How high can a 1D body be dropped?

I just saw a video of Kanye West (sp?) breaking a photographer's camera. For those that have seen the video, do you think a 1D body could survive that kind of abuse?

I'm actually not sure what kind of camera it was, but it looked to be a "pro" body (built-in vertical grip).

Any height where it will still obey to the laws of gravity?

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Anyway, it depends. Bodies from the 1D series of cameras can cope with a lot, but as with anything else, it depends on the conditions of the fall or abuse. Dropping it flat on a heap of loose sand from a height of 1 m will likely do less damage than dropping it on a metal spike from several meters in height, or on a hard surface one corner first.

It is difficult to predict.

Kind regards, Wim

You could always test it and report back.

Hell, that wasn't a drop, that was a spike! He hammered it.....body may have survived, but I would have to think that some of the internal electronics are just a bit nicked.

sunbeast wrote in post #6301097
Hell, that wasn't a drop, that was a spike! He hammered it.....body may have survived, but I would have to think that some of the internal electronics are just a bit nicked.

the lens's mount broke, probably an element or two cracked, the mirror was probably displaced, the viewfinder screen probably cracked, but other than that and some cosmetic issues, both can be fixed at canon

Put it this way, I repair SLRs at Canon and if a camera comes into the refurb section with any kind of impact damage, we immediately scrap it. If it belongs to an end user, then we have no choice but to fix it, but even if it leaves Canon in working order, it could have more problems related to the drop at anytime in the future. One "problem" is that Canon only uses lead-free solder, which is very environmentally friendly, and the law in many countries, but it is also much more brittle than solder with lead in it. An impact can crack a solder joint that may fail in the future. Changes in temperature and humidity can create intermittent problems that would be nearly impossible to diagnose and repair. Since I started working at Canon, I always keep my camera strap around my neck. You wouldn't believe some of the damage we see every day.

How high? I guess it depends on the surface it makes contact with.
I've dropped an old rebel from 8ft up on asphalt. It landed on a corner and survived with only scratches and nicks.

its the same as anything else, it depends on luck, you can drop it from 500ft into grass and it may take 5 pictures before shuttig off for good, you could drop it 5 inches and damage internals.

i used to ride flatland bmx in parking lots with a minidisc player, and fell off my bike landing on it in my pocket and it still worked fine after multiple times, 2 years after i bought it, i slid down a hill in grass, the lcd screen broke.. but falling onto asphalt did nothing.

it finally started to skip and not work as great, so i finished it off.

it was mostly plastic, and since it was a minidisc, its like a cd player half the size

moral of my story, you can abuse the hell out of something and itll come back for more, but if you abuse it in the wrong way, its game over.

As far as any of my cameras a drop of over 1.5mm onto anything other than a large overstuffed pillow would be unacceptable.

jr_senator wrote in post #6301208
As far as any of my cameras a drop of over 1.5mm onto anything other than a large overstuffed pillow would be unacceptable.

ive dropped all kinds of things before, i tend to drop my cellphone the most thank god, forget to put it in pocket before getting out of vehicle= falls onto ground, still works, and the camera portion still works

spitfirejd wrote in post #6301188
Put it this way, I repair SLRs at Canon and if a camera comes into the refurb section with any kind of impact damage, we immediately scrap it. If it belongs to an end user, then we have no choice but to fix it, but even if it leaves Canon in working order, it could have more problems related to the drop at anytime in the future. One "problem" is that Canon only uses lead-free solder, which is very environmentally friendly, and the law in many countries, but it is also much more brittle than solder with lead in it. An impact can crack a solder joint that may fail in the future. Changes in temperature and humidity can create intermittent problems that would be nearly impossible to diagnose and repair. Since I started working at Canon, I always keep my camera strap around my neck. You wouldn't believe some of the damage we see every day.

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Forget it for that 'drop' I want a new camera and lens and an embarrassing video with that moron apologizing to played on youtube

I hope that guy had an extended warranty that included "accidental" damage from handling. That would definitely get scrapped if the camera was returned and came in for refurb. Canon would obviously try to repair it if the end user sent it in, but I'd bet that most of it would get replaced. My understanding is the end user's camera gets fixed no matter what, but I work in the refurb section and will ask the end user supervisor next week about it.

BTW, I would sue the pants off the guy who threw it (after he got out of the hospital!).

I used to respect Kane West for being original w/ his music, but now, all of that is gone.

If that was my camera I'd bust a cat in his a**. I'd get all west side on em, know what I'm sayin?