Common idiot errors
This is a page dedicated to Luca Vascon, who suggested to have a Hall of Fame for all of us who made some basic and very common errors and who can laugh about that...
Forgot to pull off the metal ring of the Sigma 8mm fisheye
Erik Krause
Michel Thoby
Michael Crane
Jim Dawson
Barry the Dunce
John Mitchener
Thomas Rauscher
Dave at 360Texas
Shop clerk at Foto SOBOTKA
Forgot to pull off the metal ring of the Sigma 8mm fisheye, NOT the first time, but after years of experience
Luca Vascon
Stefania Zangrando
Forgot to shoot one of the 4 images and substituted with a mirrored one from the other 3
Luca Vascon
No image tabs in Panorama Editor (PTGui)/No images checked in Create Pano Tab
Patrick Born
Forgot to check ISO setting at next event after shooting with high ISO at an evening event, resulting in horribly noisy panoramas
John Riley
Thomas Rauscher
Serge Maandag
Sacha Griffin
Luca Vascon
Forgot to set the camera back to autofocus / jpg / p-mode while shooting normal images after shooting a panorama
Serge Maandag
Forgot to shoot the zenith
Serge Maandag (numerous times..)
Realizing they forgot a crucial piece of equipment.
Sacha Griffin (batteries on the top of Stone Mountain, compact flash card the second time, tripod on another shoot - requiring the philopod method.)
Carl von Einem (yes: film...)
Luca Vascon (On assignment let the battery on charge... at HOME!, forgot the allen key (on SUNDAY) to adjust the old head)