Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, about 10 years ago I went to shoot a ceo and I forgot to take a camera. Fortunately, he was 3 hours late, so he never knew. Last month I went to a video shoot and forgot to take tape. I have a new rule: always keep a blank tape in the camera bag. Leo On Aug 8, 2005, at 6:22 PM, Christopher Williams wrote: > Blame it on the lab, tell your client you need to reshoot. > > Even Eisenstadt shot an assignment without loading the film. > > Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Afterswift@aol.com> > Subject: [Leica] Leica M3 -- all or nothing > > > >> After shooting with my Leica M3 for 25 years, I messed up. I didn't >> > notice, > >> while loading film, that the base plate lock was in the closed >> position, >> > so I > >> instinctively thought I was locking it to the camera. Actually the >> > baseplate > >> was unlocked but held to the camera by the leather case I use. The >> result >> > is > >> that the film didn't wind and I lost an assignment. It's all or >> nothing >> > with the > >> M3. This has never happened to me before. And I paid a high price >> for that >> oversight. >> >> Bob >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >