What photography faux pas have you been guilty of lately?

[i12flytoday]

I have to admit, the last couple of months for me it has been chimping.

 

[Clix Pix]

Chimping??!!! I stopped doing that about a month or two after I got my A7R IV two years ago. One day it finally dawned on me that there was no longer a need to do that any more! All of the info that I need is available in the EVF prior to shooting. When I got the A1 it also occurred to me that I really don't need to have the LCD screen show me the preview of what I've just shot, either..... Now if I do need to review something to be sure that the composition was right or that I captured what I was trying to get, it's certainly easy and quick enough to review later or while still at the scene. I think this has made a difference in my battery life, which isn't a bad thing!

 

[i12flytoday]

Yes. I've turned off the lcd review and preview modes. Saves battery and keeps me from trying to see the last shot. But, no, the EVF doesn't show everything you need to know. It doesn't show what focus point the camera picked during series of pictures until after the picture is taken. Try taking pictures of one toddler at a birthday party while they are running and screaming with 19 or 20 other toddlers. In the end I decided that looking to see if one of the shots is usable is a waste of time as I can't go back and recreate it anyway.

 

[i12flytoday]

Chimping is checking immediately after getting a shot or series of shots. It often causes you to lose an opportunity during fast paced subjects, such as children or sports. Think of it as looking at the shot you took of the wheelie the cars took on launch only to miss a shot of one of them blowing a piston through the hood a couple of seconds down the track. It is not the same as a legitimate review of previous shots.

Describe chimping?

I kind of do it at the drag strip. During a lull I'll sit down in the shade (if there is any) and start looking through shots to see what can be culled in-camera. No point in uploading a bunch of shots I don't need.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Classic faux pas. Forgetting to crank my shutter speed back up from 1/800th when an owl began flying as I was shooting a static bird. Missed lot's of shots in great light, but was surprised to get a couple out of it. Example attached.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 200

 

[Clix Pix]

Wrong ISO is a biggie for me, too. I sometimes use Auto ISO but that does not always work out well and I switch to whatever setting I feel is appropriate for the scene....and then forget to check the ISO altogether the next time I'm shooting.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

If we really want to talk mistakes, 'Wrong ISO' is my middle name. I will forget to change it back to base almost religiously after cranking it higher for a specific situation.

I used to hate using Auto ISO, but since swapping to the RIV it's my go to, because the camera meters so well it's never an issue.

 

[spudhead]

I used to hate using Auto ISO, but since swapping to the RIV it's my go to, because the camera meters so well it's never an issue.

I hated auto iso on the a99ii in manual then it was the same with a9 but as you say its becomes normal and if you limit it you can always work around it a bit as I am sure you are well aware of

 

[erikbock]

Chimping??!!! I stopped doing that about a month or two after I got my A7R IV two years ago. One day it finally dawned on me that there was no longer a need to do that any more! All of the info that I need is available in the EVF prior to shooting. When I got the A1 it also occurred to me that I really don't need to have the LCD screen show me the preview of what I've just shot, either..... Now if I do need to review something to be sure that the composition was right or that I captured what I was trying to get, it's certainly easy and quick enough to review later or while still at the scene. I think this has made a difference in my battery life, which isn't a bad thing!

OK, I have to admit I've never heard this term Chimping in 40+ years of photography. Would someone tell me what that is?

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

I hated auto iso on the a99ii in manual then it was the same with a9 but as you say its becomes normal and if you limit it you can always work around it a bit as I am sure you are well aware of

I limit it to 10k but also deliberately over expose by a stop at that sort of ISO, as it makes things easier and more pleasing to correct.

 

[spudhead]

I limit it to 10k but also deliberately over expose by a stop at that sort of ISO, as it makes things easier and more pleasing to correct.

Same here Kev

 

[Clix Pix]

Chimping was customary with DSLRs and the word came into popular usage because of the head movements that occur as one takes a shot and then looks at the camera LCD, then takes another shot, looks at the camera LCD.....

 

[pointreyes]

I still chimp...with my infrared cameras.
I have to check the RGB channels for risk of blown out highlights on the red or blue channel depending on the filter being used. Zebras help a little but checking the RGB histograms is a more accurate baseline.

 

[spudhead]

Chimping was customary with DSLRs and the word came into popular usage because of the head movements that occur as one takes a shot and then looks at the camera LCD, then takes another shot, looks at the camera LCD.....

yep I think lots of us did that on DSLRs comparing with mates shots only to get home load on a laptop and see they were not as good as on the camera screen

 

[krisljungberg]

I always forget to remove the lens cap, like a complete beginner. Don't notice until I'm about to take a photo and the EVF is black!