Day: 292
In an effort to conserve battery power on my 5D and Mom’s 20D (my old camera) I looked through the menu options and found one that I had never used.
:Auto Power Off>
1 min
2 min
4 min
8 min
15 min
30 min
OFF
Well, “OFF” sounds good, no need to burn power for even the normal minute…
Famous last words.
Auto Power Off > OFF, actually means that the camera never powered down. At first I thought I thought it was the cold nights sapping the energy of the battery cells (I went as far as sleeping with them in my sleeping bag). Then I thought it must be some of the long night exposures I’d been doing. Finally, when after only three days, we had burned through our three spares and were each 1/2 way through our last batteries; I retraced my power conserving efforts and realized my mistake. and ARRGGHHH!
Anyhow, now after a two hour/5mile hike into Tuolumne Meadows store/post office we picked up our resupply bucket and get to sit around all day drinking beers/ reading while we wait for all five batteries to charge on the single charger I carried along. My ass, if I am going to continue on without a working camera! Especially if said camera still has to be carried on my back.
Other than the much needed bacon-cheeseburger, my 4th day on the JMT ended up as more or less another day of leisure for Rob, followed by a short 3 mile hike and a cold night.
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Hahaha, I just laughed my ass off on that one 🙂
I’m so surprised on all your travels you’ve never had to tweak the power saving modes. My three day camping trips with one battery has had my 20D in the 1min power down mode and the LCD Review set to OFF for quite sometime.
Oh well, at least you got rewarded with cheeseburgers and beer for it 😉
BTW, speaking about camera gear on your back, I don’t think you ever indicated which lenses you chose for the trip(unless I missed it). You’ve gotta keep us gear junkies happy if you want us to stay with you for 211 miles of trail 😉
Hey Rob….
What do you use to keep your sensor clean on these long journeys? I leave for Indonesia in September and any tips would be greatly appreciated.
cheers, rob
I carried my 24-105 f/4 on my 5D, and Mom carried my 17-40 f/4 on my old 20D. Basically giving me 17mm to about 165mm between the two cameras and two lenses.
As far as dust… I try to have my camera cleaned at the Canon service center here in Southern California before any big trip. If it gets dusty during a trip I use just a blower and most the time that works well. I also make ample use of cloning in DPP or Photoshop.
Rob
haha! Rob’s “d’oh!” moment.
Thanks for the info
Oh gosh, tell me you’re not still using DPP. Since I upgraded my PS7 to CS3 I’ve been loving the Bridge->ACR->PS workflow. ACR is so much better than DPP IMHO.