Dropped my camera

[Standard Browser]

Last night I was unloading my car when my camera bag containing my 20D with efs 17-85 slipped off my shoulder, landing on the road with a sickening thud.
'Oh :shock::-(:-x:roll::!::cry::?::cry:' I thought
A quick inspection showed nothing is wrong. Lens zooms smoothly, focuses quickly and quietly. The only problem is I cant remove the lens cap. It is stuck in the UV filter that unscrews ok, but thats not ideal.
Question is, rather than taking a trip down to my local freindly camera shop. Which will probably end up costing me more than a new filter and lens cap, does anyone know if I can seperate the two somehow?
Also do you think I may have done some other damage? What should I check?

[elader]

new cap is $6 . move on dude. you got away lucky.

[Fade2]

new cap is $6 . move on dude. you got away lucky.

I agree think you're making too much out of this.
If the camera was quietly working with the lens ...then you got off easy.
Now if you want to waste money worrying, send me a check and i'll fix it for you. lol
Relax sounds like everything is OK.

[dkangel]

Sounds like you got lucky. I would check focusing though and make sure its accurate just to be sure.

[steved110]

^^^ what they said!

Very lucky indeed! New cap and a new filter are pretty cheap compared with a new lens.

Do you think a hood would have nmade any difference, just out of interest? I'm a filter user myself. I also use hoods. And personally think a hood would make some difference in such a situation, but not a lot.

[Standard Browser]

^^^ what they said!

Very lucky indeed! New cap and a new filter are pretty cheap compared with a new lens.

Do you think a hood would have nmade any difference, just out of interest? I'm a filter user myself. I also use hoods. And personally think a hood would make some difference in such a situation, but not a lot.


Yes I know I was lucky, although I still have to do some proper focus tests before I'm completly happy. Guess I'm just one of lifes worriers :(
The hood was on but reversed. If it had been on the right way, I think it would have been damaged, possible quite badly, but would've absored enough energy in the proccess to prevent any damage to the lens.
Like the crumple zones on a car

[am_pitbull_terrier]

The hood was on but reversed. If it had been on the right way, I think it would have been damaged, possible quite badly, but would've absored enough energy in the proccess to prevent any damage to the lens.
Like the crumple zones on a car

Lens caps are cheaper than lens hoods ;) if it zooms freely its probably okay

I dropped mine at a wedding 580ex flash and all on a marble floor. It still works great. Although I did want to puke when it first happend. :lol:

[EOS Man]

Last night I was unloading my car when my camera bag containing my 20D with efs 17-85 slipped off my shoulder, landing on the road with a sickening thud.
'Oh :shock::-(:-x:roll::!::cry::?::cry:' I thought
A quick inspection showed nothing is wrong. Lens zooms smoothly, focuses quickly and quietly. The only problem is I cant remove the lens cap. It is stuck in the UV filter that unscrews ok, but thats not ideal.
Question is, rather than taking a trip down to my local freindly camera shop. Which will probably end up costing me more than a new filter and lens cap, does anyone know if I can seperate the two somehow?
Also do you think I may have done some other damage? What should I check?

That's what happened to me back a few months. The lens cap of my 18-55 kit lens got dented inwards to the filter. I unscrewed the filter and just wrenched the cap off it - the lens, filter and lens cap work fine now.

[angryhampster]

Happened to me yesterday.
(http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=290028)

I just pried the sucker off with a knife then spent 30 minutes removing the filter.

[nickybegood1998]

I did the same thing. My Sigma 70-200 was shipped to me and when I opened it, the lens was jammed onto the filter. I hate to say this but I got a pointy knife and pried the thing off. No harm no foul. It fits back on nicely and I don't think I damaged the filter at all. I just barely stuck the tip of the knife under there to pop it off. You should try it...HTH.

Karman