Ever see a grown man cry?

After picking up my new/used 5d I came home, grabbed my Thinktank backpack out of the backseat and threw it onto my shoulder. All of a sudden I heard my 20D with my 10-22 doing the polka across my tar driveway. I was stunned. I didn't zip it up all the way, what a dumba$$.

I am VERY lucky that I had my lens cap on with the hood. As you can see the glass is fine, no internal damage, just cosmetic. My filter screws on just fine. I always keep the lens cover on but this shows me how important they are.

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I have seen worse, and of this exact lens, right here in the forums. That one had come apart just above the focus ring. Canon fixed it from what the owner said. I bet they can fix this too.

And that's a great avatar pic. I'd love to see the big one.

ahhh......just a flesh wound.

stathunter wrote in post #6245649
ahhh......just a flesh wound.

Yes, but I still had to wash my underwear.

canonloader,

Unfortunately I do not have the big version.

Backpacks are notorious for this type of stuff. Come up with a system - as anal as that sounds-- that ensures your backpack is zipped up with your equipment before you move it.

Gives your lens a bit of credibility..

yogestee wrote in post #6245933
Gives your lens a bit of credibility..

Yep when people ask what happened you can tell mention that the situation in the was is too tough to talk about.

I keep my backpack in one of only two states for this very reason. Either both zippers are touching on one of the sides at the bottom, or the flap is laying completely open, revealing all the contents. It has to be forced closed to zip it up properly anyway though so there's no question as to whether it's open or closed.

Bummer! Sorry that happened to you.

stathunter wrote in post #6245671
Backpacks are notorious for this type of stuff. Come up with a system - as anal as that sounds-- that ensures your backpack is zipped up with your equipment before you move it.

I second that. I have yet to hear of a shoulder bag dumping gear like that of a backpack.

yogestee wrote in post #6245933
Gives your lens a bit of credibility..

You could tell 'em you got hungry!

I think I'd need a change of underwear too after this. Makes me glad I've got insurance.

Ouch...glad it's still functioning and probably a relatively easy repair. I play guitar and mandolin, in that world one of the more common causes of damage is for someone to pick up their unlatched case and dump their instrument. The solution as others have suggested is strict discipline about never leaving your case open with stuff inside, no matter the inconvenience.