Woops: Even the pros screw up

http://deadspin.com …why-he-cant-take-pictures

I have done that more than once.

Anyone else get this when trying to view that video or just us Canadians?

I got the same in the US here.

maybe you could send the IOC some money and they'd open it up.

http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=DUtq2UqpzVg

That should work.

It's not as funny as it would appear to be. It only takes him a couple seconds to realize.

This ones not banned - and probably funnier

http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=qFR9ZYTt9pc

Ben Long from Lynda.com said he knows photographers that throw away their lens caps for that reason. They figure the lenses are protected enough in their camera bags/cases, etc.

Oh, no. Did I just open another "protect lens/filter/cap" can of worms

AvailableLight wrote in post #14809283
Ben Long from Lynda.com said he knows photographers that throw away their lens caps for that reason. They figure the lenses are protected enough in their camera bags/cases, etc.

Oh, no. Did I just open another "protect lens/filter/cap" can of worms

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Canajun wrote in post #14809292
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Hahahaha

damn IOC

I was expecting an "Oh Sh!t" look from him.

Can you save youtube videos? Because I suspect the ones on youtube will get banned too so I better save a copy

Canajun wrote in post #14809472
Can you save youtube videos? Because I suspect the ones on youtube will get banned too so I better save a copy

yes, there are plugins for firefox

WaltA wrote in post #14809030
Anyone else get this when trying to view that video or just us Canadians?

Not just you Cannucks, us Yanks too. Verbiage from the web site is sufficient...

"Olympic Photographer Forgets To Remove Lens Cap, Can’t Figure Out Why He Can’t Take Pictures
"A moment of levity yesterday, as one sad-sack photographer struggled to work out why he couldn't get some good closeups of eventual all-around gold medalist Kohei Uchimura. After 10 solid seconds of checking his camera, a revelation: the lens cap was still on. We've all been there, guy."

10 seconds to figure out he has his lens cap on?!?! The invention of the instant return reflex mirror about 60 years ago made that instantly obvious to any duffus with a 35mm SLR. The 'copyright' blockage of the video was probably really "blockage to prevent the terminally stupid from being publicly embarrased"