Scythanith
Premium Member
Hello all,
I just wanted to share this little story with all of you to possibly save someone some grief!
Our camera (D200 with a 28-70 f 2.8 Nikkor attached) recently make an impromptu meeting with the pavement in a parking lot. It was in a Lowepro toploader AW 65 and fell about 2.5 feet to the ground. Once it was picked up it was quickly inspected and when the lens cap was about to be taken off we were met with lovely sound of grinding glass.....oh no. We feared the worst and recommended it be taken to the local camera shop to get inspected. Upon the initial inspection things looked grim. The lens was held over the garbage so that they wouldn't get glass all over their counter and the cap was removed and glass spilled out and into the trash. BUT upon closer inspection, it was only the UV filter that broke, the lens and body was in perfect condition! WOW!
So here is my inget of knowledge I'd like to pass on if there are some new photographers that don't already do this: ALWAYS use a filter of some sort on your lens. We used it to prevent scratches and to keep the expensive optics clean but it proved to offer much more protection than I thought! The good UV filter cost $70 bucks but it was the best money we have spent in a long time!
The only problem is that I was already excitedly searching for a new lens and I was going to use this as an opportunity to buy a different lens. Ah well, if a 105mm f 2.5 macro ends up in the bag no one will notice haahaa!
Do many of you use a pelican case (or something similar) for your gear? I am a little more concerned about the quality of our protective gear since the incident.
Cheers,
Scott
I just wanted to share this little story with all of you to possibly save someone some grief!
Our camera (D200 with a 28-70 f 2.8 Nikkor attached) recently make an impromptu meeting with the pavement in a parking lot. It was in a Lowepro toploader AW 65 and fell about 2.5 feet to the ground. Once it was picked up it was quickly inspected and when the lens cap was about to be taken off we were met with lovely sound of grinding glass.....oh no. We feared the worst and recommended it be taken to the local camera shop to get inspected. Upon the initial inspection things looked grim. The lens was held over the garbage so that they wouldn't get glass all over their counter and the cap was removed and glass spilled out and into the trash. BUT upon closer inspection, it was only the UV filter that broke, the lens and body was in perfect condition! WOW!
So here is my inget of knowledge I'd like to pass on if there are some new photographers that don't already do this: ALWAYS use a filter of some sort on your lens. We used it to prevent scratches and to keep the expensive optics clean but it proved to offer much more protection than I thought! The good UV filter cost $70 bucks but it was the best money we have spent in a long time!
The only problem is that I was already excitedly searching for a new lens and I was going to use this as an opportunity to buy a different lens. Ah well, if a 105mm f 2.5 macro ends up in the bag no one will notice haahaa!
Do many of you use a pelican case (or something similar) for your gear? I am a little more concerned about the quality of our protective gear since the incident.
Cheers,
Scott
