first day out with K20D

first day out with K20D · 04:07 AM

Hi All

got the whole family ready today (me, partner, and four of my five kids) piled them in the car, met my brother, his wife and their little baby and off for a bbq and to take some well looked forward to photo's
arrived at the park which sat right on the beach got settled and anxiously got out my new K20 aimed, fired and........................

NO BL%^&Y MEMORY CARD, LOL

had taken it out to download some snaps onto the computer and the spare card was in my lumix TZ15

So yet a longer wait to get some sunset and good old family portraits

That'll teach me wont it

pasipasi · 08-24-2008, 04:35 AM

Has happened to me too lol. Won't happen again

Mike Cash · 08-24-2008, 04:47 AM

Last week I brought the K20D home from work and decided I would top off the battery while I had it here. Next morning I got to work, swapped lenses, turned on the camera, and.....and....nothing. I had forgotten to reinstall the battery.

Fortunately, I had a bagfull of lenses and a Spotmatic ESII in the truck.

Now when I recharge the battery I make sure to leave the battery door open so I don't forget it again. Might be a good idea to do the same with the memory card door while the card is out of the camera.

Taff · 08-24-2008, 04:56 AM

well it makes me feel better knowing im probably in a majority here

**rparmar** · 08-24-2008, 05:37 AM

Yeah, I keep the memory card door open if there's nothing in. I also turn on the camera before leaving the house with it. And I have a spare memroy card in each of my camera bags.

Still, I am sure something will go wrong with this plan. Mice and men and all that.

Taff · 08-24-2008, 05:43 AM

wonder if steinbeck used a camera

per · 08-24-2008, 05:57 AM

This is one of the reasons i bought the grip for my k10d, always have a spare card in the grip, and also extra battery.. Never been a problem for me

Last edited by per; 09-08-2008 at 05:17 PM.

daacon · 08-24-2008, 07:38 AM

I think a majority of us have ben there done that myself included. I also now have the battery grip and a spare just in case. I now try and make a habbit to review the first shot I take

jsherman999 · 08-24-2008, 07:38 AM

Originally posted by per

This is one of the reasons i bought the grip for my k10d, always have a spare card in the grip, and also extra battery.. Never been a problem for me

Exactly. This would drive me absolutely batty - I'd forget and leave the memory card in my card reader probably 15% of the time - then I got a grip, and I have a spare in there. When I forget the primary, I always have the spare, right in the camera.

Taff · 08-24-2008, 07:43 AM

i think i will look at buying a new lens before the grip, but it is now on my growing want list

pop4 · 08-24-2008, 07:50 AM

I've read and heard enough of these stories that I when I store my gear, I make sure it's pretty much ready to go. It helps to have 2 spare batteries and many SD cards.
And if I know in advance that there'll be a possibility of a shoot, then I make sure to prepare everything.

Hope you enjoyed the barbie and sunset though; it would've been pretty nice, being right on the beach too.

Plus, I don't think it's a mistake you'll be making again anytime soon; sometimes the best way to learn is to learn from your mistakes.

gawan · 08-24-2008, 09:04 AM

Happened once to me too, not again I hope! Ever!

Fl_Gulfer · 08-24-2008, 11:06 AM

I drove 250 miles to a Blues Festival in Tampa and Left my camera sitting on a friends table 30 miles from the Festival. I had just bought the camera for the show, needless to say I cryed the whole day. He had his D1H Nikon though.

m8o · 08-24-2008, 03:27 PM

Originally posted by Taff

NO BL%^&Y MEMORY CARD, LOL

ohh, similar happened to me the other week.

We were having wild storm after wild storm for weeks. Water spouts forming over Long Island Sound; quite unusual. I needed to go out to get my wife @ the train station right as another - expected to be wild storm - was heading in. I though I may get lucky and see another water spout while I'm on the sandbar I have to take to get to/from where I live. On my way out, I open the window & put the camera in hand to check some focal length & framing I'd expect if I needed to act fast... I see, no SD Card. Ugh.

At least the storm didn't form, this time, either.

I'm sure I'll make the mistake again however.

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08-24-2008, 07:38 AM	#8
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	I think a majority of us have ben there done that myself included. I also now have the battery grip and a spare just in case. I now try and make a habbit to review the first shot I take Last edited by daacon; 08-24-2008 at 08:01 AM.

08-24-2008, 11:06 AM	#13
Fl_Gulfer Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida Gulfer Photos: Albums Posts: 3,054	I drove 250 miles to a Blues Festival in Tampa and Left my camera sitting on a friends table 30 miles from the Festival. I had just bought the camera for the show, needless to say I cryed the whole day. He had his D1H Nikon though. Last edited by Fl_Gulfer; 08-24-2008 at 11:13 AM.

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Taff Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,612 Original Poster	well it makes me feel better knowing im probably in a majority here

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rparmar Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,817	Yeah, I keep the memory card door open if there's nothing in. I also turn on the camera before leaving the house with it. And I have a spare memroy card in each of my camera bags. Still, I am sure something will go wrong with this plan. Mice and men and all that.

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Taff Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,612 Original Poster	wonder if steinbeck used a camera

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per Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nodeland Posts: 28	This is one of the reasons i bought the grip for my k10d, always have a spare card in the grip, and also extra battery.. Never been a problem for me Last edited by per; 09-08-2008 at 05:17 PM.

08-24-2008, 07:38 AM	#9
jsherman999 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,237	Originally posted by per This is one of the reasons i bought the grip for my k10d, always have a spare card in the grip, and also extra battery.. Never been a problem for me Exactly. This would drive me absolutely batty - I'd forget and leave the memory card in my card reader probably 15% of the time - then I got a grip, and I have a spare in there. When I forget the primary, I always have the spare, right in the camera.

08-24-2008, 07:43 AM	#10
Taff Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,612 Original Poster	i think i will look at buying a new lens before the grip, but it is now on my growing want list

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pop4 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: YMML Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,879	I've read and heard enough of these stories that I when I store my gear, I make sure it's pretty much ready to go. It helps to have 2 spare batteries and many SD cards. And if I know in advance that there'll be a possibility of a shoot, then I make sure to prepare everything. Hope you enjoyed the barbie and sunset though; it would've been pretty nice, being right on the beach too. Plus, I don't think it's a mistake you'll be making again anytime soon; sometimes the best way to learn is to learn from your mistakes.

08-24-2008, 09:04 AM	#12
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	Happened once to me too, not again I hope! Ever!

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08-24-2008, 03:27 PM	#14
m8o Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 40°-55'-44" N / 73°-24'-07" W [on LI] Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,092	Originally posted by Taff NO BL%^&Y MEMORY CARD, LOL ohh, similar happened to me the other week. We were having wild storm after wild storm for weeks. Water spouts forming over Long Island Sound; quite unusual. I needed to go out to get my wife @ the train station right as another - expected to be wild storm - was heading in. I though I may get lucky and see another water spout while I'm on the sandbar I have to take to get to/from where I live. On my way out, I open the window & put the camera in hand to check some focal length & framing I'd expect if I needed to act fast... I see, no SD Card. Ugh. At least the storm didn't form, this time, either. I'm sure I'll make the mistake again however.