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 04/08/2005 06:29:30 AM · #1
Today my friends my heart stopped for approximately 3 seconds.

My Canon 20d with 24-70mm/2.8L attached dropped from about 4-5 feet high. Not quickly, mind you either. I happened to be walking to a softball game to take pictures for the local parish (Louisianian for county) paper. My camera was mounted on a Bogen monopod, resting over my shoulder and my camera backpack was slung over the other.

I felt the monopod's latch catch on the backpack strap; I felt the weight fall from the monopod and for a pregnant half-second, I thought it was floating in limbo somewhere. Unfortunately, limbo let go of it's grip and the crash finally came.

Yes, my compatriots, I thought life as we know it was over. Luckily for all concerned (read: me and my camera), the lens hood absorbed the majority of the fall. The UV filter cracked in half; the 20d's magnesium alloy skin was slightly scratched and torn in front of the shutter wheel and there were 2 dimples created on the on-cam flash housing. Nervously, I clicked the switch on to quickly function test it and like a Sherman tank, it roared to life with absolutely no problems! (well, maybe the roar wasn't so audible but the cheers in my head were deafening)

Anyway, the moral of the story? Most monopods / tripods have a double-lock to prevent just this sort of thing from happening; use it.

04/08/2005 06:44:25 AM · #2
The other moreal of the story: Insure your equipment! Glad everything seems to work.

-Terry

Message edited by author 2005-04-08 06:44:45.
 04/08/2005 11:34:04 PM · #3
Originally posted by ClubJuggle:
The other moral of the story: Insure your equipment! Glad everything seems to work.

-Terry


And I did that today :P
 04/08/2005 11:38:46 PM · #4
Originally posted by ClubJuggle:
The other moreal of the story: Insure your equipment! Glad everything seems to work.

-Terry


I remember when you dropped your 75-300 at the zoo! Did you ever get that fixed/replaced?
 04/08/2005 11:40:01 PM · #5
Originally posted by ericsuth:
Originally posted by ClubJuggle:
The other moral of the story: Insure your equipment! Glad everything seems to work.

-Terry


And I did that today :P


...so this accident actually happened next week, right? ;-)
 04/08/2005 11:47:04 PM · #6
Actually I like the battle scar...my wife said it gives my camera character and I agree 8^)
 04/08/2005 11:49:39 PM · #7
Originally posted by jmlelii:
Originally posted by ClubJuggle:
The other moreal of the story: Insure your equipment! Glad everything seems to work.

-Terry


I remember when you dropped your 75-300 at the zoo! Did you ever get that fixed/replaced?


The switch finally did come in, but I haven't gotten the lens back to them to repair. The lens is functional though.

-Terry
 04/09/2005 12:11:49 AM · #8
Glad to hear it works.

How does camera insurance work, who does it, how much does it cost?
 04/09/2005 12:20:36 AM · #9
Whoever provides you with home insurance should be able to offer you a policy. For me I'm insuring approximately 4k of equipment and the cost will be around $70 per year or less for a business use although the price may come down a bit and approach non-biz use for me as I'm yet making a majority of income from photography. Expect non-biz insurance for 4k worth of equipment to be around $40-$60 per year

Message edited by author 2005-04-09 00:21:23.
 04/09/2005 12:38:48 AM · #10
yeah, but is there a deductable? My home owners insurance has quite a hefty one, does that ring true for the cam as well?

drake
 04/09/2005 12:52:13 AM · #11
Good to know it'll take a knock or two.

Lucky thing you had a brick-shithouse of a lens on there. Many 'lesser' lenses would have turned to bits to protect the lens hood. :-).

I dropped my 20D from about 6 inches onto a wooden table with the 50/1.8 on it... It landed on the lens and 'derailed' the barrel of the lens. The camera was fine, but it took about 30 minuites of fiddling around with the lens to pop it back on the threads so it could focus. The drop was for a similar reason as yours, I had the camera on a small tripod, an didn't lock it on properly. I bumped the tilt/pan handle and it tipped forward, then unclipped itself from the head... DOH.

BTW, I've got insurance, but wouldn't bother claiming the 50/1.8 on insurance, my no claims bonus is 60%. :-).

Cheers, Me.
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