated to everyday use he/ she will become a very careful individual with regards toward thier handling of photographic equipment.
Again I appologize to anyone who took offense at my whimsical answer,however I hope that I have made my point!
( my credentials professional photographer(35years) and retired US ARMY infrantry sergeant E 5 1968 -1970)
Come on " saftey chain " on a camera lens . Now that's ridiculous !
You must use a certain amount of caution when changing lenses.
Also you must know where you are in relationship to your surroundings! It is called" Situational Awareness " I learned this from a US Army Drill Inistructor back in 1969.
It is a rule that to this day I live by. In other words ,don't handle your camera equipment or especially attempt to change lenses in any unsafe condition unless your life depends upon it!
If you must change lenses or replace a memory card know where you are and make certain that your equipment as well as yourself will be well protected !
Not to abide by this is tatamount to a disaster !
If you can't do so safely don't do it at all ,Instead use something simpler like a range finder or compact camera with zoom capabilites.
I take no pot shots at anyone. I also certainly do not imply anyones incorrect handling of thier camera gear.
In conclusion :
If just one person reads this and applies what I have stated to everyday use he/ she will become a very careful individual with regards toward thier handling of photographic equipment.
Again I appologize to anyone who took offense at my whimsical answer,however I hope that I have made my point!
( my credentials professional photographer(35years) and retired US ARMY infrantry sergeant E 5 1968 -1970)
Feb 16, 2012 18:41:05 #
rayford2
Loc: New Bethlehem, PA
If Nikon and Canon made square lenses instead of round ones they wouldn't roll around so easily.
(that's a joke, son)
(that's a joke, son)
Feb 16, 2012 18:41:57 #
rayford2 wrote:
If Nikon and Canon made square lenses instead of round ones they wouldn't roll around so easily.
(that's a joke, son)
(that's a joke, son)
But they would have to also be lighter than air to keep from falling!
Feb 16, 2012 20:42:15 #
MT Shooter wrote:
But they would have to also be lighter than air to keep from falling!
rayford2 wrote:
If Nikon and Canon made square lenses instead of round ones they wouldn't roll around so easily.
(that's a joke, son)
(that's a joke, son)
But they would have to also be lighter than air to keep from falling!
It would be a good use for the element from the Rocky & Bullwinkle show - Upsidaisium. Alas, I date myself.
Feb 16, 2012 20:57:30 #
I am just wondering of all those that put this poor fellow down just how many have crashed an automobile due to a lapse in attention or done some other equally horrendous thing. It is called being human. Show me a man who hasn't made a mistake and I'll show you a man that has never done much of anything.
Feb 16, 2012 21:22:59 #
dragonfist wrote:
I am just wondering of all those that put this poor fellow down just how many have crashed an automobile due to a lapse in attention or done some other equally horrendous thing. It is called being human. Show me a man who hasn't made a mistake and I'll show you a man that has never done much of anything.
Hey guys, It was not me (Dietxanadu). It was a fellow I met at my doctors. He dropped the lens.
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