How dumb is that?!

[pfogle]

So I was taking this picture with the 12mm, and click, and the wind lever froze

powered off, on again, did it again, froze again. Now I'm freaking out, as I've just arrived in NZ on a 5 month trip

Then I heard a second click, and the awful truth dawned... I'd left the lens cap on, and was getting 30sec shutter speed :bang:

 

[pvdhaar]

That'll learn you not to use AE! Be a bit more courageous, put it in manual..

 

[jan normandale]

not to worry , several other members have acknowledged expertise in rangefinder cap photography.

 

[Gid]

yes - I'm an expert also.

Gid

 

[RML]

My best photos are of lens caps.

 

[iUser]

LOL, this we have all done that at some point!

 

[Frank Granovski]

This never happens to me because I don't use lens caps, just bags. However, I have known to snap before pulling out the lens hood.

 

[fgianni]

At one point I started to paint my lens caps red, hoping that, should I try to take a picture of the cap, someone would notice and tell me.

 

[sf]

yikes. So many unpleasant stories about that RD-1. Reminds me of the R3A stories that were going around - and of my own R3A. Only the unpleasantness seems ever more pervasive.

 

[fgianni]

yikes. So many unpleasant stories about that RD-1. Reminds me of the R3A stories that were going around - and of my own R3A. Only the unpleasantness seems ever more pervasive.

Are you sure you posted this in the right thread?

You don't need an RD-1 to take a picture of your lens cap!

 

[lubitel]

I just took my first "cap picture" yesterday. I was just too excited about the Bessa R

 

[Andy K]

Premature snapping is a common RF user condition. Fortunately it always happens before we remove our caps.

 

[sfb_dot_com]

I'm a lens cap virgin & I'm worried that my first experience of lens cap photography will be an unsatisfactory one. Should I seek counselling to help me through this life changing experience?

Also, is there a club I could join to swap lens cap photography experiences and bond with others? Perhaps there's a Lens Cap Photographers Tie I could buy when I break my virginity?

Decisions decisions, what's a guy to do?

Andy

 

[ZeissFan]

I was at a conference a couple of years ago, happily snapping away. Took about six shots and then for some reason looked down at the lens and saw the lens cap still on. I rewound a few frames and then took some real photos.

A couple of days later, I switched over to a different RF but forgot to check for a takeup spool. When I arrived at my destination, I found I had film but no takeup spool. Using my coat as a changing bag, I stripped the film from a new roll, storing it in a light-tight canister and used that spool (plus some tape) as my takeup spool. Worked great in a pinch. Later, I respooled the film I had removed and used it.

 

[brightsky]

You are in excellent company! Rangefinder cap photography is an art.

I usually try this at night. It adds an element of confusion not found when attempting this type of photography during daylight hours.

 

[jaapv]

You can make a lens-sized hole in your cap.....

 

[c.poulton]

When on a shoot I used to remove the lens cap from my GTN and use the ever-ready case as protection for the lens.

 

[taffer]

Yes, I'm an expert in that too, there's a graphic document stating it

And today I've had my baptism at partially collapsed lens photography, I was impatient to try that :bang:

 

[SteveM(PA)]

I discovered yesterday that bright orange 20oz Gatorade caps fit over my 39mm lenses with a little sanding of the threads, and they smell good.

 

[RML]

I discovered yesterday that bright orange 20oz Gatorade caps fit over my 39mm lenses with a little sanding of the threads, and they smell good.

Shhoting that lens cap will look... eh... different.