I knew I did it, have you done it too?

cmo · Apr 14, 2012

A big advantage of my M6 is that it has a warning lamp in the finder in case I forget to take off the cap...

In fact, my lens caps are robust UV filters made by B+W and Heliopan plus lens hoods.

RalphLambrecht · Apr 14, 2012

sounds like aproblem only rich people can have. get a body for each focal length!

BikoBikoBiko · Apr 14, 2012

waltereegho said:
I recently learned never to put a lens cap on a rangefinder unless it's for storage. Ask me how I know...

+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 8)

BikoBikoBiko · Apr 14, 2012

Vanishing Point Ent. said:
You just made the case for the Contax G-2 !

With the built-in zoom finder, this CANNOT Happen...

Also, with shutter speed set to auto the long exposures are an obvious way of telling that you've left on the lens cap.

Too old to care · Apr 14, 2012

In my 40 plus years of shooting I have never made a single mistake, multiple mistakes yes, many times, but never a single one. However, on another point, I am so worried about burning a hole in the curtain of my M6, I always replace the lens cap immediately after I take a photo when outside in the sun. The LEDs flashing help remind me later to take it off.

cmo · Apr 14, 2012

Old movie, but an evergreen:

[video=youtube;X5IYahsPK2k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5IYahsPK2k[/video]

airgunr · Apr 14, 2012

Many years ago I was in Northern Thailand with my old Canon AE-1. We got the chance to go to Burma/Myanmar, they opened the border that day for some reason. I was told I shouldn't take any photos but how could I resist?!? I did it seriptisitously (sp?) and got off a few frames. We then had to go back across the boarder and headed up to a Hilltribe Village. I was shooting there and it dawned on me that this was a VERY long roll. Looked at the camera and discovered that the leader never actually took up on the reel! DAMN Lost all of it to one stupid error.

paradoxbox · Apr 15, 2012

cliveh said:
As an M2 user, I can't understand how you could do that, as the frame finders change to the lens you are using. Only by accidently moving your finger on the frame finder can you make such a mistake.

if you're using an LTM 35mm lens with a 90mm M mount adapter it's certainly possible to make such a mistake .

TheFlyingCamera · Apr 15, 2012

Yet another vote for the Contax G2 solution Between the exposure meter readings in the viewfinder (yes, I DO look at those!) and the extremely long shutter times if you leave the lens cap on, I think I've done the lens-cap dork-up maybe 2-3 times in 200+ rolls.

gb hill · Apr 15, 2012

daleeman said:
I was out doing some street photography with my M2 and pulled up this rangefinder to capture a woman sitting on a bench in a small town reading a book. A small girl was walking by and I took the shot.

Walking back to the car I was internally proud of the shot until I opened the car door and was putting the camera in its bag when I noticed I had a 90mm mounted on the camera and I just knew I had used the entire 35mm frame lines to capture the image and I was very close to the action.

So I knew I did it, shot the wrong #$%^& frame lines on a unique unrepeatable moment. Have you done this too?

Lee

I'm not a Leica user but I thought the camera automatically brought up the correct frame lines when said lens is mounted. Perhaps an M2 doesn't have FL's for the 90 (I thought it did) or maybe it's 135. I'm a Bessa R user & basically use a 35 or 50 mm lens so I haven't done that one, but I've done every other stupid thing under the sun.

Sirius Glass · Apr 15, 2012

Sirius Glass said:
No. Buy I use SLRs.

Did you also leave the lens cap on?

I meant used not use.

With my Hasselblad 903 SWC, I have bright yellow tape on the lens hood and wrapped around the lens cap. I see the yellow tape in the viewfinder, and that reminds me to check that I removed the lens cap.

cliveh · Apr 15, 2012

Lens cap

If you don't own or use a lens cap, you wont have the problem. But I see even famous people forget to do this:-

http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Posh_weilds_Leica_shoots_and_misses_news_69092.html

Sirius Glass · Apr 15, 2012

cliveh said:
If you don't own or use a lens cap, you wont have the problem. But I see even famous people forget to do this:-

http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Posh_weilds_Leica_shoots_and_misses_news_69092.html

Posh!

eclarke · Apr 16, 2012

TheFlyingCamera said:
Yet another vote for the Contax G2 solution Between the exposure meter readings in the viewfinder (yes, I DO look at those!) and the extremely long shutter times if you leave the lens cap on, I think I've done the lens-cap dork-up maybe 2-3 times in 200+ rolls.

I just finished the last eight frames of a roll,with the cap on..Seems like I do that about once a year..don't use these small cameras very much..

daleeman · Apr 16, 2012

gb hill said:
I'm not a Leica user but I thought the camera automatically brought up the correct frame lines when said lens is mounted. Perhaps an M2 doesn't have FL's for the 90 (I thought it did) or maybe it's 135. I'm a Bessa R user & basically use a 35 or 50 mm lens so I haven't done that one, but I've done every other stupid thing under the sun.

The M2 does have the frame lines for a 90mm. I have to laugh that I saw the entire frame (35mm size) and composed the image and shot not knowing I still had the 90mm on till I got back to the car. Usually the 35mm is my body cap lens.

Came up with a real film saver recently. In getting used to loading and using film into my father's IIIF I found out you can get about 40+ frames on the leader if you don't get the sprockets to catch when you first load it.

Lee

eclarke · Apr 16, 2012

TheFlyingCamera said:
Yet another vote for the Contax G2 solution Between the exposure meter readings in the viewfinder (yes, I DO look at those!) and the extremely long shutter times if you leave the lens cap on, I think I've done the lens-cap dork-up maybe 2-3 times in 200+ rolls.

I just finished the last eight frames of a roll,with the cap on..Seems like I do that about once a year..don't use these small cameras very much..

clayne · Apr 18, 2012

Lens caps are the enemy. Chuck em.

Steven L · Apr 19, 2012

I haven't had that problem after I got my SLR. But with a 35mm compact it happened every once in a while. Usually with spontanious photographs.
My dad used to have an 8mm film camera. One day, at one of my sisters graduation, he filmed the part where she received her diploma. Perfectly focussed, steady shot. Back home he realised he accidentally pushed the button right before filming, when he took the camera out of the bag. The outcome was a wonderfull film of my dad's lap, followed with a focus session right before my sister enters the stage. After that, darkness. Followed by an off focus hand, the inside of the bag.

Sirius Glass · Apr 19, 2012

The best shots are the ones taken with the lens cap on. They were always perfect, except for the lens cap.

daleeman · Apr 19, 2012

Sirius Glass said:
The best shots are the ones taken with the lens cap on. They were always perfect, except for the lens cap.

Now this makes sense to me.

Off for a weekend shoot in Hocking Hills, w/lens caps.

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