Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Dykstra <rdandcb@cybermac.com.au> To: leica-users <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 6:37 PM Subject: [Leica] Screw Ups 'r Us. > Tell us about your biggest, worst, most enlightening, whatever, > photographic screw up. > > Might save some of us from doing the same. > CLIP! This goes back to when I was foolish enough to do weddings! Then I was less wise and used an Hasselblad! I took a brand new 80/2,8 lens to a wedding, and failed to notice that the little tab that kept the sych set to the "X" had slipped to the "M" setting. I had always known that a lot of the local guys would set the switch to "X", insert a wooden matchstick in the slot, and put a dab of glue there to keep it from getting shifted to the "M" setting. I hated to do that to my brand new lens..... Well, massive screw up- all the flash shots at the bride's house came out horribly underexposed! Never would have that problem with the Leica.... of course I don't count the times I mis-loaded the LTMs!! Dan (OOPS! Did I do that?) Post