Dropped another lens!!

It's true. Actually, I didn't drop it. My BIL did when he was helping me empty the trunk of the car. He grabbed my Mini-Trekker, and it was partially unzipped. A lens fell out, bounced a couple times on the garage floor, and rolled under the car.

Now I guess you know I carry some pretty expensive glass in that bag including my 50mm f/1.2L. My 24-105L is in there as is my 16-35L.

We finally fished the lens out from under the car, and it turned out to be my Thrifty Fifty. I guess that's why it bounced so many times. Anyway, I just took some test snaps with it, and it seems to be just fine.

I am now going to go change my undergarments.

Of course the nifty wouldn't suffer, but if it were anything else it would have been lights out.

belmondo wrote in post #2698243
...I am now going to go change my undergarments.

That has to make a sickening sound.

(edit: the lens bouncing, not changing your undergarments)

I hate these stories.... they make me nervous.. I'm glad it was just nifty and i'm glad that it's okay... Now, keep the bag zipped and your BIL away from it...

Yikes! My stomach just sank when I imagined a lens bouncing under the car... Glad it all turned out alright!

Well, Fisher Price toys will last and last and last...

Unlike your pants.

Thank goodness it was only nifty. I sort of had the same thing happen to me over the weekend, but much less drastic of a fall. Went to pick my Slingshot up off the floor and as I lifted it my 100-400 rolled out on to the carpet, didn't really drop, but scared the you know what out of me. I guess the moral to all of this is to make darn sure everything is always tightly zipped.

crn3371 wrote in post #2698282
Thank goodness it was only nifty. I sort of had the same thing happen to me over the weekend, but much less drastic of a fall. Went to pick my Slingshot up off the floor and as I lifted it my 100-400 rolled out on to the carpet, didn't really drop, but scared the you know what out of me. I guess the moral to all of this is to make darn sure everything is always tightly zipped.

I did drop my 100-400 a couple years ago. It rolled out of the car onto the pavement. It didn't seem to do much damage and still autofocused, but when I tried to manually focus it. It was locked up tight---about $400 worth!

My 1DMKIIN and the attached 24-105 f4L fell out of my truck onto soft gravel about 3 days after I bought the lens. For about 3 minutes I was in Panic Mode Alpha, but I've got to tell you, those L lenses and 1D bodies are tough. The camera spazzed for a few seconds (wanted to give me a card error), but I turned it off, reseated the cards, and it worked just fine. I shot a two day festival after that with no issues and came away with some really sharp photos.

It is a truly sickening feeling to watch several thousand dollars worth of gear fall to the ground.

Mark

Mark_Cohran wrote in post #2698436
My 1DMKIIN and the attached 24-105 f4L fell out of my truck onto soft gravel about 3 days after I bought the lens. For about 3 minutes I was in Panic Mode Alpha, but I've got to tell you, those L lenses and 1D bodies are tough. The camera spazzed for a few seconds (wanted to give me a card error), but I turned it off, reseated the cards, and it worked just fine. I shot a two day festival after that with no issues and came away with some really sharp photos.

It is a truly sickening feeling to watch several thousand dollars worth of gear fall to the ground.

Mark

I shudder at the thoughts of ever dropping my 1Ds Mk II.

You really are a sucker for punishement aren't you. You could have left it attached to a body and tripod and then it wouldn't have fallen. Oh never mind, the tripod would still be sitting by the train tracks.

ssim wrote in post #2698475
You really are a sucker for punishement aren't you. You could have left it attached to a body and tripod and then it wouldn't have fallen. Oh never mind, the tripod would still be sitting by the train tracks.

Sheldon. You really have a cruel streak, don't you?

Woo Hoo! I've got you beat! I've dropped the 35L (broke it too!), 80-200L, 70-200 2.8L IS and the 50L!

Lord_Malone wrote in post #2698499
Woo Hoo! I've got you beat! I've dropped the 35L (broke it too!), 80-200L, 70-200 2.8L IS and the 50L!

Note to self: don't buy used gear from this guy!

(and don't try to sell him my 1DMKIIN or 24-105 since he read this thread).

Mark

belmondo wrote in post #2698480
Sheldon. You really have a cruel streak, don't you?

I was gonna say the same as Sheldon... Thankfully it was only the 50...the cheep one