Turn camera (Nikon) off when changing lenses ?
Nov 9, 2014 09:16:48 #
PhotoArtsLA wrote:
So glad I've most of my lenses are old enough not ... (show quote)
Ever thought of getting a job as a sniper?
Nov 9, 2014 09:37:38 #
I was told that when the camera is on, the sensor is positively charged and that attracts dust. I don't know if it's true, but I try to turn the camera off when changing lenses just in case.
Nov 9, 2014 10:24:48 #
Wanderer2
Loc: Colorado Rocky Mountains
This thread induced me to get out the Canon instruction manual for my 60D and read what it said about this subject. To my considerable surprise it says nothing whatsoever about turning off the camera when changing either lenses or batteries. It does say to turn it off when removing the SD card, but doesn't mention it for installing the card. I may have missed something but I did try to look in all the relevant sections of the manual. Very surprising!
Nov 9, 2014 10:34:35 #
edmcdowell wrote:
Or even changing battery!
Or changing the SD card. Any electronic component can short if moved near another conductive material while a charge is applied. It is very unlikely to happen with the camera parts but why take a chance that can require time and money to fix.
Nov 9, 2014 10:42:18 #
Shutter Bugger wrote:
Ever thought of getting a job as a sniper?
VR will let you hand hold the 200mm lens at 1/2 intead of 1/8.
Nov 9, 2014 10:54:50 #
Zone-System-Grandpa wrote:
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Doing such (leaving the camera turned on when changing a lens) would be like changing a fan belt on an automobile engine and the engine remain running.
Doing such (leaving the camera turned on when changing a lens) would be like changing a fan belt on an automobile engine and the engine remain running.
I don't think so!!! Nothing about a camera has the potential to take your hand off at the wrist. An illogical analogy calls the rest of your comments into question.
Nov 9, 2014 11:15:33 #
Nov 9, 2014 12:12:25 #
romanticf16
Loc: Commerce Twp, MI
Ranjan wrote:
Manufacturers should have built in a power-switch override in the lens locking button. When that button is pressed, the camera would automatically power-off!
That would just make too much sense for them to do it.
Nov 9, 2014 12:14:46 #
Slick Willie wrote:
I don't think so!!! Nothing about a camera has the potential to take your hand off at the wrist. An illogical analogy calls the rest of your comments into question.
Looks like you haven't been here long enough to find out. We've seen your sort before - they're in the attic.
Nov 9, 2014 12:21:28 #
Ranjan
Loc: Currently Cyber-Nation!
Elsiss wrote:
I don't take any chances. Camera goes off when removing lens, battery, sd card!
Now that we know, many of us might not either. I had been missing the warning given in fine print so far! Manuals should indicate this in bold print prominently! Does make sense, particularly when weather turns cold and dry and it is static-city all around!
Nov 9, 2014 12:40:56 #
I attempt to remember to "power down" my camera before changing lenses, CF cards, batteries, flashes, etc. Can't say I'm perfect at this, but I do try. Thats what every camera manual I've ever read says to do! So far I've been lucky, but one never knows! Upon occasion, I'll find a camera still on at the beginning of the shoot on the following day. For this reason, I also (USUALLY) carry a spare, sometimes fully charged, battery. I have heard from many that they believe it doesn't matter, but I've never been a daring fella.
Nov 9, 2014 12:47:41 #
jackpi
Loc: Southwest Ohio
I read that the focal plane is statically charged (positive or negative?) while the camera is turned on. If so, leaving the camera on while changing lenses increases the probability of getting dust on the focal plane. Removing the SD card while the camera is on shouldn't be a problem if the camera has finished writing from the buffer to the SD card. Inserting an SD card shouldn't be a problem either.
Nov 9, 2014 13:11:44 #
Nov 9, 2014 13:36:23 #
SonnyE wrote:
You bring something to mind. True story. br A Frie... (show quote)
Yipes ! That's more than a spike. And I've also waited for the toast.
:D
I am now wondering it not 'turning off' may be the reason that I cannot find images on the SD card that I was positive I took?
Thanks for the story. V
Nov 9, 2014 13:39:29 #
sirkeys
Loc: Hilton Head, SC
Turning camera off when changing anything connected to its circuits should be standard practice and this goes double in winter when static buildup can destroy internal circuitry.
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