On Tue, 10 Sep 2002 14:31:45 +0100 Andrea Rocca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My main body took a small bump on a stone wall as I > was running (this wasn't a major impact, just a clip) last year in India: > the top LCD display's plastic cover flew off and the mirror locked up. > How much better is the MZS built? I rummaged throught th archives and found this mail. http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg49602.html This is the crux of it... 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 ;) According to the achives that was # Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 The camera still works fine I put through about 4 rolls per week and it has not missed a beat. It has taken several other 'bumps' since then but still it continues to keep on keeping on. Kind regards Kevin -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Kevin Waterson Byron Bay, Australia
