On 17/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >This weekend I was taking a picture of a nice scene with my *ist D and my >F35-135 3.5-4.5 and turned my back to the tripod for a second to find my >kids or something. When I looked again it was about six inches from >smacking the ground, lens-first. Nothing I could do but watch in shock and >frustration. >The lens is NFG but the camera is fine. > >On unstable ground, always keep a hand on your gear.
Tip - if there's any wind at all, or if the footing is uncertain, try and weight down the rig - usually a rucksack dangled from underneath, or even wrapped around the tripod can prevent disaster. Same thing happened to a �26000 Betacam tv camera in a wind a few years ago - not me I hasten to add. Insurance covers it, but sheesh, the guy's name was mud. It wasn't a write-off, but costly to repair. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
