Several reasons to be glad in there Juan. Happy for all of them. Cheers, Ryan
----- Original Message ----- From: "Juan Buhler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 12:01 PM Subject: ist D, a trooper > So, it's after midnight on Friday night, and I'm riding the Vespa back > home after shooting some pics at Bruno's in the Mission. I'm doing > 25/30mph, following, but not too close to another car. Suddenly, a > Mercedes pulls from a parking spot as I was passing, hits the Vespa on > the side, and off I fly. Took a nice fall, but it was lucky, was able > to absorb the hit without any injuries. > > The Vespa wasn't as lucky: It runs OK, but the shop said that the body > work will cost as much as buying a used one of the same model in good > shape. The Mercedes guy will pay for this through his insurance it > seems, so all is good. > > The ist D was hanging from my back during all this. After standing up > and cursing the guy in the car, it was the first thing I checked. > Switched it on OK, the FA35 has no marks, the last picture I had taken > displayed bright and happy in the lcd. Nothing happened to it. I'm > amazed that I fell from a motorcycle, absorbed the hit by flexing and > rolling a bit, and the camera didn't even get a scratch! > > Anyway--another bonding experience with my istD :-) > > The Vespa, after: > http://photos7.flickr.com/7630742_81fb13a6f0_o_d.jpg > > > j > > -- > Juan Buhler > http://www.jbuhler.com > photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com > >
