OK, which of you Canon shooters was doing a drop test?

[Matt Laur]

<p>You know who you are. The person who <strong><a href="http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/09/15/camera-lens-falls-from-sky-through-roof-of-petaluma-home/">dropped a lens through a nice lady's roof</a></strong> outside of San Francisco.<br /><br />And no, I don't think that's going to be warranty service (on the roof <em>or</em> the lens).</p>

[KenPapai]

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[KenPapai]

<p>Petaluma -- FAR north of SF (like 30 miles on hwy 101).<br />Poor lady!<br />I've flown out of the tiny Petaluma airport with my Canon for photo sessions -- between Petaluma to Boonville, and from Petaluma to Cloverdale, Pt. Reyes, and over the GG Bridge loops.</p>

<p>Good Friends of mine at Petaluma airport: (neither shoot EOS)</p><div></div>

[colin carron]

<p>I can sense an episode of CSI coming on here. ....except given their frequent Nikon product placement I expect the lens might change brands and survive the fall in perfect condition.</p>

[Spearhead]

<p>Probably pot farmers checking their crops, got too stoned and took the lens off while riding on the wing.</p>

[JDMvW]

<p>See, what did I say about lenses "surviving" long falls? Huh? Huh?</p>

[PuppyDigs]

<p>Is the TD a 170?</p>

[tom_harvey3]

<p>Can't tell by the "autopsy" picture which one it was. I sure hope it wasn't an "L". If it was the 50/1.8 II plastic model, prices will go up....</p>

[sheldonnalos]

<p>I'm guessing 24-105 f/4 L IS based on the markings on the front of the barrel and the lens hood.</p>

<p>Crazy!</p>

[Alex_Es]

<p>Just think if this was a Pentax 6X7.</p>

[jfz]

<p>Cannon, right? ;)</p>

[alan_bryant1]

<p>I agree, looks like a 24-105/4 L. That poor lens. If only they'd used a good filter it would have been fine.</p>

[chrisnielsen]

<p>Or perhaps it wasn't from a plane, maybe someone nearby was testing their Roman siege engine?</p>

[leicaglow]

<p>I first thought it was a chrome nosed Hasselblad 100mm, but it wouldn't be, with the petal shade.</p>

[scot]

<p>I fly out of there, but I have the perfect alibi: I'm a Nikon guy.</p>

[mbkissel]

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<p>I've flown out of the tiny Petaluma airport with my Canon for photo sessions...</p>

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<p>Hmmm, have you checked your inventory lately? ;-)</p>

[tom_harvey3]

<p>Oh, the humanity.....</p>

<p>Maybe it was mounted on one of those 5D classic bodies that had the "touchy" lens release button.</p>

[tom_harvey3]

<p>I wonder what terminal velocity is for a dense package like the 24-105. If it had happened over Pleasanton I'm dang glad that it wasn't an RB67</p>

[jay_poel]

<p>Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM sounds right - the video shows a close up of the hood - a Canon EW-83H.</p>

[DickArnold]

The EW 83H is the lens hood is what came with my Canon 24-105 f4L Lens.

[jeff_palmucci]

<p>Another reason to choose the 24-70 over the 24-105. Plausible deniability. </p>

[Kent Shafer]

<p>I like the FAA spokesman's comment: "…even proving this came from an aircraft could be difficult."</p>

<p>As Chris said, it could have been a Roman siege engine. Or a cannon as suggested by zf. Maybe a kleptomaniac eagle? World-class shot putter?</p>

[sarah_fox]

<p>This will be a great test for the Dept. of Homeland Security. Can they track down the perpetrator of this heinous terrorist act? Can they actually trace the serial number back to the evil-doer? (I think not.)</p>

<p>A story from a friend of a friend who worked with an FBI office in DC: The FBI had been working feverishly for years to track down some high-profile na'er-do-well, at a cost of millions of dollars. They hired a new secretary, who spent a few minutes to look up the fugitive in the local phone book.</p>

[William Kahn]

<p>Aw, c'mon, guys - you're all ignoring the obvious: It was dropped by space aliens! After all, doesn't it make sense that an advanced, space-traveling society would chose a Canon camera system?</p>

<p>"Hold that pose, Gort, while I change lenses..........Aw, @##$$!"</p>

[Mary Doo]

<p>I can see this happen. If the lens was not securely attached to the camera body, it would fall (duh!). I remember worrying about the Nikon 70-200mm lens falling when I stuck it out of the window of a small plane.</p>