It would have been a perfect pic....if....

[pikapig]

Have u guys ever missed any shots that could have been a great picture just because u forgot about something?

Recently on my trip to malacca, a young boy was sitting by the stairs of this very old temple. Surrounding him was a very high human traffic flow and i felt it was a very nice opportunity since i can shoot with slower aperture to have him sharp and motion blur ard him...

Everything was set according..the subject didnt move...finally when i press the shutter speed......i realised that i didnt remove the lens cap! It was all too late for me to retake the shot again!

The 2nd time was when i was camping at this spot waiting for the right subject to move into my frame...and when i finally spot one...i couldnt shutter off....becos im shooting on a R2A..and the battery was not sufficient for triggering the curtains although the meter works...

 

[skarekrow24]

I'm pretty sure everyone has such experiences....

In my recent trip to Malacca... was waiting for quite a while for a suitable subject to come into my frame against a red wall.... then my friend asked me to take a picture of her using her compact camera... and a exotic looking old man dressed totally in red on a red bicycle just cycled past...... Waited for quite a bit after that at the same locale, but nothing turned up...

Just have to suck it up and move on to making other great pictures!

 

[hookonclassic]

Use a hood and forget about the lens cap during shooting...

 

[Verticoastro]

Use a hood and forget about the lens cap during shooting...

Me too, I put my lens cap in my dry box when I bring my rangefinder camera out to shoot... Anyway, I can't put the lens cap on without removing the hood... That's the reason why..

 

[pikapig]

Thanks for the advice..think the next round, im going to leave the lens cap at home! haha

 

[ZoomP]

Have u guys ever missed any shots that could have been a great picture just because u forgot about something?

Recently on my trip to malacca, a young boy was sitting by the stairs of this very old temple. Surrounding him was a very high human traffic flow and i felt it was a very nice opportunity since i can shoot with slower aperture to have him sharp and motion blur ard him...

Everything was set according..the subject didnt move...finally when i press the shutter speed......i realised that i didnt remove the lens cap! It was all too late for me to retake the shot again!

The 2nd time was when i was camping at this spot waiting for the right subject to move into my frame...and when i finally spot one...i couldnt shutter off....becos im shooting on a R2A..and the battery was not sufficient for triggering the curtains although the meter works...

Why bother to put on lens cap when u know you're trying to shoot street? Let the UV filter worry about protecting the lens!!! I only put the lens cap back on when I take a break.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

Why bother to put on lens cap when u know you're trying to shoot street? Let the UV filter worry about protecting the lens!!! I only put the lens cap back on when I take a break.

+1 for SLR.SG chairman! ;p

My lenses all have no lens cap, lens cap are all kept at home, too precious to be lost outside!

 

[raytoei]

herm...i have resorted to using hood without a filter. after i discovered some of pictures had increased flare....

 

[Yoricko]

Life is not perfect; it should never be.

Mistakes happen. There was this photographer who was shooting on a new test-batch of film for a year, and it turned out that the early production units were messed up. He lost a thousand or so pictures.

Can't be that bad eh.



I personally do not use a lens cap. The only time the lens cap is on my lens is when it is in the dry-box.

Buy a good filter and keep it on 24/7. If by any chance it gets damaged, just replace it.

 

[NazgulKing]

I use both lens hood and filter to protect the lens. It works pretty well with the newer lenses especially with the large attached hoods.

 

[ZShutter]

Yeh, happened to me a couple of times and it's frustrating.
Nowadays, i don't even bring my lens cap out with me anymore, i just leave it at home. It's also safer as i have dropped it at least once and had to retrace my steps to find it, it was trampled on a few times, and it's a good thing that it did not drop into a hole or drain!

The hood and lens filter is enough protection.