Ever see a camera bounce?

So I just watched my seven year old son trip at the top of my stairs and accidentally drop my 1Ds / 14L combo down said set of stairs.
It rolled over the first couple then started bouncing as it picked up speed. I caught it at the bottom and apart from a small scratch on the lens cap no damage at all! Have done various tests and still works perfectly.
Think I need to buy a lottery ticket this week!

UmbraDigital wrote in post #10748646
So I just watched my seven year old son trip at the top of my stairs and accidentally drop my 1Ds / 14L combo down said set of stairs.
It rolled over the first couple then started bouncing as it picked up speed. I caught it at the bottom and apart from a small scratch on the lens cap no damage at all! Have done various tests and still works perfectly.
Think I need to buy a lottery ticket this week!

I think you should give another test and let us know how the camera survive the bounce this time.

I think you need to teach your son to not play with Daddy's things...

UmbraDigital wrote in post #10748646
So I just watched my seven year old son trip at the top of my stairs and accidentally drop my 1Ds / 14L combo down said set of stairs.
It rolled over the first couple then started bouncing as it picked up speed. I caught it at the bottom and apart from a small scratch on the lens cap no damage at all! Have done various tests and still works perfectly.
Think I need to buy a lottery ticket this week!

wow... good thing your son did not tumble together with the camera... yes buy a lottery ticket.

I think you should sell your story to Canon as a testimonial for their 1Ds page...

Ask Canon to give you the lottery ticket instead!

Would you be able to do it again, but this time do a video so we can see

Wow, was your stairs carpeted? I'm surprised it survived the fall.

I'm really not surprised. The 1D series is built like a tank, and my 7D has survived a minor 1 metre fall off a wood table to a wood floor and it's been perfectly fine every since.

These cameras aren't as fragile as they might appear to be.

Cameras are reasonable durable, lenses are more my concern. Anyways, glad it works!

buy a cage for your son lol.

From the title of the thread, I was expecting to see a video.

1D and L lens should take this sort of thing I'd say! Glad it worked out for both of you. You can't be mad a a 7 year old for this sort of thing but if they break your 14L it is difficult to just smile and say, "don't worry, it's alright..."

Lucky you!

I'd probably go ahead and not let my child walk around with my camera, not really the kind of thing to be a kids toy, might not be so lucky next time.
But who am I to say what you should do with your gear! Glad its ok