Good for you. That was a good landing. I have two rules: neck strap if I'm holding the camera, zipped bag if I'm not. Haven't dropped a lens or camera in the last thirty years. (Dropped a brand new Fuji 50/1.4 thirty years ago.) Paul On Feb 17, 2007, at 9:50 PM, Simon King wrote:
> So there I was, three kids, two of them crying, at the fag end of > the day. > We'd just got home and I had parked in our carpark. After unloading > the kids > and all their assorted kit I grabbed my camera bag from the from > seat. I had > forgotten I'd taken some shots while waiting in traffic and hadn't > clipped > up the bag. > The bag and camera separated immediately, sending my new(ish) K10d > with grip > and brand new (4 days) Sigma EX 2.8 lens flying through the air > toward the > concrete floor. > > I just stood there for a second. Even the kids, none over 4 year > old, fell > quiet. > > Of all the ways for it to land I guess grip first was the best way. > > The camera and lens seem fine, but the grip plastic failed at the > shutter > release end. > So, if you've ever wondered what's under the plastic, here are the > switches > http://members.iinet.net.au/~celsim/pdml/DBG2_1.jpg > And here are the switch contacts. > http://members.iinet.net.au/~celsim/pdml/DBG2_2.jpg > > I contacted the Pentax distributor and my insurance company and > then decided > to fix it myself. 10 minutes and some super glue and it now works > like a > charm. > Cheers > Simon > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
