Dropped Camera saved by lens hood
May 18, 2020 10:04:00 #
Was shooting a football game and at half time went to the restroom. Seems as if there was some type oily substance on the floor and wet down like a ton of bricks. Had my 7DMII w/Tamron AF28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC and at age 70 lucky I didn't break anything. Had the camera on a strap and only landed on the lens hood. Started to shoot the 2nd half and noticed I couldn't zoom out past maybe 150mm. Sent the lens to Tamron for repair and the cost for repair was like buying a new replacement.
Contacted my insurance company and they paid me more than I paid for the originally purchase of this lens. The lens wasn't be made anymore and I just got lucky for once. Strange how things sometimes work out.
Contacted my insurance company and they paid me more than I paid for the originally purchase of this lens. The lens wasn't be made anymore and I just got lucky for once. Strange how things sometimes work out.
May 18, 2020 10:18:28 #
I have (knock on wood/my own hard head) never dropped a camera. However:
I had a Digital Elph (on a strap around my neck) swing in to the corner of a counter and break the display. A quick trip to Canon and my wallet took care of that.
When my D810 was brand new — like, yes, I had unboxed it that morning — I took it for a walk and *I* took a spill on a slick, muddy hillside... The camera never hit the ground, but a bit of mud splashed up on the top display. JUST wet enough to ooze in down the side and just barely under the edge of the display. To this day I’ve got a touch of dried mud there to remind me to watch my step...
I had a Digital Elph (on a strap around my neck) swing in to the corner of a counter and break the display. A quick trip to Canon and my wallet took care of that.
When my D810 was brand new — like, yes, I had unboxed it that morning — I took it for a walk and *I* took a spill on a slick, muddy hillside... The camera never hit the ground, but a bit of mud splashed up on the top display. JUST wet enough to ooze in down the side and just barely under the edge of the display. To this day I’ve got a touch of dried mud there to remind me to watch my step...
May 18, 2020 10:24:06 #
I store my lenses in my bag with the hood reversed, but the first thing I do when I pull a lens out is mount the hood properly - even if I'm only going to use the camera for a short time.
May 18, 2020 11:33:03 #
vg
Loc: Kansas City area
Dropped my D750 with a Tamron 70-200 F2.8 $$$ on a basketball court more than once. No damage to either.
LENS HOODS are the best protection.
LENS HOODS are the best protection.
May 18, 2020 14:44:06 #
I had a very similar experience with my Nikon D850 over a year ago. Lost the hood but not the camera or lens. No problems since then ... Never travel without a lens hood on the camera. It's easy to take off when the situation warrants and a lifesaver otherwise.
May 18, 2020 15:45:48 #
I was getting ready to take my Z6 out to do some night shots. The camera was attached to the tripod which was set up on the dining room floor - however, I didn't realize that the legs weren't spread out as far as they should be. As I turned around to reach for my jacket the whole thing tipped over and hit the floor! The 35mm lens was wearing a hood which was cracked but neither it nor the camera was damaged! I, on the other hand, was shaking for almost an hour!!
May 18, 2020 17:19:36 #
sr71 wrote:
Never dropped a camera b4 but went swimming with one once, last time that happened. Nikon F's are tough but saltwater is very bad....
Hi, I like your profile name. Did you know if you selected RS71 you would also be correct with that profile picture ?
May 18, 2020 19:28:07 #
JD750 wrote:
Tuomi1947 posted here about a dropped camera. I wi... (show quote)
I had my D810 and Tamron 150-600 g2 lens on a side table by the glass door so I could get shots into the trees in my backyard. I had left the strap hanging over the side of the table. My Australian Shepherd, thinking toy, yanked the camera and big lens onto the tile floor. It gutted my camera and damaged the lens. Both were insured and I was able to upgrade to a D850 and replace the lens. First camera accident I have ever had. And yes, I always have the strap on whenever I pick up my camera
May 18, 2020 21:22:18 #
i can't praise lens hoods enough! I see really expensive lens with no hoods and I can't understand it. i do know that a hood will sometimes interfere with flash or some wide angle lenses, but i am a wildlife photographer and know how valuable the hood is in the field. Not just to keep the sun out, but the rain, dust, bugs.
I see people in the rain: no hood
I see people by the pounding surf or on boats: no hood
I just can't understand it.
My friend, new to photography didnt have his hood on despite my urging. We were back at my place at the front door. Door latch is the tang type. the camera swung, broke the skylight filter...there at my urging...it saved his lens. Had the hood been on, nothing would have broken. He learned his lesson and now hood on all the time.
I have encountered numerous bumps and bruises to my cameras while hiking and "hunting" my subjects. Hood has saved the day over and over again. hood never comes off except for cleaning. Occasionally, i have found little spiders building a meager web across and inside the hood, so watch for that...but routine cleaning should detect/disrupt that. Lenses will need less cleaning if hood is kept on.
KEEP YOUR HOOD ON!
I see people in the rain: no hood
I see people by the pounding surf or on boats: no hood
I just can't understand it.
My friend, new to photography didnt have his hood on despite my urging. We were back at my place at the front door. Door latch is the tang type. the camera swung, broke the skylight filter...there at my urging...it saved his lens. Had the hood been on, nothing would have broken. He learned his lesson and now hood on all the time.
I have encountered numerous bumps and bruises to my cameras while hiking and "hunting" my subjects. Hood has saved the day over and over again. hood never comes off except for cleaning. Occasionally, i have found little spiders building a meager web across and inside the hood, so watch for that...but routine cleaning should detect/disrupt that. Lenses will need less cleaning if hood is kept on.
KEEP YOUR HOOD ON!
May 18, 2020 21:38:28 #
Allrighty, I'll bite, what is a layby?
Electric Gnome wrote:
I once had a D7100 with a brand new and expensive ... (show quote)
May 18, 2020 22:14:48 #
trapper1 wrote:
Allrighty, I'll bite, what is a layby?
It's a place you can pull off from the road.
will
May 19, 2020 07:14:34 #
Had my GR2 when my wife handed me our grandson. Put the camera on the roof of the van and our grandson in his car seat. Drove off and the GR2 was never found. XT20 is nice but still miss the GR2.
May 19, 2020 08:12:04 #
racerrich3 wrote:
Hi, I like your profile name. Did you know if you selected RS71 you would also be correct with that profile picture ?
Not quite right, the "RS" came from a written document a stenographer was writing down as "LBJ" was giving his speech he transposed the letters to "RS" and the rest is history. What a fabulous bird, can't wait to see or hear about her replacement it will have big shoes to fill.
May 19, 2020 17:48:24 #
sr71 wrote:
Not quite right, the "RS" came from a written document a stenographer was writing down as "LBJ" was giving his speech he transposed the letters to "RS" and the rest is history. What a fabulous bird, can't wait to see or hear about her replacement it will have big shoes to fill.
forgive me, I'm confused. I thought I heard even from a SR71 tv show, that it was supposed to be recon ?? / surveillance -rs71 and when giving speech LBJ said sr71, which was wrong. ????
May 20, 2020 07:42:42 #
racerrich3 wrote:
forgive me, I'm confused. I thought I heard even from a SR71 tv show, that it was supposed to be recon ?? / surveillance -rs71 and when giving speech LBJ said sr71, which was wrong. ????
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/sr-71-or-rs-71-how-the-legendary-blackbird-got-her-designation
In the above link please read the excerpt from COL. R.H. Graham's book flying the SR71 Blackbird
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