Well noted Paul. I do need to protect my lenses more from the elements. I also used socks for a brief moment, but realized they were just leaving fiber everywhere pretty quickly so gave up on that idea. I always used a neck strap. The first tumble, something happened where I thought the camera was slung over my shoulder, but was instead sitting on just my shoulder bag. Next thing I know I hear the gut wrenching of a camera hitting asphalt. It was mostly ok, but I think in hindsight that is when my lens mount was actually bent. Yeah, bad move. The next time was when in the dark I hit the quick release on my tripod which is very conveniently located next to the ball release due to a brilliant design decision. I've been able to fix most of my problems myself, but I've been somewhat lucky in a way. BTW, I took some test shots with my 28mm and the internal dust seems to make no difference at all. Neither did all the crud on the front element I now need to clean off. This lens is SHARP too. It was my favorite for the better part of a year. I generally just use soft cloth and breath. For oil buildup I will use eclipse and microfiber wipes. Doesn't seem to hurt the coatings one bit. Pentax coatings seem fairly robust. Still I try to at least be gentle on the glass. These all metal primes are very tank-like. That's part of why I love them.
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