Camera Body Failure

jfklein13 · 10-27-2010

Have you ever had a camera body fail during a wedding? If so, tell the story; when did you realize it, what was happening, and how did you recover?

Rain Lily · 10-28-2010

During the 2nd wedding I did, my camera body failed. I realized it when the grandmothers were being escorted into the sanctuary at the start of the ceremony. What was happening was an expired battery. I recovered nicely in intensive care cardiac unit after the major heart attack that occurred

Seriously, I haven't had that happen at a wedding (camera body fail). But I have a backup so I didn't give it a whole lot of thought. But the battery story is true, except for the intensive care part LOL

cman78 · 10-28-2010

Ha Ha Sis. I still get surprised every time I forget about the battery. A full card gets me every now and then too.

I have never had a camera fail (knock knock) but if I did I would just grab the backup. I have two rigs with two backups so I should be okay.

jfklein13 · 10-28-2010

You guys are hilarious. If I was making an instructional video about this topic I would send a video interview team by to take clips.

Charlie, so you have two bodies on you while you work and keep the backups somewhere close by?

Do you have a literal checklist for getting prepared the night before? Then you could throw batteries and memory card stuff on it.

littlegal · 10-28-2010

Backups!

cman78 · 10-28-2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by jfklein13

You guys are hilarious. If I was making an instructional video about this topic I would send a video interview team by to take clips.

Charlie, so you have two bodies on you while you work and keep the backups somewhere close by?

Do you have a literal checklist for getting prepared the night before? Then you could throw batteries and memory card stuff on it.

I have two bodies on me, one with short lens and one with long. Then in the back pew of the church (or some other corner) is my main bag with extra batteries, both backup bodies, flashes, cards and all the other fixins. I usually have 1 or 2 CF cards in my pocket too.

I use an iPhone app called Second Shooter for a checklist, among many other features.

littlegal · 10-28-2010

I've got seven bodies with replicated lenses. Call it overkill, but I'm never stuck out.

jfklein13 · 10-28-2010

So nobody here has actually had a failure?

littlegal · 10-28-2010

Oh, I've had failures many times. But I reach into my bag and pull out a camera set up the same way, and I'm back in business.

KellyL · 10-28-2010

Ummmm...I shot about 20 shots before I realized I didn't have a card in the camera. During the after ceremony pictures. Not good. I was practicing some things at home and but the camera on "shoot without card" and I did..at home...forgot to switch it back.

I calmly put a card in and went on. What could I do? The wedding party was splitting up and the BNG were ready for their alone shots. Lesson learned.

10-27-2010	#1
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Rain Lily Camel Breath Location: Louisiana Posts: 21,564 CamelKarma: 1056415 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Camera Body Failure During the 2nd wedding I did, my camera body failed. I realized it when the grandmothers were being escorted into the sanctuary at the start of the ceremony. What was happening was an expired battery. I recovered nicely in intensive care cardiac unit after the major heart attack that occurred Seriously, I haven't had that happen at a wedding (camera body fail). But I have a backup so I didn't give it a whole lot of thought. But the battery story is true, except for the intensive care part LOL
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cman78 Dromedary Location: St Louis MO Posts: 1,059 CamelKarma: 13109 Editing OK?: Ask first Gallery \| Blog	Re: Camera Body Failure Ha Ha Sis. I still get surprised every time I forget about the battery. A full card gets me every now and then too. I have never had a camera fail (knock knock) but if I did I would just grab the backup. I have two rigs with two backups so I should be okay.
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10-28-2010	#4
jfklein13 PhotoCamel Supporter Dromedary Location: Urbana, IL Posts: 1,077 CamelKarma: 7430 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Camera Body Failure You guys are hilarious. If I was making an instructional video about this topic I would send a video interview team by to take clips. Charlie, so you have two bodies on you while you work and keep the backups somewhere close by? Do you have a literal checklist for getting prepared the night before? Then you could throw batteries and memory card stuff on it.
	__________________ Joel

10-28-2010	#5
littlegal F1 Camel Posts: 3,268 CamelKarma: 14721 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Camera Body Failure Backups!

10-28-2010	#7
littlegal F1 Camel Posts: 3,268 CamelKarma: 14721 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Camera Body Failure I've got seven bodies with replicated lenses. Call it overkill, but I'm never stuck out.

10-28-2010	#8
jfklein13 PhotoCamel Supporter Dromedary Location: Urbana, IL Posts: 1,077 CamelKarma: 7430 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Camera Body Failure So nobody here has actually had a failure?
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10-28-2010	#9
littlegal F1 Camel Posts: 3,268 CamelKarma: 14721 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Camera Body Failure Oh, I've had failures many times. But I reach into my bag and pull out a camera set up the same way, and I'm back in business.

10-28-2010	#10
KellyL Camel Breath Location: Mental State: Just west of chaos and south of disaster. Posts: 10,420 CamelKarma: 45181 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Camera Body Failure Ummmm...I shot about 20 shots before I realized I didn't have a card in the camera. During the after ceremony pictures. Not good. I was practicing some things at home and but the camera on "shoot without card" and I did..at home...forgot to switch it back. I calmly put a card in and went on. What could I do? The wedding party was splitting up and the BNG were ready for their alone shots. Lesson learned. __________________ Members don't see ads in threads. Register your free account today and become a member of PhotoCamel to open up the site's many benefits and features.
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