Ouch...

[daveh]

....but fortunately not too big an ouch.

Last weekend I clunked the camera against a stone wall. I tend not to use the lens hood too much, but I do have UV filter in place and this took the hit. I actually think that this is the first time I have chipped a filter in this way, but I'm certainly glad I had it in place. £5 for a new filter, or £200 for a new lens: one is a bargain.

[Wonko]

Close call! I would have had that moment of panic and "UH OH.."
Well if it had happened you could have...

had a unique and expensive planting pot..
But glad it didn't happen!

[daveh]

You have possibly found the root cause as to why the camera isn't working.

Great stuff, Jeff.

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Problem with modern cameras is even if you have a filter in place, if the lens hits something solid it transmits the shock deep into the lens (and/or) camera gears.

[philbirch]

Apr 25, 2014 19:08:03 GMT -5 wayne said:

Problem with modern cameras is even if you have a filter in place, if the lens hits something solid it transmits the shock deep into the lens (and/or) camera gears.

The plastic lens mount could be the first to go. I've seen the odd one.

[daveh]

Problem with modern cameras is even if you have a filter in place, if the lens hits something solid it transmits the shock deep into the lens (and/or) camera gears.

I'm not quite sure what that actually means. Modern needs to be defined first. Recent digital cameras like the Canon 7D (to which the above lens was attached) are very robust and much more capable of taking rough treatment than most of the film cameras I have in my possession. They are more dust-proof and weather sealed too.

A 1980s Yashica 35mm autofocus compact of mine was dropped (from waist height) by the person I lent it to and that was the end of the camera. A Pentax *ist DS survived, though the Tamrom lens didn't, from a fall almost double the height. More and more cameras are being made than can withstand being dropped from several feet, so it could be argued that the reverse is actually true.

[philbirch]

Apr 26, 2014 13:03:24 GMT -5 daveh said:

Problem with modern cameras is even if you have a filter in place, if the lens hits something solid it transmits the shock deep into the lens (and/or) camera gears.

I'm not quite sure what that actually means. Modern needs to be defined first. Recent digital cameras like the Canon 7D (to which the above lens was attached) are very robust and much more capable of taking rough treatment than most of the film cameras I have in my possession. They are more dust-proof and weather sealed too.

A 1980s Yashica 35mm autofocus compact of mine was dropped (from waist height) by the person I lent it to and that was the end of the camera. A Pentax *ist DS survived, though the Tamrom lens didn't, from a fall almost double the height. More and more cameras are being made than can withstand being dropped from several feet, so it could be argued that the reverse is actually true.

I dropped my NEX5 flat on its back from eye level when the strap gave way. The lens fell off and dented its filter ring as it rolled down the steps at the side of York Minster. The Archbishop of York witnessed this and picked up the camera for me - no damage to the camera and the shutter had closed protecting the sensor. Divine intervention or good workmanship?

I doubt a late 90's SLR would have stood up to that.

[Peltigera]

On the other hand I dropped my Zenit E off the stairs on a moving bus - down the stairs, on the platform and out onto the road. No harm done at all.

[philbirch]

Apr 27, 2014 4:03:31 GMT -5 Peltigera said:

On the other hand I dropped my Zenit E off the stairs on a moving bus - down the stairs, on the platform and out onto the road. No harm done at all.

I expect you got a bill from the council for road repair then?

Real Camera in Manchester use a Zenit as a door stop.

[philbirch]

The Petri f1.9 I bought recently had had quite a bang, the front of the case is dented at the front (where the metal trim is) and the BDB filter on the lens was bent and smashed. I managed to cut off the filter ring and discovered the lens was in pretty good shape considering. A piece of glass or possibly filter thread chipped the front of the lens. But nothing I can't fix with a little black paint. Hoods and filters do have their place.