Saved by the lens hood!
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ksed, mind.I can beat that!
Was down at The Mach Loop yesterday and was moving between locations. I'd walked back to my car and whilst checking pockets for keys realised I'd popped them in my rucksack.
So, remove 5Dmk3 with battery grip and 70-200f2.8 from around neck, place on car roof. Check.
Remove rucksack and place on ground. Check.
Bend down to open pocket for car keys. Check.
Catch sight of movement out of left eye, see object appear in corner of right eye and subsequently hit ground. Check.
Turn head and watch camera and lens somersaulting, piroetting and generally performing a number of dance manoeuvres along the concrete for a few metres. Check.
Swear continuously, invent some new swear words then appreciate how tough modern DSLRs are. Got away with only a few minor scratches on the body, a damaged eyecushion, a dent in the mode wheel and a few scratches on the lens hood of the 70-200. Can't believe the whole thing didn't smash to pieces given the noise that was made on impact. Very grateful for the build quality of Canon cameras
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Even y lens hood is in one piece!
Was down at The Mach Loop yesterday and was moving between locations. I'd walked back to my car and whilst checking pockets for keys realised I'd popped them in my rucksack.
So, remove 5Dmk3 with battery grip and 70-200f2.8 from around neck, place on car roof. Check.
Remove rucksack and place on ground. Check.
Bend down to open pocket for car keys. Check.
Catch sight of movement out of left eye, see object appear in corner of right eye and subsequently hit ground. Check.
Turn head and watch camera and lens somersaulting, piroetting and generally performing a number of dance manoeuvres along the concrete for a few metres. Check.
Swear continuously, invent some new swear words then appreciate how tough modern DSLRs are. Got away with only a few minor scratches on the body, a damaged eyecushion, a dent in the mode wheel and a few scratches on the lens hood of the 70-200. Can't believe the whole thing didn't smash to pieces given the noise that was made on impact. Very grateful for the build quality of Canon cameras
.Even y lens hood is in one piece!
Oh the horror! That surge of adrenaline when you've lost a grip on camera gear.
I was doing a photography job last summer and stood at the top of about 20 stone stairs leading to an old basement. My brand new 580EX II decided it was sick of the hotshoe and made a bid for freedom and I just had to watch in horror as it bounced off every step and in to the darkness.
A couple of scuffs and it was ok. Canon do seem to make sturdy stuff.
I was doing a photography job last summer and stood at the top of about 20 stone stairs leading to an old basement. My brand new 580EX II decided it was sick of the hotshoe and made a bid for freedom and I just had to watch in horror as it bounced off every step and in to the darkness.
A couple of scuffs and it was ok. Canon do seem to make sturdy stuff.
It's a horrible feeling!
I forgot to zip my backback a few years ago and the first "hint" was the crash as my 20D + 24-105 hit the concrete. (Canon) hood scratched and separated from lens, filter ring scratched, camera body lightly marked. All went back together nicely and functioned perfectly...so another vote for Canon build quality.
I forgot to zip my backback a few years ago and the first "hint" was the crash as my 20D + 24-105 hit the concrete. (Canon) hood scratched and separated from lens, filter ring scratched, camera body lightly marked. All went back together nicely and functioned perfectly...so another vote for Canon build quality.
My parter has dropped both my D40 and D3100 and smashed the filter - I got a call the first time of "Hi, do you love me?....."
Another time, I asked my daughter to bring me my camera that I'd put down outside - she brought it to me, using the strap to carry it. Or drag it, lens down, along 10ft of footpath before I shouted and went to get it. I didn't tell her off as I did actually ask her to bring it to me. The filter still shows the scars of that one...
Another time, I asked my daughter to bring me my camera that I'd put down outside - she brought it to me, using the strap to carry it. Or drag it, lens down, along 10ft of footpath before I shouted and went to get it. I didn't tell her off as I did actually ask her to bring it to me. The filter still shows the scars of that one...
My trusty 17-35mm likes falling on its lens hood!
First time it got some superglue. That lasted about a month and it tried committing suicide again. And a genuine Nikon Hood from HK at <£15 was required. Much cheaper than a new lens (admittedly a bargain at ~£700, but still a lot to repair or replace!)
A lens hood is my only OCD-must-have when shooting.
First time it got some superglue. That lasted about a month and it tried committing suicide again. And a genuine Nikon Hood from HK at <£15 was required. Much cheaper than a new lens (admittedly a bargain at ~£700, but still a lot to repair or replace!)
A lens hood is my only OCD-must-have when shooting.
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