OurManInTangier
An Undesirable
I had a pretty horrendous, or at least embarrasing, day today whilst out on a job with my two Nikon D2Xs'.
I'd been shooting a conference with a 200mm on one and a mix of wide and standard zooms being swapped as necessary on the other. As the day wore on I charged the batteries when I got a chance over lunch and resumed shooting afterwards.
After lunch there were a few more speakers followed by the big group shot of all the high rollers that had been requested in my brief...it was at this moment that BOTH of my batteries died! 😱 I normally carry at least one more spare but having lent one to a colleague and had to dispose of another which had split after a hefty fall I was left deep in the nasty stuff. My only option was to reach into my bag for my little M6 with 50mm Planar on - after explaining the situation to a very understanding client who thankfully detests technology I was able to get the shots that were required.
All I can say is that while I love my Nikons for what they do best the very idea of a camera that can work without any form of external power - bar that of a thumb cocking the shutter - is so very comforting!
It looks like the batteries have lost their 'staying' power and will need to be replaced asap so its not too much of a problem but thank goodness I had my leica on the off chance of grabbing a spare few minutes for myself.
At least for me, film is very much alive!!
I'd been shooting a conference with a 200mm on one and a mix of wide and standard zooms being swapped as necessary on the other. As the day wore on I charged the batteries when I got a chance over lunch and resumed shooting afterwards.
After lunch there were a few more speakers followed by the big group shot of all the high rollers that had been requested in my brief...it was at this moment that BOTH of my batteries died! 😱 I normally carry at least one more spare but having lent one to a colleague and had to dispose of another which had split after a hefty fall I was left deep in the nasty stuff. My only option was to reach into my bag for my little M6 with 50mm Planar on - after explaining the situation to a very understanding client who thankfully detests technology I was able to get the shots that were required.
All I can say is that while I love my Nikons for what they do best the very idea of a camera that can work without any form of external power - bar that of a thumb cocking the shutter - is so very comforting!
It looks like the batteries have lost their 'staying' power and will need to be replaced asap so its not too much of a problem but thank goodness I had my leica on the off chance of grabbing a spare few minutes for myself.
At least for me, film is very much alive!!