Hi Kevin, Glad it all works okay..
A couple of weeks after i got mine i fumbled it with an FA*24/2 attached, flew out of my hands and one of my friends managed to catch it :) I was standing on a tiled floor too. Regards, Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Waterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 9:42 AM Subject: MZ-S crash test > So, there I was photographing Moon rise over the ocean > and decided to move to a better vantage point as the moon > got higher in the sky. I had the MZ-S on a Manfrotto tripod > and moved it onto the concrete drive, but I had failed to > properly extend one of the legs properly. I took a step back > and was talking with a friend when they excalaimed > "THE CAMERA"!! I turned just in time to see it topple > and hit the concrete with a sickening thud... Immediatly > my heart rate trebled, I rush to my fallen comrad and > began inspection. Apart from a few scratches near the > handle, everything seems to fine, all functions still appear > to work OK. > The height that it fell from was approximatly 6 feet (2 meters). > After shaking off the last waves of relief, I was able to reflect > on the robust build of the unit. I am sure it will gain more > battle scars in its journey, but, I wonder if these units were > designed to last forever ;) > > Is there anything I should check to see if the unit works? > Everything seems to work with out any problems. > > Kind regards > Kevin > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
