Changing lens in the field

jgrilo

jgrilo

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Hi,

Do you change lens half way through a roll?
What do you recommend, if you want to travel light.

Thank you,
-Jorge
 
Thanks for your answers. ARe there any concerns about light destroying already made exposures?

Thanks,
-Jorge
 
Thanks. I was thinking more about a situation where I'm half way through a roll and there is a photo opportunity that calls for a different lens.
I believe you implied that I should not change the lens unless I rewind the film, in which case I would be switching rolls.
Did I miss your point?
Thanks,
-Jorge
 
Yes, you missed his point. You can change lenses even with the film only half exposed - no need to rewind the film! Just change the lens whenever and wherever you want. Don;t worry about it!
 
It is no problem changing lenses in midroll! Just avoid pointing the camera, with the lens off directly into the sun - just tilt it down.
However, the caveat is most disasters happen when you change lenses! Suddenly you really need three hands, camerabody in one, old lens in the other and new lens ?! I have on occasion dropped cameras, but not that often - I have dropped lenses more frequently, particularly if you change lenses in a crowd.
With the Leica baseplate and reloading, you can always hold the baseplate in your teeth - cant really do that with a Noctilux or Summicron 90 - unless a/ your bite is much worse than your bark and b/ your dentalplan covers more than most do.
 
Just turn your back to the sun and shade the camera. Many do not bother to do even that.

Unless you have a dry old shutter or bad light shield, there will be no problem.
 
jgrilo said:
Thanks for your answers. ARe there any concerns about light destroying already made exposures?

Thanks,
-Jorge
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Only if you try this on a FED in bright sunlight ;)

I change lenses on all my bodies that support it (RF, SLR, analogue, digital) without giving it much thought. Yes, I could probably use zooms on the SLRs, but for some reason I am always juggling primes. I suppose there is a distant possibility that you CAN travel light, but I always drag a fully filled Domke bag around for some reason...

As a long term concert shooter I am used to changing lenses, I do it without hesitation, also on my digital bodies. Sensor cleaning is easy enough.
 
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Tom A said:
It is no problem changing lenses in midroll! Just avoid pointing the camera, with the lens off directly into the sun - just tilt it down.
However, the caveat is most disasters happen when you change lenses! Suddenly you really need three hands, camerabody in one, old lens in the other and new lens ?! I have on occasion dropped cameras, but not that often - I have dropped lenses more frequently, particularly if you change lenses in a crowd.
With the Leica baseplate and reloading, you can always hold the baseplate in your teeth - cant really do that with a Noctilux or Summicron 90 - unless a/ your bite is much worse than your bark and b/ your dentalplan covers more than most do.
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Exactly. Some hand dexterousity is required, or exercising at home over the bed.

Secondly you must arrange your bag in a way it will not stand in your way to extract the lens you wanted, and to introduce the lens you took from the camera. Here the challenge becomes serious, if we are not freaks but civilized photographers with corresponding bags.

In order to mnimize the mess each lens should be hooded beforehand. and only back cap screwed.

The best bag for lens exchange is in my opinion the belt pouch, not of the type of Lowe pro and the other "pros", which make everything for climb mounting fights agains wild bears. Find a big belt pouch, pad it yourself so that the contents will not turn into a mess, and stock small lenses one over the other, besides large lenses.

Within such a belt puch I stock 7 zuiko lenses, with reasonable access, good defense against bumps and dust, and great permanent organization enabling me to know who is who.

Cheers,
Ruben
 
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As I don't have the necessary three hands, I try to put bag and all else down on a solid surface, even the ground if there's nothing else. I might add here that the main reason I gave away a wrist strap was that it made changing lenses difficult.
 
A couple wraps of the neckstrap around my wrist beats a wrist strap because it's still a neckstrap. The M3 is a pain because of that little raised ridge around the lens release button. With the other M bodies you can push the button with the side of your thumb while changing lenses.

If I have the camera hanging from the strap I'm pretty adept at taking one lens off with one hand then putting the other lens on with my other hand. If I'm shooting both B&W and color I'll often be switching lenses between bodies, both hanging on my chest. Remove both lenses at the same time, each in one hand, and insert them in the opposite bodies. Try it! It isn't that difficult, and it's fast. As for the base plate, I stick it in the waistband of my pants.
 
Lens and body are not my real problem.. but how do you handle lenses' rear caps?
Rob.
 
If you really must change lenses find a nice café-bar and change them while you’re waiting for the drink to arrive.
 
I always use double-sided M rear caps. Makes spare lenses a bit longer/bulkier in the bag, but makes handling MUCH easier. I haven't dropped a lens or cap since I started using these.
 
Me2!

Me2!

Tom A said:
Suddenly you really need three hands, camerabody in one, old lens in the other and new lens ?!
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bean_counter said:
I always use double-sided M rear caps. Makes spare lenses a bit longer/bulkier in the bag, but makes handling MUCH easier. I haven't dropped a lens or cap since I started using these.
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Me too, I make them for every system I've ever had (M, LTM, S, F, OM)!! See below, it makes it so you can do it well with only two hands. I learned it years ago at the Nikon School back in Rochester. A little expoy, a little hockey tape, two caps and you are ready to go!

B2 (;->
 

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