edward_h Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Today I worked with my 1d2 + 24-70 all day. I managed to fall whilecycling (during work) but the camera was fine. What happens later, when I'm at home, if I don't put the camera on thetable only to have it slide off onto the floor. The 24-70 was torn off the camera. The metal ring was damaged, thescrews were torn out with pieces of plastic in the threads... Thecamera itself seems fine. So tomorrow I'll have to go get the 24-70 repaired. And what terribletiming: I've got more photo work tomorrow at 10:00. I _really_ have to learn to respect my photo stuff the way I respectothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_moss2 Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Last summer, my camera strap broke while I was reaching for a liquid refreshment before a shoot. The 1DMkII seemed fine but Canon charged me 300 to tell me that it was OK! It only cost $100 to have my 24-70 put back together. (It fell apart the same way yours did and all the kings men,,,) 30,000 images later, all is good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shambrick007 Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 C'mon, that "mint minus" ebay stuff has to come from somewhere ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_french3 Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 My 10D was an insurance replacement for a Minolta SLR I ruined by driving through a lake with it under the driver's seat of my 4x4 (for safe keeping, obviously). It was deeper than expected. The first outing for the 10D was to Stockholm, where I bent over to pick something up, and the camera fell out of the bag, because the bag catch hadn't clipped properly. It bounced across tarmac and the lens was torn off. Fortunately it was only a Tamron lens, which meant the lens took the brunt of the damage, not the camera. Infuriating, isn't it? Suffice to say I take very good care of everything now :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakim_peled1 Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Now I know which will be my first DSLR. It will probably also be the last :-) Happy shooting, Yakim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff_doane Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 You guys are obviously at the opposite end of the spectrum from those who obsess about microscopic scratches on the front of lenses, or possible front focus issues with DSLRs :-) I had a bit of a tumble last autumn. When I picked myself up off the ground, the EOS 5 and 70-200/2.8 I had been carrying on the monopod were separated from each other. I was expecting to see the mount ripped off either lens or camera, but both were fine. I can only speculate that the lens release must have been pressed during the fall, allowing the lens to separate without doing any damage. It may be nice to preserve your gear in "mint" condition, but it usually precludes creating any interesting or innovative photographs. Keep the Leicas under glass. Use your EOS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_ray Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 I got sprayed with wet, melting snow last weekend, with my D.rebel and 28-70 2.8L.... Shooting the end of the ski season. Not happy, but managed to dry it off before any water crept in anywhere. Other than that, I manage to keep the camera stuff off the ground. Even when dropping 20 foot cliffs with my camera in the backpack. I've got a drawer lined with foam for all my camera stuff, none of this kitchen table mishaps for me! =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shambrick007 Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 "The first outing for the 10D was to Stockholm..." <p> I'll be taking mine there next week...I'll try and be more careful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitmstr Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Remind me never to buy gear from you guys ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward_h Posted April 13, 2005 Author Share Posted April 13, 2005 > Remind me never to buy gear from you guys ;p Why? Because we actually use it instead of letting it collect dust in an exhibition cabinet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexdi Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 If I'm buying, I'd prefer you didn't use it. But I can't be too harsh. Fondling is allowed. DI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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