Dropped my 24mm TSEii

I have all my lenses sitting in a display cabinet along with my camera. Today as i was a bit of a hurry i took out my camera and the strap had pulled out my 2000$ TSE24ii so that it dropped about 30cm to the ground. The only thing i did was putting my foot half way under the falling lens to dampen the impact. My foot was hurting as hell, but luckily enough i habe not seen any visible marks and optically there seems to be everything in line.

I think i got luck once again, but i still will keep an eye on the sharpness through the range of all shifts and everything..

...and slow down...and wear steel-toed work boots.

I have had so many close calls with straps snagging something over the years, that about 5 years ago I started to bundle wrap the strap to the camera so I wouldn't have any more close calls.

davidfarina wrote in post #17212424
I have all my lenses sitting in a display cabinet along with my camera. Today as i was a bit of a hurry i took out my camera and the strap had pulled out my 2000$ TSE24ii so that it dropped about 30cm to the ground. The only thing i did was putting my foot half way under the falling lens to dampen the impact. My foot was hurting as hell, but luckily enough i habe not seen any visible marks and optically there seems to be everything in line.

I think i got luck once again, but i still will keep an eye on the sharpness through the range of all shifts and everything..

CRCchemist wrote in post #17212437
I have had so many close calls with straps snagging something over the years, that about 5 years ago I started to bundle wrap the strap to the camera so I wouldn't have any more close calls.

Might do that in future!

why is your gear in a display case? why not just store it in a bag or on a shelf with more space so that you dont knock stuff over lol

keep in mind these things should not be dropping to floor! the repair bill would be outrageous .

1Tanker wrote in post #17212430
...and slow down...and wear steel-toed work boots.

I'd rather break a toe than that lens! Soft -toed shoes all the way...

I'll give a testament about how robust this Canon gear is.

I've actually dropped lenses a few times. I dropped a 70-200 f/2.8L IS II from about 2 feet off the ground. I freaked out, of course, and the UV filter was bent. So I removed the UV filter and sure enough, the lens popped on the camera and the aperture and focus worked fine. That was 3 years ago, and I tested that lens extensively afterward and it was perfectly fine on all counts. Never a problem.

I also dropped a 100mm f/2.8L IS Macro from about knee height. It landed and bounced on the lens hood, falling on it's side. Nothing cracked or broke. I also tested it extensively. Nothing was ever wrong with that lens either.

So the moral of the story is that this equipment is actually extremely hardy and resilient against falls. So don't worry.

Why not store your lenses on a different shelf than the camera's? (Or better yet, a drawer so they can't fall down)