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judyg
27th of August 2005 (Sat), 23:46
I always use either a UV filter or no filter and the lens hood, depending. Today I had the filter and no hood on my 28-135 IS lens.

I dropped the camera on the ground, lens first. The filter shattered and is sort of fused to the lens cap. The lens seems OK, although it has some broken glass on it from the filter. I'll send it to Canon for cleaning and it should be fine.

Here is the filter after the fall (taken with a different lens):

http://judyg.smugmug.com/photos/33757076-M.jpg
bolantej
28th of August 2005 (Sun), 22:16
sweet!
theflyingkiwi
28th of August 2005 (Sun), 23:40
that's good that the filter had taken most of the impact

I think this is a good reason as to always do the following, use a UV filter, see reason above and use a lens hood.

I had dropped my 28-135 and I am lucky that it dropped on the lens hood first :)

I wonder if it's a fault of the lens ? or something :lol:
mjordan
29th of August 2005 (Mon), 00:36
If you had had the lens hood on, you probably wouldn't even have broken that.

Mike
Curtis N
29th of August 2005 (Mon), 02:45
I always use either a UV filter or no filter and the lens hood, depending.Depending on what? When can't you use a hood?
judyg
29th of August 2005 (Mon), 08:00
Depending on what? When can't you use a hood?

I was trying to not be noticed too much, and the hood from that lens is very noticable.

Believe me - lesson learned - I'll always use a lens hood from now on.

But I was still really glad at least the filter took the hit and not the lens. And really really glad I chose that lens and not the new 17-40L.

It could have been a whole lot worse.
jfrancho
29th of August 2005 (Mon), 08:20
Wouldn't this convince you to use the hood all of the time? I don't think the filter saved anything, looks like the lens cap itself was what bore the brunt of the impact.
kalmo
29th of August 2005 (Mon), 08:25
Depending on what? When can't you use a hood? Maybe when he is using a polarising filter?!:D Or when he needs complete darkness when taking fireworks shots?!:D K
judyg
29th of August 2005 (Mon), 09:49
Wouldn't this convince you to use the hood all of the time?

Yes.
judyg
29th of August 2005 (Mon), 09:49
Maybe when he is using a polarising filter?!:D Or when he needs complete darkness when taking fireworks shots?!:D K

Ummmm.... she, thanks. :)
malla1962
29th of August 2005 (Mon), 11:17
I allways use the lens hood.
kalmo
29th of August 2005 (Mon), 11:25
Ummmm.... she, thanks. :) oops...sorry..she.....:D
wareseeker
29th of August 2005 (Mon), 17:27
Ohhhh!!! I cannot afford to drop it.
Jackal
29th of August 2005 (Mon), 18:56
The lens seems OK, although it has some broken glass on it from the filter. I'll send it to Canon for cleaning and it should be fine. Is it really needed that you send it to Canon? I mean...can't you just brush off the glass? Unless the glass somehow got inside magically. Good to hear the lense is ok!
grego
29th of August 2005 (Mon), 19:34
Yes, its good to have a lens hood on, but when its turned the other way, the filter is just another set of protection. Always good to protect it as much as possible.
Lester Wareham
30th of August 2005 (Tue), 08:20
I haven't dropped a lens yet.

But one thing I did notice changing from the FD to EF system is the EF lenses seem a lot more difficult to dismount and thus likely to drop.

I think it has to do with the dismount button being on the body rather than the lens. I find the new system surprisingly tricky - but practice is making it less of problem. I still can't manage a one handed demount.