clipper_from_oz wrote in post #19317377
Thought I would post some images up of accident I had with r5 and 400 f2.8 the other day as Im impressed with the r5 Body strength
Basically I had my 400mm f2.8mk2 attached to r5 via and adapter and attached to the lens was a large Gitzo monopod with tilt head and I was out taking some shots here in hot Darwin and feeling thirsty decided to lay gear down on ground in front of my dual cab amarok and went to rear to get a drink out of the fridge . As i was coming back up the drivers side of the Amarok I decided to move the car forward a few meters forgetting my camera gear was resting on ground directly in front of vehicle grill !!. I started vehicle and as I took off heard a sickening crunch and cracking like the breaking of a branch under the tire !!!. Almost immediately I felt sick knowingI had just run over my damn camera gear. I only went a couple of meters before stopping but it was enough to total everything. When I got out I saw the Gitzo end of monopod peaking out from under side of vehicle broken but still attached to pan head and inturn still attached to lens foot and lens but no r5 body attached. Looking further I found r5 in dirt back some meter with broken adapter lying in track. Not a good look let me tell you . Anyway packed it all up and decided to inspect properly at home which are pics below.
Looking at damage it appears car wheel must have hit the lens hood first as thats totally destroyed yet lens itself especially near lens front ring with rubber seal ( where hood attaches )has no flat spots so looks like it didnt get the car weight. The rear of the lens wasnt as lucky with the adapter snapping at its lens lock section leaving this jammed under the lens connection flange which inturn is very bent but i think highly fixable/replacable ..
Then we get to R5 damage. I was amazed. Even though it had suffered some heavy impact ( especially being attached to lens and bearing some of itsweight directly on ground) and dragging under car it still worked after replacing the broken adapter with a new one!!.. Rubber camera cover around jack and usb inputs was scrapped off and its down to bare metal via some pretyy sever scrapping it got but all is till fine !. I was amazed as I was certainly sure the r5 was toast initially on front where adapter fitsrather than the body. Iglued the rubber back got a new adapter ( which is now a tight fit onr5 and now using on 100-400 5.6II till I get a repair verdict from Canon cps on whether 400 2.8 is repairable. Assuming the rear bent flange mount connection can be replaced only leaves a question of any internal damage as every thing looks ok ( no broken glass only a rubber seam crack on front lens rim except for totalled lens hood) . The damn hood will be 900AUd and rear connection change will most likely be 300.00AUD with labor so already gone for 1200AUD without the internals being checked. That will be the big cost I suspect if either the IS or AF is shot. ANyway heres hoping
Cheers
PS Laugh is Im getting shots of mt 100-400 5.6 II that I recon are as good if not better than my $400 f2.8Mkii so going back to the 100-400 is no problem
Thought I would post some images up of accident I had with r5 and 400 f2.8 the other day as Im impressed with the r5 Body strength
Basically I had my 400mm f2.8mk2 attached to r5 via and adapter and attached to the lens was a large Gitzo monopod with tilt head and I was out taking some shots here in hot Darwin and feeling thirsty decided to lay gear down on ground in front of my dual cab amarok and went to rear to get a drink out of the fridge . As i was coming back up the drivers side of the Amarok I decided to move the car forward a few meters forgetting my camera gear was resting on ground directly in front of vehicle grill !!. I started vehicle and as I took off heard a sickening crunch and cracking like the breaking of a branch under the tire !!!. Almost immediately I felt sick knowingI had just run over my damn camera gear. I only went a couple of meters before stopping but it was enough to total everything. When I got out I saw the Gitzo end of monopod peaking out from under side of vehicle broken but still attached to pan head and inturn still attached to lens foot and lens but no r5 body attached. Looking further I found r5 in dirt back some meter with broken adapter lying in track. Not a good look let me tell you . Anyway packed it all up and decided to inspect properly at home which are pics below.
Looking at damage it appears car wheel must have hit the lens hood first as thats totally destroyed yet lens itself especially near lens front ring with rubber seal ( where hood attaches )has no flat spots so looks like it didnt get the car weight. The rear of the lens wasnt as lucky with the adapter snapping at its lens lock section leaving this jammed under the lens connection flange which inturn is very bent but i think highly fixable/replacable ..
Then we get to R5 damage. I was amazed. Even though it had suffered some heavy impact ( especially being attached to lens and bearing some of itsweight directly on ground) and dragging under car it still worked after replacing the broken adapter with a new one!!.. Rubber camera cover around jack and usb inputs was scrapped off and its down to bare metal via some pretyy sever scrapping it got but all is till fine !. I was amazed as I was certainly sure the r5 was toast initially on front where adapter fitsrather than the body. Iglued the rubber back got a new adapter ( which is now a tight fit onr5
and now using on 100-400 5.6II till I get a repair verdict from Canon cps on whether 400 2.8 is repairable. Assuming the rear bent flange mount connection can be replaced only leaves a question of any internal damage as every thing looks ok ( no broken glass only a rubber seam crack on front lens rim except for totalled lens hood) . The damn hood will be 900AUd and rear connection change will most likely be 300.00AUD with labor so already gone for 1200AUD without the internals being checked. That will be the big cost I suspect if either the IS or AF is shot. ANyway heres hoping Cheers
PS Laugh is Im getting shots of mt 100-400 5.6 II that I recon are as good if not better than my $400 f2.8Mkii so going back to the 100-400 is no problem
I'm so sorry that you had such a horrendous experience. I've myself gone through a couple such accidents in my photography life time but nothing compared to yours. These things happen in an instant and always leave you with a gun-wrenching feeling. I hope the damages are limited to your assessment and that you can get them back from Canon like new. Your photos look great as usual, so the fact that your R5 is functioning normally is a positive thing. When I dropped my brand new R5 with the RF 800 onto the ground, I was fortunate to have sustained some scrapes that left permanent marks on the R5. That was nicely remedied with a custom skin, and that's an option for your R5.
