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06/22/2007 01:31:12 AM · #1 |
ok, it happened. I was wore out the other day, and got out of my vehicle after a shoot, and had my rebel xt slug over one shoulder with my 85f1.8 on it, and my 20D on the other w/ my $1800 baby...the 70-200 is f/2.8L...and it happened...i bent down to pick up my keys i exhaustingly dropped...and the end of the 70-200 hit into the concrete, JUST BARELY, when it went down, i pulled up just in time, and it barely hit...and i had no lenscap on it (stupid) but like i said, long day...but still...
well i get it inside, and about pass out when i notice that the glass was cracked from top to bottom. i couldn't get the filter off, but finally was able to.
the main glass was just fine.
moral of the story, the $40.00 uv filter is well worth it, such a great investment.
just thought i'd share that. i was greatly thankful i spent the extra $$ for it.
any other stories like this out there?
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06/22/2007 01:54:38 AM · #2 |
A few months ago I was putting my camera bag in the trunk of the car when I was horrified to see my new 100mm f/2.8 macro lens slip out of the bag and hit the concrete floor of the garage with a sickening thud. I picked it up and shook it. I felt even sicker when I heard glass rattling around inside the lens. The fall had jammed the UV filter into the lens cap and I had to very gingerly remove the two as one unit. The UV filter was completely shattered, but the lens was OK. I got in the car and went down to Samy's where I cheerfully forked over about $40.00 for a new UV filter. I also said a mental thank-you to Irv, the fellow who sold me my first "good" camera (a Pentax H3v) and taught me that "the best money you can ever spend is a UV filter for your lens".
What else did I learn from this? I will never, never, ever put anything in or remove anything from my camera bag without zipping it up again RIGHT THEN AND THERE!!!!!
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06/22/2007 02:01:40 AM · #3 |
I fell on my camera when I tripped on an uneven sidewalk (watching for stuff to shoot instead of watching where I was going). Lens is fine but the UV filter is on there for life now. Not sure if I wanted to get it off just how I'd go about doing it, either!
And I want that 100mm f/2.8 so if you get tired of it, Germaine, let me know and I'll provide an address.... :-) |
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06/22/2007 02:06:23 AM · #4 |
So far, I've heard nothing that would not have also been avoided with a lens hood. The difference is that lens hoods don't degrade your image.
A $40 piece of flat glass is not going to do anything but deteriorate every single image you take. |
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06/22/2007 02:26:57 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
So far, I've heard nothing that would not have also been avoided with a lens hood. |
not too sure if salt water, sand or mud poses a risk to the lens, but when i go into the woods or beach, i usually put on the UV filter. |
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06/22/2007 02:28:25 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
I fell on my camera when I tripped on an uneven sidewalk (watching for stuff to shoot instead of watching where I was going). Lens is fine but the UV filter is on there for life now. Not sure if I wanted to get it off just how I'd go about doing it, either!
And I want that 100mm f/2.8 so if you get tired of it, Germaine, let me know and I'll provide an address.... :-) |
Fat chance. That was my Christmas present to me from me last year. I've become very territorial... 8)
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06/22/2007 02:33:01 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by Germaine:
Fat chance. That was my Christmas present to me from me last year. I've become very territorial... 8) |
LOL!! I'm still looking at which Christmas present I want, but I do want macro capability. Looking at the 60mm, the 85mm, and the 100mm. I'm thinking the 85mm may be more of what I want but I have research to do yet.
And Samy's is a great store - I almost sent mom there to get me a bag for my upcoming extended summer vacation to the Middle East, but ended up ordering online. THEN discovered the online place wouldn't send to here and had to have it sent to mom anyway! Should have just sent her down there... |
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06/22/2007 02:33:08 AM · #8 |
double post
Message edited by author 2007-06-22 02:34:08. |
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06/22/2007 02:33:41 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by NstiG8tr:
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
So far, I've heard nothing that would not have also been avoided with a lens hood. The difference is that lens hoods don't degrade your image.
A $40 piece of flat glass is not going to do anything but deteriorate every single image you take. |
I agree with Spaz. Of course the glass in the UV will break. That's pretty thin glass. It would take a good size smack to break the glass in a good lens. They don't scratch that easily either. I don't even own a UV filter. I think the hood offers far more protection against banging around.
So lets beat this dead horse again for awhile. LOL |
Message edited by author 2007-06-22 02:36:30.
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06/22/2007 06:46:27 AM · #10 |
| Surely, a lens hood would have been an even better protector in such an event? |
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06/22/2007 07:05:13 AM · #11 |
Ay, I always leave my lens hoods on, as I rarely use lens caps, saved my glass a few times recently... But then I'm a bit rough with my gear....
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06/22/2007 07:39:13 AM · #12 |
| I use a very small bag to carry my camera body with the 24-105 attached and my wide angle lens. No room in the bag for the hood, nor for the camera with the lens and hood attached. Hence, I don't use it. I suppose I should reconsider, but I also don't like the length it attaches to the lens either. |
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06/22/2007 08:55:35 AM · #13 |
| Yep, my camera fits snuggly into the bag that I carry it in with no room for any extra length. I do use a UV filter, never really gave it a thought. I have to say that I find the bag handy as I usually keep the camera on the set next to me or the back seat and it occassionally rolls of the seat onto the floor. The bag keeps it safe and cushioned. |
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06/22/2007 09:00:22 AM · #14 |
Same happened to me a while ago while I was out with DPCer's in central park I dropped one of my lens and it hit hard too on the ground the uv filter was all f'ed up. So the rest of the day I did not use that lens while at home and after some struggling I got the UV filter off and the lens was just fine.
There was another time I had my camera around my neck and leaned on/over the gate to give my niece something and my lens was on the pointy part of the gate with all my weight on it and the UV filter got scratched but lens was fine
Message edited by author 2007-06-22 09:02:44.
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06/22/2007 09:00:24 AM · #15 |
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Message edited by author 2007-06-22 09:00:37. |
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06/22/2007 09:07:04 AM · #16 |
I guess lens hoods and UV filters must be like broccoli -- you like them or you don't. I'm in the "don't" camp. I have them for all of my lenses and they usually stay at home because they get in the way -- I just don't like that extra length out there in front and they take up space in my camera bag. I shoot around a lot of sand and salt water and like having a good quality barrier between my good glass and the elements.
I promise that I will not think judgmentally of those of you who are sold on lens hoods. 8)
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06/22/2007 09:34:23 AM · #17 |
I trashed a good digital handicam by not having one on it, and don't even know how it happened. I think it may have had something to do with loaning it to my teen son. It got a chip knocked out of the center of the lens. The good part of the story is that I bought a better model to replace it, and the old one still shoots but with a visible flare in the center of the images.
I usually keep polarizers on my two primary lenses, an 18/70 and 70/300 in my bag, as I use them outside in daylight most of the time, and I keep UV's on my other lenses.
I do take off the UV's most of the time when I am actually shooting, and either shoot naked or with a polarizer. The lower quality UV's can cause serious reflections inside the camera when shooting straight into a light source, like some sunsets or at night.
I like hoods too, and tote the ones that turn backward and clip on the lens when not in use, but they are about useless when using a polarizer. I may soon get the metal thread on ones for that reason.
The last time I dropped a lens with a UV on it it fell about 25ft to a concrete floor. The UV didn't seem to help much. It was a case of not zipping up the bag. I bumped the bag and the lens rolled out and over the edge.
I think that everyone has to make their own decision about using UV's or not.
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06/22/2007 09:38:59 AM · #18 |
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
I do take off the UV's most of the time when I am actually shooting, and either shoot naked or with a polarizer. |
HaHa. My husband was mortified when I told him I was experimenting with shooting in RAW. Tomorrow I'm going to tell him that I am going to shoot naked!!!!! |
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06/22/2007 09:54:26 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by Monique64:
Yep, my camera fits snuggly into the bag that I carry it in with no room for any extra length. |
when storing your lenses/camera in the bag, simply remove the lens hood, reverse it and attach it backwards over the lens.
this way, it's not adding length, simply a bit of girth.
i have uv filters on my lenses, though if i'm going to be shooting for awhile in more controled conditions, i'll usually remove them.
i only shoot without a lens hood when i'm using my CP filter... and that's only because the hood won't fit over it... ;)
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06/22/2007 10:59:26 AM · #20 |
Thanks for all the stories - I'll be careful not to leave my fragile UV filter on the end of my lens. Having it get jammed on the lens would really spoil a good lens. I'll only use it when I have some UV to filter out.
;)
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