Ass! Fool!
March 16th, 2006 | Published in Photography
I’ve been having this problem with my DSLR. Every so often, and especially during peaks of action, the best shot would end up looking like an ISO 6400 picture … noisy, grainy, uneven color, bad focus. Just all-around awful. Ruining some shoots where capturing peak of action is paramount. I’ve trolled the bulletin boards for information … turned off autofocus, stood on my head, performed voodoo. Still happens. Once the camera totally locked up, requiring a removal and reinsertion of the battery. Would I have to send it for service? It’s been preying in the back of my mind for about a month now.
Today the epiphany came. I was taking off my favorite fleece pullover (a lightweight Black Diamond), and the static was so severe it actually burned my chest. Nice red spot. The air here at high altitude is dessicated in winter, exacerbating the problem. Then the lightbulb came on in my thick skull … I prefer to wear this pullover when photographing, because there are no zippers or buttons where the camera rides. And I’m inadvertently rubbing my arms against my trunk more during peak actions times, when photographing.
If this is the case, I’m relieved … and feeling completely idiotic. The next couple of photo shoots will tell if this is the actual problem, as I now believe.
A later update seemed to confirm his hypothesis
(Via Dangerousmeta.)
