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Took my Fuji IR camera out of the bag to grab an opportune photograph….and it wouldn’t focus!
Not having used it for some months (and being a different make/model to my colour camera) I was momentarily bemused. Reseated lens, checked all camera settings, reseated lens again. I then noticed the little lever on the front of the body was facing M for manual. I had forgotten that little lever existed and cannot remember ever using it on IR.
Some little ***** had obviously been fiddling with it while it was in my camera bag.
Later that same day……….
Senior management wanted me to photograph a whole series of medieval stain glass windows in a dark church. Didn’t have my tripod. Of course it was in the car…. but that was 100m away.
“I can handhold for this quick job” I confidently expostulated.
Back in the car I reviewed the images from the Sony, as the last of the days meagre lighting faded…..some of the frames were not sharp! Shutter speeds of 1/40th, with image stabilisation should still be easy to handhold. Then I saw the image stabilisation switch on the lens was OFF. Senior management wasn’t happy.
“ I should have used my iPhone” was the frosty response.
Memo to self:
1. Check ALL camera settings before taking the first photograph.
2. Fumigate camera bag to kill all gremlins and other phantom fiddlers.
3. Check ALL camera settings again before taking the second photograph…..in case you didn’t kill all the gremlins.
Last edited on Thu Nov 7th, 2024 15:08 by
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Eric