just dropped my 10d!

[Joytek]

I am wondering if anyone knows how hard one would have to hit (drop) a 10d (ground contact just on the body) to decalibrate the AF. I dropped my 10D and am worried about having the AF out of "alignment"

I would appreciate any input on this.

Thanks

w.

[robertwgross]

There is no sense at all in discussing what might be or could be. Nobody except you knows how hard you dropped your camera. The only thing to do is to run the ruler test to measure whether it is normal or abnormal.

---Bob Gross---

[Belmondo]

Bob's right insomuch as the only way you can tell if the camera's okay is to use it. Logic suggests that if the camera still appears to function properly, your AF will be okay. The way AF works, most of the mechanical aspects of it are in the lens, and not the camera body. If it doesn't appear to be focusing properly, check the body with another lens before you jump to any conclusions.

Best of luck --- my fingers are crossed for you.

(BTW, Bob Gross is one of the more knowledgeable, helpful people in this forum. Once in a while, however, he forgets to take his 'tact' pills. Overall, we're lucky to have him.)

[robertwgross]

Tom, when have I ever sugarcoated my words?

---Bob Gross---

[Belmondo]

That's why we love you, in a brotherly sort of manner.

Don't change a thing.

The truth is, I could probably use lessons from you on directness. I tend to be way too verbose.

[CyberDyneSystems]

Oh Belmondo,. you type with a sublime economy of words,.. compared to some..... :D

//runs to tie hands behind own back to keep from boring all to death....

CDS
The long winded :)

[robertwgross]

belmondo wrote:
The truth is, I could probably use lessons from you on directness.

Think of me as the Joe Friday of the Canon forum.

"Just the facts, ma'am."

I spent too many years in technical support in another industry. I found that if I went off into too much of a discussion, then by the end nobody would remember what was at the beginning of the discussion.

In response to the original poster, I would mention that for many years there has been a standard product test that many new products would be tested under. We called it the three-foot drop test. Push the product off a table onto a hard floor. If it still works, then ship it. Note that I would never intentionally do this to a camera of mine.

---Bob Gross---

[boBquincy]

Where I work we also use the 3' drop test. If the part is damaged any damage must be clearly visible.

My 10D and D30 are insured on a rider with my homeowners insurance. The rider covers the cameras if they are dropped (on ground or in water) and seems like a deal at about $35 per year.


boB

[CyberDyneSystems]

Yes the homeowners or apartment insurance rifder seems a great bargain.