Confessions of an idiot

[jlw]

I agree, there should be something more obvious than a dead shutter to tell the user that the card is full.

A flashing red light on the end of the camera isn't obvious?

Reminds me of what Mr. Ladyman said to Jeremy Clarkson about speed cameras on "Top Gear"...

...okay, not really baiting you -- because I've done exactly the same thing myself! You'd think the red light would be pretty darn obvious, but it's surprising how easy it is to overlook it!

I have to admit, though, I'm a bit opaque in this area. My Nikon D80 starts to display the remaining frames in the finder when you get down toward the end, and I often overlook that too...

 

[dazedgonebye]

The shutter won't fire is the first indication I get when my CF card is full on my DSLR.
It tries to tell me in other ways...like "cf card full" on the LCD...but I don't take hints well.

 

[ruben]

"an idiot " ?

Not that I am in the censorship bussiness, but this sounds too strong a word for a fellow that has discovered something new about his camera. Such a fellow rather deserves a compliment. You may have done this or that unnecessary shipment, but some of us in our way to understand something sometimes break our cameras. It goes by the land. Be proud.

Cheers,
Ruben

 

[akptc]

Ruben, I like your point of view very much!

Proudly,

Andy

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[nikon_sam]

As a Service Tech for Printing Presses, electrical problems are the worst to troubleshoot. If the item is burned/melted or in pieces you pretty much know where the problem is but if it's a sporadic electrical problem you can end up spending hours troubleshooting. After looking at all the possible problem areas and reassembling, your problem may appear to be fixed it but probably isn't...You can spend the next 5 hours trying to repeat the problem and never get it back...only 5 minutes after you leave the customer's shop will it reappear.
I know that if I haven't found the actual problem item that the problem will reoccur. To test your theory of the problem item being found you replace it with a known good part and then try again with the part you believe to be bad.
If you can repeat the malfunction and control it, you can rest easy...
If I feel that I should have solved the problem sooner than I did I will shave some time off the final bill...
I also look at it this way...If I had a tough time with an electrical issue and come out in the end solving the problem I have learned a valuable lesson that will help me and my customers in the future.