I agree with Godfrey. However, you can be lucky. A couple of days ago I was removing the DS with off-camera flash attached (via a bracket) from a monopod. Unfortunately when I thought I was unscrewing the monopod from the bracket I was actually unscrewing the entire camera set up - which proceeded to fall about 5 feet to the floor.
Both camera and flash appear to have escaped unscathed both functionally and cosmetically. Not so the off camera flash cable - broke the connector on one end clean off. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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... > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Earn your Java Degree 100% Online Find the programing degree that will jumpstart your tech career http://tagline.bidsystem.com/fc/BgLEQfIzzJkK9YqmfFEXeNh1qFZVaNyET2S8/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
