The unthinkable: About an hour ago, I was taking my D500 with the 18-105 lens off my tripod and it slipped out of my grip. It fell on carpet. The lens came of and is trashed. I put my...

Bob Mevis Loc: Plymouth, Indiana

About an hour ago, I was taking my D500 with the 18-105 lens off my tripod and it slipped out of my grip. It fell on carpet. The lens came of and is trashed. I put my only other lens, a Nikon 50mm f/ 1.8 on the body. Thank God, the body is fine. Now I get to save for the Nikon 18-140 zoom.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Whoa.
At least the camera is okay and you have an alternate lens!

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

Bob Mevis wrote:

About an hour ago, I was taking my D500 with the 18-105 lens off my tripod and it slipped out of my grip. It fell on carpet. The lens came of and is trashed. I put my only other lens, a Nikon 50mm f/ 1.8 on the body. Thank God, the body is fine. Now I get to save for the Nikon 18-140 zoom.

The silver lining on that gray cloud is that you will never do that again, once you drop a camera you tend to be extremely careful in handling it in the future.

letmedance Loc: Walnut, Ca.

Bob Mevis wrote:

About an hour ago, I was taking my D500 with the 18-105 lens off my tripod and it slipped out of my grip. It fell on carpet. The lens came of and is trashed. I put my only other lens, a Nikon 50mm f/ 1.8 on the body. Thank God, the body is fine. Now I get to save for the Nikon 18-140 zoom.

If only the breakable mount on the lens is broken, it is available and easily replaced. The composite lens mount was used to prevent serious damage when accidents happen. It of course is not used on heavy lens.

TheShoe Loc: Lacey, WA

Check your insurance npolicies. Homeowners, remters and auto policies sometimes will pay at least some of the costs.

Bob Mevis Loc: Plymouth, Indiana

I looked carefully at the lens mount with a magnifying glass and can no discernible damage. In fact if I hold it firmly in place it will auto focus, it just won't lock in place on the body. I've decided to look on it philosophically. A hard lesson learned, and honestly, I had made the decision to replace that lens with the 18-140mm zoom. It is what it is.

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

Bob Mevis wrote:

About an hour ago, I was taking my D500 with the 18-105 lens off my tripod and it slipped out of my grip. It fell on carpet. The lens came of and is trashed. I put my only other lens, a Nikon 50mm f/ 1.8 on the body. Thank God, the body is fine. Now I get to save for the Nikon 18-140 zoom.

Look, you really don't have to make up a story like that to justify buying a new lens! We all understand!

ecurb1105

Bob Mevis wrote:

About an hour ago, I was taking my D500 with the 18-105 lens off my tripod and it slipped out of my grip. It fell on carpet. The lens came of and is trashed. I put my only other lens, a Nikon 50mm f/ 1.8 on the body. Thank God, the body is fine. Now I get to save for the Nikon 18-140 zoom.

Great excuse to go buy a Z7 !

Bob Mevis Loc: Plymouth, Indiana

Blurryeyed wrote:

The silver lining on that gray cloud is that you will never do that again, once you drop a camera you tend to be extremely careful in handling it in the future.

Thank you. I sometimes have hand tremors due to health issues, I should have waited, so it is entirely my fault. Sometimes I get over confident.

Bob Mevis Loc: Plymouth, Indiana

LFingar wrote:

Look, you really don't have to make up a story like that to justify buying a new lens! We all understand!

Lol.

Bob Mevis Loc: Plymouth, Indiana

ecurb1105 wrote:

Great excuse to go buy a Z7 !

Well, true, but I'll stick with the D500.

Bob Mevis Loc: Plymouth, Indiana

TheShoe wrote:

Check your insurance npolicies. Homeowners, remters and auto policies sometimes will pay at least some of the costs.

It was my fault entirely.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

Some of us remember when we bought our first film camera and it came with only a 50mm "kit" lens. We learned the basics with that.

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PHRubin wrote:

Some of us remember when we bought
our first film camera and it came with
only a 50mm "kit" lens. We learned the
basics with that.

Uh huh. The 50 kept all the mass close
to the camera body so when you dropped
the whole outfit, it didn't tumble wildly as
a body-plus-zoom-lens does. That allows
you to predict the point of impact and get
the toe of your shoe in there before the
camera hit. Basics, basics, basics.

Bob Mevis Loc: Plymouth, Indiana

Well I finally remembered just now that I have a siggy 60mm macro somewhere. Durned old age and poor memory. At least that's my story and I'm sticking to it.