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03/21/2007 07:16:12 PM · #1 |
so i open my camera bag, pop my 70-200 on the camera, take the lens cap off .. . . and have a gigantic heart attack. my mouth goes dry. my left arm tingles.
my UV filter is shattered. absolutely smashed.
and i have no idea how it happened. i haven't used the lens in more than a week and i've not been careless with my bag.
after carefully removing the filter and VERRRRRy carefully dusting off the lens. . .i still hear a heartbreaking crunch when i twist the barrel.
oh sh*t.
hey, guys, tell me it's going to be okay.
**SOB**
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03/21/2007 07:17:17 PM · #2 |
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03/21/2007 07:17:59 PM · #3 |
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03/21/2007 07:19:34 PM · #4 |
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03/21/2007 07:21:53 PM · #5 |
Ouch. Sorry to hear that. No idea how it happened huh? Anyone else have access to your stuff? Accidents happen...
I hope the lens is okay :( |
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03/21/2007 07:21:58 PM · #6 |
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03/21/2007 07:22:16 PM · #7 |
| send it straight into a service center.. like right now!! |
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03/21/2007 07:28:30 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by marksimms:
send it straight into a service center.. like right now!! |
jesus, man! are you trying to freak me out?
:o)
thanks everyone. . .i guess these things happen. . .i've used tiffen for years with no problem, so this is really bizarre.
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03/21/2007 07:31:18 PM · #9 |
At this point, I'd be blaming the kids. they break everything they lay their sticky little fingers on.
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03/21/2007 07:38:06 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
At this point, I'd be blaming the kids. they break everything they lay their sticky little fingers on. |
yea they do. People don't factor that in when they say how much kids cost. we replace so much stuff:) |
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03/21/2007 07:50:51 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by nadiaC:
so i open my camera bag, pop my 70-200 on the camera... |
You don't even have that lens in your profile. |
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03/21/2007 07:50:54 PM · #12 |
It's the cats. They do things and then look so inocent while the kids, the dog, the spouse, all get blamed. If you have a cat, I'd be checking there first. You can't trust those little fur balls.
;)
Hopefully everything else is ok.
Sincerly, the Dog.
Message edited by author 2007-03-21 19:51:46.
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03/21/2007 07:53:00 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by Elvis_L:
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
At this point, I'd be blaming the kids. they break everything they lay their sticky little fingers on. |
yea they do. People don't factor that in when they say how much kids cost. we replace so much stuff:) |
In fact, if my kids pick something up and are unable to break it through normal goofiness, they will actually work it over until they manage to break it. They are demons!
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03/21/2007 07:53:47 PM · #14 |
ouch ouch ouch
any scratches on the front element ?
might need just good CLA .. |
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03/21/2007 07:55:17 PM · #15 |
sooooo. . .now not only am i worried about my lens but i'm second-guessing whether or not to have kids!
y'all are a bunch of rays o sunshine.
:o)
no, no scratches. . .but how do you get glass particles out of the barrel of your lens?
Message edited by author 2007-03-21 19:56:06. |
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03/21/2007 07:56:04 PM · #16 |
| I have cats.... I consequently store all the camera bags on the floor in corners. My "no drop" policy! |
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03/21/2007 07:57:33 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by nadiaC:
sooooo. . .now not only am i worried about my lens but i'm second-guessing whether or not to have kids!
y'all are a bunch of rays o sunshine.
:o) |
The kids fool you too. they are so cute and they look at you with that nice cute look. they pick up that expensive item and smile so cutely then look you right in the eye and throw it. |
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03/22/2007 08:56:29 AM · #18 |
okay, so. . .no kids, and take my lens to the shop.
got it.
:o)
thanks everyone! |
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03/22/2007 09:01:15 AM · #19 |
| Yes, pack the kids in the trunk, strap the lens into the car seat and slowly drive to the repair shop. |
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03/22/2007 09:01:15 AM · #20 |
Don`t forget to remove that lens from your profile ;)
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03/22/2007 09:02:18 AM · #21 |
Originally posted by marbo:
Don`t forget to remove that lens from your profile ;) |
NEVER! eff you, man!
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03/22/2007 09:13:22 AM · #22 |
| You've gotta love that 'sinking feeling' though. The same feeling you get when you drive your car into the back of someone at the traffic lights. Or when you accidently delete the dissertation you've spent 3 months working on. |
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03/22/2007 09:13:50 AM · #23 |
Originally posted by nadiaC:
and i have no idea how it happened. i haven't used the lens in more than a week and i've not been careless with my bag.
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You didn't read the Nikon disclaimer: "This lens will self-destruct in 7 days."
Seriously though, that sucks! Hope you get it fixed soon and don't have any more occurences. |
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03/22/2007 10:01:56 AM · #24 |
Welcome to my Christmas morning nightmare!! Exact same thing...with one major exception...mine did have kids involved!! I watched my camera go crashing to the floor and the UV filter broke inwards towards my lens!! On top of it, I had to worry that my camera survived!! Yes...dry mouth, left arm tingling...I remember it like it was yesterday!
My lens was shot...the zoom was no longer working and there was a huge scratch on the lens! All very bad. After my hysterics...I was online purchasing a later X-mas gift to me...within an hour!!
P.S. My son has since come out of protective custody and is no longer wearing the disguise. He will see his 3rd birthday!!
Message edited by author 2007-03-22 10:03:10.
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03/22/2007 06:21:23 PM · #25 |
the further saga of the lens. . .
it's under warranty, but the only authorized shop in texas ISN'T certified on AFS lenses.
any suggestions on good repair places i can ship to?
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