Dropping any kind of precision optical/mechanical device like a camera or lens, even in a padded protective pouch, is risky. If you want to ensure against damage from drops onto hard surfaces, you need something much more capable of shock absorbtion than a padded bag. For that kind of abuse, a hard case, like the Pelican line, with fitted foam inserts is required. The outer shell absorbs and spreads the impact, a couple inches of deep foam padding on the inside reduces the shock wave hitting the individual bits.
This is why I prefer to buy bags that are lightweight and carry a lot rather than heavily padded bags, and buy storage and shipping cases for when true protection is warranted. G On Dec 11, 2006, at 11:50 AM, Lucas Rijnders wrote: > Today I sent my two favourite zooms, the F70-210 and the FA28-105, > to the > Dutch Pentax importer for repair. Both had falling damage to the > zooming > mechanism after a moderate fall (from a table and from my shoulder, to > wooden flooring and asphalt respectively). > What sort of bugs me is the fact that camera and lens were in both > instances in a padded, 'protective' pouch. I am wondering if the > damage > would be even worse without the pouch, or if my example (a 6 year old > Vanguard pouch) is not up to the job. Or was I just unucky? Anyone > with > experience and/or advise? Apart from not dropping lenses, that is... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
