mdelevie
Established
I've been admiring a pretty farm on my drive to/from work, wanting for some time to take a photo of it. There's a nice pond, a cool zig-zag pattern of wooden fences, and a pretty farmhouse in the background. The way it's positioned relative to the road, I decided that a morning shot would be best.
The place has 'no trespassing' signs all over, and there's often a gaggle of yard workers keeping the fences trimmed, etc. So I was hoping to just jump out of the car, quickly make my shot, and dart off before causing a stir. There's nothing legally wrong with taking a photo from the road, but it's easier to make a quick getaway than to have to explain oneself.
So this morning, I took my Bronica RF from my air-conditioned house and put it in my air-conditioned car. I briefly debated using an ETRSi with the 100-220 zoom, but thought I'd try with the RF and 100... the RF is so much better suited to guerilla photography, after all.
I was back in the car when I noticed that the lens was totally fogged over with condensed humidity. If there are any images at all, they'll be very low contrast, and surely not keepers. D'OH!
Score +1 for through-the-lens composition. :bang:
It's good to laugh at myself every now and then. Does this count the same as shooting with the lens cap on? LOL
The place has 'no trespassing' signs all over, and there's often a gaggle of yard workers keeping the fences trimmed, etc. So I was hoping to just jump out of the car, quickly make my shot, and dart off before causing a stir. There's nothing legally wrong with taking a photo from the road, but it's easier to make a quick getaway than to have to explain oneself.
So this morning, I took my Bronica RF from my air-conditioned house and put it in my air-conditioned car. I briefly debated using an ETRSi with the 100-220 zoom, but thought I'd try with the RF and 100... the RF is so much better suited to guerilla photography, after all.
I was back in the car when I noticed that the lens was totally fogged over with condensed humidity. If there are any images at all, they'll be very low contrast, and surely not keepers. D'OH!
Score +1 for through-the-lens composition. :bang:
It's good to laugh at myself every now and then. Does this count the same as shooting with the lens cap on? LOL
VinceC
Veteran
With luck, the photo will have a moody, soft-focus misty look to it.
Bronica becomes Holga!!!!
Berliner
Well-known
Me too!
Me too!
My slr's have been siting idyll lately while I run around with a RF. So I had my R3a and a 40mm, lens with Tri-X loaded, when I went to my sister's last Sunday. I took shots of the kids playing on the beach, fishing, etc. I shot the whole roll and went into the bag to reload. All I had was one roll of COLOR print film--Kodak HD 200, or something. I shot the whole roll of that...without realizing I had a green filter on the 40mm lens... After years of fully auto SLR shooting, the RF experience is very freeing, but you do have to slow down and think...
Me too!
My slr's have been siting idyll lately while I run around with a RF. So I had my R3a and a 40mm, lens with Tri-X loaded, when I went to my sister's last Sunday. I took shots of the kids playing on the beach, fishing, etc. I shot the whole roll and went into the bag to reload. All I had was one roll of COLOR print film--Kodak HD 200, or something. I shot the whole roll of that...without realizing I had a green filter on the 40mm lens... After years of fully auto SLR shooting, the RF experience is very freeing, but you do have to slow down and think...
VinceC
Veteran
Then there was the time I spent two weeks in the Middle East with a Soviet Jupiter-12 35mm lens whose optical elements had shifted (not difficult, I later learned), causing the lens to be extremely close focused at anything but f/22.
Issy
Well-known
Dare I admit it, but since I swap back and forth from RF to SLR a lot, lens caps are usually an issue for me....
K
Kin Lau
Guest
Chances are, the condensation occured after you got back in the car. Warm to cold doesn't cause condensation, cold camera in a warm car will.
DougK
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I got nailed by the condensation thing once with my first digital camera. The shot actually came out rather well, but I learned my lesson.
Lens caps are another story, as my signature will attest...
Lens caps are another story, as my signature will attest...
terrafirmanada
Well-known
Every time I take my boy to his swim lesson my camera gets so fogged that I have never been able to get a shot of him at the class. There is supposed to be some bathroom trick about using a candle so the mirror does not fog. Maybe we should all pack some extra candles in our camera bags.