Yes that was one of the threads I started scooby, I can't see myself how changing a lens with VR switched on, if the camera is switched off can do any harm?
What mistakes in operating your Nikon have you made?
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Guess I need remedial manual traning. There is no way I will get a D800 anytime soon, all these extra classes I have to take are killing me, lol.
I admit SkintBrit, from the first post in this thread I thought you were perfect...sniff, sniff....you mean to tell me I have been hood winked...say it aint so.
Well at this point I must be guilty of many things I don't even know about, I might have to stay away from this thread so I can quit while I am ahead.
Edit...Maybe that is why I have that extra step to take the battery out during a lens swap. Pretty sure that would turn VR off.
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Oh, golly, I was reminded of a time in 1967....shooting a friends wedding with a Canon 7, had an f/2 Summicron. But what occurred was I did not get the film engaged into the take up spool properly, and the film never went through the camera. I suppose I shot about fifty shots, all available light. Alas, not one was actually taken. And then in those days we were refilling the film canisters ourselves from the 100 ft rolls. If you did not attach the taped end properly, it would wind right off at the end of the roll and there would be no way to rewind the film into the canister. Another fun day at the office. Did it all.
Of course I am now getting like Mike Gunter... forget faster than I learn.....
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Wataru said:
After reading your posts, msmoto, I am convinced that even if you have forgotten more than I have ever learned, you still know more than I do!That is very kind..... but doubtful. I just have a lot of miles on me. And, I have had the opportunity to have been taught by some of the world's best...
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More mistakes..... trying to keep the shutter speed at 1/1000th for a test when I want to test the lens at f/45.....mmmm......
Overcast day and ISO 12,000++ do not lead to very accurate test results.... had to redo w/ double tripod to avoid vibrations, and use 1/15th sec at f/45 keeping ISO below 800. (Test was 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII at 200mm w/ TC-20EIII) And f/45 is not a place I would suggest using this lens/teleconverter combo.
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msmoto said:
More mistakes..... trying to keep the shutter speed at 1/1000th for a test when I want to test the lens at f/45.....mmmm......Overcast day and ISO 12,000++ do not lead to very accurate test results.... had to redo w/ double tripod to avoid vibrations, and use 1/15th sec at f/45 keeping ISO below 800. (Test was 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII at 200mm w/ TC-20EIII) And f/45 is not a place I would suggest using this lens/teleconverter combo.
I wouldn't exactly call this a mistake because it was a test to begin with, you just found something in your test that doesn't work. If you were on location and did the same thing...well I would call that a mistake. Just my 3 cents.
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Well wonder if hiking 3 miles to a location and then having that dreaded light bulb in your head go off that you forgot your filters in the car and need the polarizer, figure this counts about the same.
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And from today....setting up for a shoot, trying to use myself for the model in the head shots using four Elinchrom soft boxes for a "hi-key" effect. So, I need to use the self timer. First, I have to change the focus to "release" rather than button as the focal point locks with the button push. So, I ma trying to set the self timer without my glasses and I know it is one of the funny circle like symbols on the little rotating dial on top left. So, I try the first one.... mmmm no self timer. The second one.......still no self timer....finally, next one....mmm, maybe something is wrong? OK, the last funny little symbol I cannot see well without putting my glasses on....Yes, it works. So, I had tried FPS-low, FPS-high, remote, and finally the self timer. Just because I did not take my glasses and lift them from the string around my neck up to my eyes.... "I was sure I knew the order of those symbols".....ha, ha, ha, aha!
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I’ve found that the more functions, settings and buttons I have figured out the more room I have for mistakes. And it grows exponentially.
So I’m already looking forward to the immense number of mistakes I can make when I’ve picked up my D4. It’s waiting for me when I get home from work, which should be in 2.5 weeks time.
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I think I have made most of the mistakes listed
Four tips
Tip 1 "Zero out" ( return everything to your own personal default settings) at the end of the shoot.
Tip 2 Before leaving home, double check default settings and take a test shot
Tip 3 never use the auto bracket setting
Tip 4 Do as I say, not as I do
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@sevencrossing
Golly, I read this too late..... had the camera on bracketing 3 exposures, 0.7 f/stop variance. A couple things happen. First, Auto ISO gets screwed up on manual setting. Second I am wondering why the exposure seem to be different when I shoot two or three. And then begin thinking I will have to send this D4 back to get it straightened out.
But, when I looked closely, obviously I hd not bothered to read ALL the data in the viewer, it said BKT.
I think I will make out a check list and go through the camera each shoot. I do this in other things, my motorhome for example, and it is becoming obvious this is the way to go with the new NIKONs.
There was something nice about the days of loading film and cranking it through.....
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Not beeing a professional I make misstake all the time...
- Forgetting to reset ISO and ending up shooting 100+ shots in bright sun with high ISO with my old Nikon D80.
- Beeing used to shooting most of the time in aperture priority I tend to fire off a shot or two with wrong settings when I switch to manual.
- I shoot mostly macro and one frustrating misstake is when you have set up the shot and when you fire lens goes bonkers cause you forgot to turn off AF.
- Not noticing batteries in my macro flashes ran out while trying to get some intimate shots off two bugs copulating on a flower.
But misstakes are good if you learn from them.
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Reopen....basic error!!!! I was shooting incoming aircraft with the 400mm and 1.4 x on the D4. And, I have become so lazy with the exposure as the metering is so great on the D4. However, white planes in light blue sky, well, the meter doesn't know this from a grey card. So, underexposure by about 1.5 or more f/stops. While the images are recoverable, usable, acceptable for many, the problem lies in the underside of the aircraft and the lack of detail in the darkness of the wheel wells, alining gear, etc.
So, the moral of the story is, THINK, THINK, THINK about what one is doing. And always go through the checklist. Of course, making the checklist is maybe something I need to do. Something to go through the menus, exposure, focal setup, shutter, ISO, etc., and this might prevent a retake. So, back to the venue, allow ev +1.7 try a few, maybe go for ev +1.0.
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I've done a couple of these. Haha.
1. Switching to Manual and wondering why the exposure isn't changing. Auto ISO.
2. Wondering why my AF isn't working. A-M/A switch on lens bumped.
3. Leaving VR on when it should be off and off when it should be on.
4. Using a dual-card-slot camera for the first time and only taking small JPEGS of a shoot. Fortunately it was a senior mini-session and the D800's "small" JPEGs are still almost 10mp. Haha.
5. Wondering why *nothing* is working, only to realize the lock switch is engaged. This happens mostly with a grip.
6. Exposures jumping all over the place unpredictably. Bracketing was left on. Of course this seems to happen at the worst times.
7. Went to all the trouble to charge batteries in all strobes and triggers... only to leave the actual main trigger at thome.
8. Drove 45 minutes for a senior session only to forget all memory cards at home. Had to run to CVS and pay WAY too much for a 4GB card.
9. Minimum shutter speed for auto ISO not being correct. This happens in varying ways at different times. Ken Rockwell bitches about *everything*, but I have to admit I agree with him in wishing that Auto ISO could account for your lens having VR enabled. I like reciprocal +1 for my 85mm on the D800, but would want it -1 or even -2 with my 70-200mm VRII.Man, that makes me look like an amateur. Fortunately, with buttons getting accidentally adjusted once you figure out what happened you know what to look for next time, and as for the other goofs, I haven't made most of these more than once.
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Sean Molin said:
Man, that makes me look like an amateur. Fortunately, with buttons getting accidentally adjusted once you figure out what happened you know what to look for next time, and as for the other goofs, I haven't made most of these more than once.
No, it makes you look like somebody who is using his new camera a lot while getting used to it. It's easy to make no mistakes at all if you don't use it!
I picked up my new D7000 today and it took me ages to work out what to do as I had been playing with the programming of U1 & U2 so all settings wwere strange - M-UP had me scratching my head for a couple of seconds!
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2. Wondering why my AF isn't working. A-M/A switch on lens bumped.
3. Leaving VR on when it should be off and off when it should be on.Just put tape over the switches
It comes off easily but I tend to leave mine taped up with VR ON all the time
(there is a separate thread on leaving AF on all the time)Have you any loss of IQ having VR "ON" when you wanted it "OFF"?
(there is a separate thread on leaving AF on all the time)
http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=1078&page=2Posted 1 year ago # -
sevencrossing said:
(there is a separate thread on leaving AF on all the time)
http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=1078&page=2I went back and read this thread...looked like it deteriorated into a discussion other than the actual issues of VR. More like whether it is best to follow the manufacturer's recommendations.
This thread regarding how we make misteaks, (ha, ha, ha) is in a way about the same issue. I really believe some of my errors are a result of my own arrogance. Instead of printing out my check list, I want to deny the simple fact, that at 70 years old, the memory is not as good as I want to think. And, maybe too lazy. So, I think I will go to the word processor, type out a checklist for all the various functions, and then try to remember to use it. Who knows, may save a shot.
Of course, when working with a client, I have all these things covered as I double and triple check, extra body, duplicate most everything, ....blah, blah, blah.... but do I turn off VR on tripod??? mmm...
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msmoto said:
I went back and read this thread...looked like it deteriorated into a discussion other than the actual issues of VR. More like whether it is best to follow the manufacturer's recommendations.This thread regarding how we make misteaks, (ha, ha, ha) is in a way about the same issue. I really believe some of my errors are a result of my own arrogance. Instead of printing out my check list, I want to deny the simple fact, that at 70 years old, the memory is not as good as I want to think. And, maybe too lazy. So, I think I will go to the word processor, type out a checklist for all the various functions, and then try to remember to use it. Who knows, may save a shot.
Of course, when working with a client, I have all these things covered as I double and triple check, extra body, duplicate most everything, ....blah, blah, blah.... but do I turn off VR on tripod??? mmm...
Dont think it is an age thing its just how most of us humans work. There is a reason airplane pilots (atleast commercial ones) go thru checklists before every single start and landing, even if they have done it 100s of times before.
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@Wonkylens... Thanks, yes, I do this when I start a trip in my motorhome.... And, speaking of pilots... the co-pilot watches out the right hand window in commercial flights when doing an approach. Last week, on the approach to runway 23 at GSO, I was shooting with a large lens and within 5 minutes of the first commercial plane, here comes security. I was not on the airport property, and I have registered with the security folks so they know who I am. But, the idea of check lists, might also include preventative measures such as making certain security people know about you if you are in the area of the airport taking photos with a big lens. Avoids making a "mistake" in pubic relations. Just kidding about the co-pilot, but I suspect I was observed by someone in the aircraft....
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