Taking that once in a lifetime shot w/ a rangefinder that still has the lens cap on is always fun too. Or shooting "a whole roll of film" in a 35mm camera only to open it up and see that the film was never really advancing, the leader had not gotten into the take up spool properly. I DID learn to just never use a lens cap (no cap, no problem), and to make sure the little rewind crank was turning as I advanced the film after it was loaded into a camera.
It all makes you wonder what happens in surgery that no one ever talks about :[
I used to be very methodical and treating every frame with thought. No speed shooting, and a roll could last months easily. But more recently...
I had a quick night scene taking a few months ago and that took the most casualties. Of a 8EXP 6x9 roll, two frames were blank (2 min exposures of lenscap!) and the third one was underexposed as I left the shutter in the 1" position instead of T/Bulb :bang:
Lenscap issue happened again probably on another roll with a mysterious first frame. However, it could very well be that I left the camera loaded and the shutter tripped while in the bag.
Last week took a portrait, and upon exiting the scene I wondered whether I took the cap out... Camera out of bag, metering, settings, focus and exposure. But I don't recall touching the cap.
Last year I put the UV filter into a drawer, instead using the lens cap but this time I'm taking it out again and it's now screwed into the lens.
Not nice to have stupid mistakes on 6x9.
The 35mm not advancing happened to me last year. Spent a few weeks taking select frames, and upon arriving to 36... 37... 38.... 39
😱 40... 41... Rewound. Oh, it was all blank.
