While scrambling down from the glacier at the base of Mount Kailash's North face, I had to make a jump between two boulders across the stream. Forgetting that I hadn't zipped my jacket pocket containing my Sigma 18-250mm, I lept with one hand securing my Nikon and the other outstretched for balance...
To my horror, my Sigma popped out of my pocket, bounced off a boulder, and landed in the water in a small bed of course gravel sand.
I took me a few seconds to retrieve the lens, and as soon as I picked it up, noticed water inside the lens. It was cold and the sun was going down, so I didn't have time to examine the full extent of the damage.
But an hour later when I reached camp, I tool out my lens and started drying it off (manually extending and retracting the zoom while wiping off the wetness until dry). There were still a few drops on the inner lens, but did as much as I could.
I then started examining the body of the lens, and couldn't find a single scratch! I had the hood on on reverse, and it seems it took the majority of the impact, but still only had a hardly noticeable mark.
I let the lens dry out for 2 days (not hard in that kind of altitude), plugged it onto my camera, and it worked same as it ever had!
Wow what an experience. I'm amazed it turned out so well for you.
A great lens. All of my Sigma lenses are built solidly . Cheers
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